Amber
Persist and recall project knowledge across coding sessions with hybrid retrieval, query expansion, and auto-topic organization for your assistant.
Overview
Amber is a MCP server for the Build phase that gives AI assistants long-term memory with hybrid retrieval, query expansion, and auto-topics via mcp.ambermem.com.
What is this MCP server?
- Remote MCP at https://mcp.ambermem.com (streamable-http)
- Hybrid retrieval plus query expansion for better recall on messy solo-project notes
- Auto-topics to cluster memories without manual tagging drudgery
- Open-source repo on GitHub (ambermem/amber); catalog version 1.1.1
- Server version 1.1.1
- Remote endpoint: https://mcp.ambermem.com (streamable-http)
- Features listed: hybrid retrieval, query expansion, auto-topics
What problem does it solve?
Coding agents forget prior sessions, so you re-explain stack choices, bugs, and roadmap every time you open a new chat.
Who is it for?
Indie devs running long-horizon agent sessions who want managed memory MCP instead of DIY embeddings and chunk pipelines.
Skip if: Builders who keep all truth in git and issues only, or teams with strict data-residency needs without reviewing Amber’s hosting terms.
What do I get? / Deliverables
After connecting Amber, your agent can retrieve organized long-term memories so multi-day solo builds stay coherent with less repeated context paste.
- Connected Amber MCP endpoint for session-spanning recall
- Topic-organized memory your agent can query during implementation
- Less repeated context dumping at the start of each coding thread
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Journey fit
Long-term agent memory is adopted when you harden how your assistant remembers decisions, code context, and prefs—not during one-off idea research. agent-tooling captures infrastructure MCPs that change recall quality across the whole dev loop, distinct from a single third-party SaaS analytics hook.
How it compares
Dedicated long-term memory MCP service, not an in-repo skill markdown file or a generic note-taking REST API.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is com.ambermem/amber for?
Solo builders and small teams using MCP agents who need persistent, searchable memory across coding sessions without building their own vector store.
When should I use com.ambermem/amber?
Use it during Build agent-tooling setup when session churn is hurting velocity and you want hybrid retrieval and auto-topics for project recall.
How do I add com.ambermem/amber to my agent?
Register https://mcp.ambermem.com as a streamable-http remote MCP server in your client; follow ambermem.com and the GitHub repo for account or auth steps if required.