The full upstream README, mirrored here for reference. Install config, tool schemas, adoption signals, and an original overview live on the Amber listing page.
Long-term memory for AI assistants.
Amber is an MCP server that gives any AI assistant persistent, searchable memory across conversations. Your AI remembers preferences, decisions, project context, and personal details - without you doing anything special.
Just talk normally. Amber stores what matters and finds it when relevant.
One command. Works with any MCP-compatible client.
Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json on Windows):
Settings → Connectors → Create → URL: https://mcp.ambermem.com
Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:
Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
URL: https://mcp.ambermem.com | Transport: Streamable HTTP | Auth: OAuth 2.1 (auto-discovered)
No configuration. No tagging. No manual organization.
| Feature | Basic memory servers | Amber |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | One embedding per memory | Multiple semantic variants per fact |
| Search | Single vector lookup | Hybrid: vector + keyword + RRF fusion |
| Queries | Exact match only | Many phrasings per fact, matched semantically |
| Input | Stored as-is | Chunked into atomic facts, each independently searchable |
| Topics | Manual tags or none | Auto-grouped, matched semantically at search time |
| Privacy | Varies by server | No generative model reads your memories |
| Time | No temporal awareness | Natural language time parsing ("last week", "3 days ago") |
Amber runs on Cloudflare Workers (zero cold starts, global edge deployment) with Turso databases (one per user, full isolation). Your assistant does the chunking, the topics and the phrasings, so no generative model is ever shown what you store; memory text is sent only to OpenAI's embedding endpoint.
For full technical documentation: ambermem.com/llms.txt
https://mcp.ambermem.comamber_send_feedback_to_developer tool directly.Will it slow my AI down? No. Storage is async (background). Search adds <1 second.
What if Amber shuts down? Export all your data as JSON anytime. Your data is always yours.
Do I need a PayPal account? Currently yes. PayPal handles both identity and billing. More login options coming soon.
Is my data safe? Each user gets a completely isolated database. No data is shared between users. Amber has no access to your PayPal payment details.
Can I self-host? Not currently. Amber is a managed service. We handle the infrastructure, scaling, and LLM costs so you don't have to.