iai-mcp — Open-Source Memory System for AI Coding

Main

• Install the daemon + wrapper first, then install hooks; without hooks you get read access but not ambient capture/recall.

• Treat iai-mcp doctor + daemon status as your safety gates before enabling it in a real project session.

• If you care about numbers, run the repo’s benchmark modules to measure recall latency and fidelity on your machine.

Source-backed notes

• README Install section uses bash scripts/install.sh and documents adding ~/.local/bin to PATH for iai-mcp.
• README documents capture/recall hooks (iai-mcp capture-hooks install|status|uninstall) and shows a Codex target option.
• README includes benchmark claims (e.g., p95 <100ms, >=99% verbatim recall at 10k) and points to bench/ modules.

FAQ

• Is it cross-platform?: README lists macOS as supported and calls out Windows/Linux as not supported yet.
• Does it store secrets?: It stores your captured transcript locally; treat the store directory like any sensitive developer artifact.
• What if the daemon is down?: README describes hooks as fail-safe; session start should not block if recall returns empty.