Quickstart
From zero to persistent agent memory in 2 minutes.
1. Install
cargo install allsource-prime
Requires Rust 1.92+. Single static binary, no runtime dependencies.
2. Configure Claude Desktop
Add to ~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"prime": {
"command": "allsource-prime",
"args": ["--data-dir", "~/.prime/memory"]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop. You now have 13 tools for knowledge management.
3. Store your first memory
Tell Claude something worth remembering:
You: "Alice is the lead engineer on the Prime project. She started in January 2026."
Claude will call prime_add_nodeto create a "person" node with Alice's details, then prime_add_edge to connect her to the project.
4. Recall it later
You: "Who works on the Prime project?"
Claude calls prime_index to see the knowledge map, then prime_neighbors to find everyone connected to the project node.
Claude: "Alice is the lead engineer on Prime. She started in January 2026."
5. Check the compressed index
You: "What do you know so far?"
Claude calls prime_index and returns:
# Knowledge Index _2 nodes, 1 domain_ ## engineering - **Nodes:** 2 (person, project) - **Examples:** Alice, Prime