Self-hosted semantic memory over MCP for an engineering team's tacit knowledge. Needs Postgres.
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{
"TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
"TRIBAL_SERVER__TRANSPORT": "http",
"TRIBAL_SERVER__BIND_ADDRESS": "0.0.0.0:8725",
"TRIBAL_PUBLIC_MCP_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:8725/mcp",
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE",
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_VALUE"
}Add this server entry to the mcpServers object in your Claude Desktop config, then restart the app.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-tribal-memory-tribal": {
"url": "https://io-github-tribal-memory-tribal.example.com"
}
}
}~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.jsonNo remote HTTP endpoint is advertised. Use the package or stdio setup shown in Install.
Tribal is an MCP server for Self-hosted semantic memory over MCP for an engineering team's tacit knowledge. Needs Postgres.. It supports HTTP transport.
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Tribal uses HTTP transport. Use the package or command config in Install.
Tribal inventory is listed when the MCP endpoint exposes tools, resources, or prompts. Some servers require auth first.
Tribal is marked with Auth required by registry metadata auth. You may need provider login, an API key, a bearer token, or a session header.
| Package | Registry | Version | Inputs |
|---|---|---|---|
ghcr.io/tribal-memory/tribal:0.4.1streamable-http | oci | Not captured | Env: TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL required Env: TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE required Env: TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME required Env: TRIBAL_SERVER__TRANSPORT Env: TRIBAL_SERVER__BIND_ADDRESS Env: TRIBAL_PUBLIC_MCP_URL Env: OPENAI_API_KEY secret Env: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY secret |