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# Cortex — Persistent Memory MCP Server

Persistent memory and cognitive profiling MCP server for Claude Code. Python 3.11+,
FastMCP, Pydantic, numpy; SQLite by default, PostgreSQL+pgvector opt-in (`PRIVACY.md`).

This file is deliberately short: the host harness (hooks, skills, agents) loads what it
needs on demand. Everything that used to be here is in `docs/agent-guidance.md`
(architecture pointers, releasing, code style and the craftsmanship gate, what not to do,
the zetetic implementation standard). Read it before any non-trivial change.

## Build & Test

- Install (dev): `uv sync --locked --no-default-groups --extra dev` (add `--extra sqlite` for the
  SQLite backend). Resolve from `uv.lock`, never from the `pyproject.toml` ranges (issue #253).
- Preflight: `python -m mcp_server.doctor`
- Tests: `pytest` · one layer: `pytest tests_py/core/`
- Lint before every commit: `ruff check && ruff format --check`.
- Optional local type diagnostics: CONTRIBUTING.md § *Running pyright locally*.
- Craftsmanship gate: `python scripts/check_craftsmanship.py` (300 lines per file, 40 per
  method, layer whitelist, `# source:` on every constant).
…

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cdeust/cortex · 76 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-05 · branch main

API

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GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=cdeust/cortex/CLAUDE.md
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/6e5eb2c728777fd6fa87bbb3d1fd0d70a09dd8439e365dcda77fc81e6b3260e1

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