Self-hosted semantic memory over MCP for an engineering team's tacit knowledge. Needs Postgres.
To add Tribal to Claude, run the install command below. Restart Claude Code after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 8 environment variables, listed below.
Install
docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/tribal-memory/tribal:0.4.1Environment variables
TRIBAL_DATABASE__URLSet in your MCP configTRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTESet in your MCP configTRIBAL_PROJECT_NAMESet in your MCP configTRIBAL_SERVER__TRANSPORTSet in your MCP configTRIBAL_SERVER__BIND_ADDRESSSet in your MCP configTRIBAL_PUBLIC_MCP_URLSet in your MCP configOPENAI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configANTHROPIC_API_KEYSet in your MCP configWhat this does
Tribal exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME TRIBAL_SERVER__TRANSPORT TRIBAL_SERVER__BIND_ADDRESS TRIBAL_PUBLIC_MCP_URL OPENAI_API_KEY ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Tribal?
The install section on this page carries the maker's install command for Tribal, as submitted. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with Tribal?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to Tribal as well.
Does Tribal need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: TRIBAL_DATABASE__URL, TRIBAL_PROJECT_REMOTE, TRIBAL_PROJECT_NAME, TRIBAL_SERVER__TRANSPORT, TRIBAL_SERVER__BIND_ADDRESS, TRIBAL_PUBLIC_MCP_URL, OPENAI_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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