Cognitive Substrate MCP Server: Install & Setup

Install Cognitive Substrate in Claude Code

Claude Code

claude mcp add cognitive-substrate -- uvx mcp-cognitive-substrate

mcp.json (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cognitive-substrate": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-cognitive-substrate"
      ]
    }
  }
}

28-layer cognitive substrate with cross-session ToT evolutionary memory and self-telemetry tools

Yes, most likely. Open source and no paid account or API key is mentioned in the listing. Check the provider for current pricing.

Local. Runs on your machine (stdio). You install it with npx, uvx, Docker or from source.

Run: claude mcp add cognitive-substrate -- uvx mcp-cognitive-substrate

premanand8800/cogsession

Session memory for AI coding agents: records decisions and dead ends, flags what went stale.

jessymariau/booboo

Query your AI system's wiring, knowledge, memory, agents and crons as one rooted graph over MCP.

jarmstrong158/context-keeper

Durable project-memory MCP: decisions, constraints, and pipelines across Claude sessions.

AsterMindAI/astermind-mcp

On-device reranking that cuts RAG context tokens ~67% while keeping a relevant passage.

mikhailbovt/ContextDB-Codex

Local-first durable AI memory with policy-bound recall and a typed project graph.

IntarsO/AppWrangler

Per-app CPU, efficiency-core and memory control for Apple Silicon Macs, with suggestions and undo.