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A memory server remembers your conversation. That is not the same as knowing your code.

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A memory server in MCP can remember your conversation and personal preferences, but it does not possess the ability to know or retain technical information about code and software. The confusion around this issue stems from the same word, "memory," being used to describe two different functionalities. While memory servers are designed to store and recall personal information, code knowledge is shared, derived, and perishable.

To address this discrepancy, an index has been implemented which builds itself from the code and is accessible to all callers, ensuring accurate and up-to-date information. This index, AGPL-3.0 licensed, serves as a self-hosted platform for the entire development cycle and is described in detail within the article.

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