# Install claude-mem on Cursor

Sets up the claude-mem worker and observer on Cursor, local or remote.

- Repository: https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem (109099 stars)
- Category: AI and agents
- License: Apache-2.0
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add thedotmack/claude-mem --skill claude-mem-install -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add thedotmack/claude-mem --skill claude-mem-install -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add thedotmack/claude-mem --skill claude-mem-install -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add thedotmack/claude-mem --skill claude-mem-install -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add thedotmack/claude-mem`

## Description

Use this when setting up claude-mem on Cursor: local or remote worker, local host-login observer or remote cmem.ai inference.

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# Install claude-mem on Cursor

Independent of Grok Bot. Do not require the other IDE.

## Local worker (default)

```
npx claude-mem install --ide cursor
```

Starts the local worker. Hooks already ship with this plugin. MCP `claude-mem-local` talks to it.

Observer:

- Remote inference (typical): leave provider as openrouter / cmem.ai (`CLAUDE_MEM_OPENROUTER_BASE_URL=https://cmem.ai/api/inference/v1`)
- Local host-login: `--provider host` (loopback shim; never bind the worker port, on macOS the worker is often 37777, so the shim uses 37778)

## Remote worker

```
npx claude-mem install --ide cursor --runtime server --server-url https://YOUR_HOST
```

Set plugin variable `CLAUDE_MEM_MCP_TOKEN` for `claude-mem-remote` (`https://cmem.ai/api/mcp` or your server).

Never restart a healthy worker (RAM queue). No Claude CLI required for host/openrouter.