Restart Cursor completely (quit and reopen — not just reload window).

cursor-memory status        # check system health

If auto-config failed, manually add MCP server in Cursor:

Cursor → Settings → MCP → Add server, or edit your MCP config file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cursor-memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "cursor-memory"]
    }
  }
}

cursor-memory requires Node 20, 22, or 24 LTS — these are the versions that ship with prebuilt native binaries (better-sqlite3). Other versions may fail to install.

Check your version:

node -v

If you're on a non-LTS version (18, 19, 21, etc.), install an LTS via nvm:

nvm install 22
nvm use 22
npm install -g cursor-memory
cursor-memory setup

If you switched Node versions after installing, just reinstall:

npm install -g cursor-memory
cursor-memory setup

Run cursor-memory setup again to reinstall rules.

If that doesn't work, manually add the rule via Cursor → Settings → Rules → create a new User rule and paste the following:

## cursor-memory MCP

### Auto-recall
BEFORE answering, ask yourself: "Does the user expect me to know something from a previous chat?"
If YES → call search_memory from cursor-memory MCP immediately. Do NOT answer first.
If UNSURE → answer normally, do NOT search.

Signs of past context (any language):
- References to previous decisions ("what did we choose", "as we discussed")
- Continuation requests ("continue the plan", "pick up where we left off")
- "We/our" referring to past work, not general questions
- Temporal cues: "last time", "before", "already", "remember", "yesterday"

### Auto-save awareness
After a substantive conversation, assess whether it produced knowledge worth preserving:

SUGGEST SAVING when:
- A decision was reached (chose X over Y, with reasoning)
- A plan, strategy, or approach was agreed upon
- A problem was analyzed and a solution was identified
- A comparison or evaluation was completed with a conclusion
- Important context, constraints, or requirements were established
- Knowledge was shared that would be useful to recall in future sessions

Do NOT suggest when:
- Quick Q&A with a generic/textbook answer
- Still exploring — no conclusion or decision yet
- User already said /memo in this conversation

How to suggest: at the END of your response, briefly ask:
"This seems worth remembering. Want me to /memo this?"
Do NOT auto-save without user confirmation.

### Commands
/memo → save to memory. With content: save directly. Without content: summarize conversation then save.
/recall → search via search_memory
/forget → delete via delete_memory

• Try more specific terms
• Similarity threshold is 0.2 — very broad queries may not match
• Consider upgrading to a larger model for better recall accuracy