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Tribal

Rank #10,671

io.github.tribal-memory/tribal

Self-hosted semantic memory over MCP for an engineering team's tacit knowledge. Needs Postgres.

3 versions

10 GitHub stars

by tribal-memory (1 servers)View repository ↗Claim this server

First listed

May 27, 2026

Last publish date

Jun 28, 2026

OVERVIEW

Tribal is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by tribal-memory. It ranks #10,671 of 132,046 servers tracked on MCP Toplist, and its repository has 10 GitHub stars. Tribal is listed across 4 registries — Official MCP, Glama, PulseMCP and mcp.so, with 3 tracked versions. It was first listed on May 27, 2026 and most recently updated on Jun 28, 2026.

STANDING

#10,671of 132,046 tracked serversTop 10%

Ranks ahead of 121,375 of 132,046 servers on MCP Toplist.

CONNECT

Use Tribal

No setupRuns out of the box

No credentials or required configuration declared — add it to your MCP client and go.

Docker image

claude mcp add tribal -e "TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL=<your TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL>" -e "TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE=<your TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE>" -e "TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME=<your TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME>" -e "TRIBAL_SERVER__TRANSPORT=<your TRIBAL_SERVER__TRANSPORT>" -e "TRIBAL_SERVER__BIND_ADDRESS=<your TRIBAL_SERVER__BIND_ADDRESS>" -e "TRIBAL_PUBLIC_MCP_URL=<your TRIBAL_PUBLIC_MCP_URL>" -e "OPENAI_API_KEY=<your OPENAI_API_KEY>" -e "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=<your ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>" -- docker run -i --rm -p 127.0.0.1:8725:8725 ghcr.io/tribal-memory/tribal:0.4.1

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Docker image

[mcp_servers.tribal]
command = "docker"
args = ["run", "-i", "--rm", "-p", "127.0.0.1:8725:8725", "ghcr.io/tribal-memory/tribal:0.4.1"]

[mcp_servers.tribal.env]
TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL = "<your TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL>"
TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE = "<your TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE>"
TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME = "<your TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME>"
TRIBAL_SERVER__TRANSPORT = "<your TRIBAL_SERVER__TRANSPORT>"
TRIBAL_SERVER__BIND_ADDRESS = "<your TRIBAL_SERVER__BIND_ADDRESS>"
TRIBAL_PUBLIC_MCP_URL = "<your TRIBAL_PUBLIC_MCP_URL>"
OPENAI_API_KEY = "<your OPENAI_API_KEY>"
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY = "<your ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>"

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Docker image

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tribal": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-p",
        "127.0.0.1:8725:8725",
        "ghcr.io/tribal-memory/tribal:0.4.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL": "<your TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL>",
        "TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE": "<your TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE>",
        "TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME": "<your TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME>",
        "TRIBAL_SERVER__TRANSPORT": "<your TRIBAL_SERVER__TRANSPORT>",
        "TRIBAL_SERVER__BIND_ADDRESS": "<your TRIBAL_SERVER__BIND_ADDRESS>",
        "TRIBAL_PUBLIC_MCP_URL": "<your TRIBAL_PUBLIC_MCP_URL>",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<your OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<your ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config). Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Docker image

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tribal": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-p",
        "127.0.0.1:8725:8725",
        "ghcr.io/tribal-memory/tribal:0.4.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL": "<your TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL>",
        "TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE": "<your TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE>",
        "TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME": "<your TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME>",
        "TRIBAL_SERVER__TRANSPORT": "<your TRIBAL_SERVER__TRANSPORT>",
        "TRIBAL_SERVER__BIND_ADDRESS": "<your TRIBAL_SERVER__BIND_ADDRESS>",
        "TRIBAL_PUBLIC_MCP_URL": "<your TRIBAL_PUBLIC_MCP_URL>",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<your OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<your ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per project). Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Docker image

{
  "servers": {
    "tribal": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-p",
        "127.0.0.1:8725:8725",
        "ghcr.io/tribal-memory/tribal:0.4.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL": "<your TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL>",
        "TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE": "<your TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE>",
        "TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME": "<your TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME>",
        "TRIBAL_SERVER__TRANSPORT": "<your TRIBAL_SERVER__TRANSPORT>",
        "TRIBAL_SERVER__BIND_ADDRESS": "<your TRIBAL_SERVER__BIND_ADDRESS>",
        "TRIBAL_PUBLIC_MCP_URL": "<your TRIBAL_PUBLIC_MCP_URL>",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<your OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<your ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Save as .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Docker image

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tribal": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-p",
        "127.0.0.1:8725:8725",
        "ghcr.io/tribal-memory/tribal:0.4.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL": "<your TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL>",
        "TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE": "<your TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE>",
        "TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME": "<your TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME>",
        "TRIBAL_SERVER__TRANSPORT": "<your TRIBAL_SERVER__TRANSPORT>",
        "TRIBAL_SERVER__BIND_ADDRESS": "<your TRIBAL_SERVER__BIND_ADDRESS>",
        "TRIBAL_PUBLIC_MCP_URL": "<your TRIBAL_PUBLIC_MCP_URL>",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<your OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<your ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Docker image

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tribal": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-p",
        "127.0.0.1:8725:8725",
        "ghcr.io/tribal-memory/tribal:0.4.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL": "<your TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL>",
        "TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE": "<your TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE>",
        "TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME": "<your TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME>",
        "TRIBAL_SERVER__TRANSPORT": "<your TRIBAL_SERVER__TRANSPORT>",
        "TRIBAL_SERVER__BIND_ADDRESS": "<your TRIBAL_SERVER__BIND_ADDRESS>",
        "TRIBAL_PUBLIC_MCP_URL": "<your TRIBAL_PUBLIC_MCP_URL>",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<your OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<your ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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REGISTRIES

Listed on 4 registries

ORGANIZATION

tribal-memory

Organization

tribal-memory

Servers in org

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VERSIONS

Available versions (3)

Version	Published
0.4.1	Jun 28, 2026
0.4.0	Jun 20, 2026
0.3.1	Jun 7, 2026

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Who maintains Tribal?: Tribal is maintained by tribal-memory, which publishes 1 MCP server (3 total versions) tracked on MCP Toplist.
Is Tribal listed on the Official MCP Registry?: Yes — Tribal is listed on the Official MCP Registry, alongside Glama, PulseMCP and mcp.so.
How many versions does Tribal have?: MCP Toplist tracks 3 versions of Tribal, most recently published on Jun 28, 2026.
Where can I find the source code for Tribal?: The source code for Tribal is hosted at github.com/tribal-memory/tribal.

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