Palim MCP examples

Copy-paste configs to connect Palim — a hosted MCP memory server — to Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and other MCP clients.

Palim stores sessions, decisions, and memories you explicitly save, then makes them searchable from every connected AI client.

Not a local SQLite sidecar. Hosted MCP endpoint. Search today: PostgreSQL full-text + text match (not vector/semantic embeddings).

Quick links

Intent pages

• Share context ChatGPT ↔ Claude
• Hosted MCP memory server
• Palim vs Mem0

Claude Code (OAuth)

claude mcp add --transport http palim https://api.usepalim.com/mcp

First use opens OAuth. API key alternative:

claude mcp add --transport http palim https://api.usepalim.com/mcp \
  --header "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Also see configs/claude-code.sh.

Cursor (OAuth)

Settings → Tools & MCP → Add server → URL https://api.usepalim.com/mcp, or put this in ~/.cursor/mcp.json / .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "palim": {
      "url": "https://api.usepalim.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

File: configs/cursor.mcp.json. Restart Cursor after edits. For API key auth, see configs/cursor.api-key.mcp.json.

Claude Desktop / Claude.ai

Add a custom connector / remote MCP:

• URL: https://api.usepalim.com/mcp
• Auth: OAuth (no API key required for that flow)

ChatGPT

1. Settings → Apps → Advanced → enable Developer Mode
2. Create app → URL https://api.usepalim.com/mcp → Auth: OAuth
3. Advanced settings → disable OIDC (otherwise: “Authorization Request Expired” / token exchange failures)
4. In each chat, mention @Palim — without that, tools are not available

Perplexity

API key from https://api.usepalim.com/setup. Settings → Connectors → Advanced → paste configs/perplexity.mcp.json and replace YOUR_API_KEY.

Smoke test

In any connected client:

Palim Help

You should get the tool overview. Then save a real session and retrieve it from a second client.

What not to claim

• Semantic / embedding search (not shipped)
• Automatic sync without an explicit save (except documented extension/hooks)
• ChatGPT Memory portability

Tools

Palim exposes hosted memory tools over MCP (45+), including:

Full list: connect and call palim_help, or see https://usepalim.com/en/docs/

Usage

1. Connect with OAuth or x-api-key
2. In a new chat, call palim_resume (or ask "Palim Help")
3. After real work, checkpoint with palim_save_context
4. Retrieve from another client with palim_search

License

MIT — configs only; Palim the service remains proprietary.