# How to integrate Mem MCP with Claude Agent SDK

```json
{
  "title": "How to integrate Mem MCP with Claude Agent SDK",
  "toolkit": "Mem",
  "toolkit_slug": "mem",
  "framework": "Claude Agent SDK",
  "framework_slug": "claude-agents-sdk",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/claude-agents-sdk",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/claude-agents-sdk.md",
  "updated_at": "2026-05-12T10:18:38.393Z"
}
```

## Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Mem to the Claude Agent SDK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Mem agent that can create a new note about today's meeting, organize research notes into a project collection, delete last week's outdated task note through natural language commands.
This guide will help you understand how to give your Claude Agent SDK agent real control over a Mem account through Composio's Mem MCP server.
Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

## Also integrate Mem with

- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/codex)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/hermes-agent)
- [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/cli)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/crew-ai)

## TL;DR

Here's what you'll learn:
- Get and set up your Claude/Anthropic and Composio API keys
- Install the necessary dependencies
- Initialize Composio and create a Tool Router session for Mem
- Configure an AI agent that can use Mem as a tool
- Run a live chat session where you can ask the agent to perform Mem operations

## What is Claude Agent SDK?

The Claude Agent SDK is Anthropic's official framework for building AI agents powered by Claude. It provides a streamlined interface for creating agents with MCP tool support and conversation management.
Key features include:
- Native MCP Support: Built-in support for Model Context Protocol servers
- Permission Modes: Control tool execution permissions
- Streaming Responses: Real-time response streaming for interactive applications
- Context Manager: Clean async context management for sessions

## What is the Mem MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Mem MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Mem account. It provides structured and secure access to your notes and collections, so your agent can perform actions like creating notes, organizing collections, retrieving note content, and deleting outdated information on your behalf.
- Automated note creation: Ask your agent to quickly capture ideas, meeting summaries, or research notes and save them directly into your Mem workspace.
- Organize with collections: Direct your agent to group related notes by creating new collections for projects, topics, or teams, keeping your knowledge base tidy and efficient.
- Retrieve and review notes: Let your agent fetch the content and metadata of any note by its identifier, making it easy to reference or summarize past information.
- Cleanup and delete notes or collections: Instruct your agent to remove outdated notes or entire collections for a clutter-free knowledge base.

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `MEM_CREATE_COLLECTION` | Create Collection | Creates a new collection in Mem for organizing and grouping related notes. Collections are containers that help categorize notes by topic, project, or any organizational scheme. Each collection has a title and optional description. Use this action when you need to: - Create a new organizational container for notes - Set up a project workspace with a descriptive title - Organize notes by category or theme Returns the created collection's details including its unique ID. |
| `MEM_CREATE_NOTE_V2` | Create Note V2 | Tool to create a new note with markdown content and optional collection associations. The first line of content is automatically interpreted as the title. Use when you need to create a note and optionally add it to one or more collections by ID or title. |
| `MEM_DELETE_COLLECTION` | Delete Collection | Tool to permanently delete a Mem collection. Deletion is irreversible — only invoke after explicit user confirmation and verification of the correct collection_id. |
| `MEM_DELETE_NOTE` | Delete Note | Tool to permanently delete a specific note. Deletion is irreversible — obtain explicit user confirmation before calling. Use when you need to remove a note by its unique identifier after confirming the note_id. |
| `MEM_GET_COLLECTION` | Get Collection | Retrieve the details of a Mem collection by its UUID. Returns the collection's title, description, and timestamps. Use this when you need to fetch metadata for a specific collection. |
| `MEM_LIST_COLLECTIONS` | List Collections | List collections with pagination support. Returns collections sorted by updated_at or created_at. Use this action to retrieve all collections or browse through collections page by page. |
| `MEM_LIST_NOTES` | List Notes | Tool to list notes with pagination and filtering options. Supports filtering by collection, task presence, image presence, and file presence. Use when you need to retrieve multiple notes or search for notes matching specific criteria. |
| `MEM_READ_NOTE` | Read Note | Retrieve the content and metadata of a Mem note by its UUID. Returns the note's title, markdown content, timestamps, and collection membership. Use this when you need to read or display an existing note's content. |
| `MEM_SAVE_CONTENT` | Save Content | Tool to process and remember any raw content using AI. Accepts web pages, emails, transcripts, articles, or simple text. Use when you want to save and process content with optional instructions on how to process it and context about how it relates to existing knowledge. |
| `MEM_SEARCH_COLLECTIONS` | Search Collections | Tool to search collections using an optional query string. Use when you need to find or list collections by title or description. |
| `MEM_SEARCH_NOTES` | Search Notes | Tool to search notes in Mem using a query string with optional filtering. Supports filtering by collection IDs, task presence, image presence, and file presence. |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK

The Mem MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent to Mem. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Mem operations on your behalf through a secure, permission-based interface.
With Composio's managed implementation, you don't have to create your own developer app. For production, if you're building an end product, we recommend using your own credentials. The managed server helps you prototype fast and go from 0-1 faster.

## Step-by-step Guide

### 1. Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
- Composio API Key and Claude/Anthropic API Key
- Primary know-how of Claude Agents SDK
- A Mem account
- Some knowledge of Python

### 1. Getting API Keys for Claude/Anthropic and Composio

Claude/Anthropic API Key
- Go to the [Anthropic Console](https://console.anthropic.com/settings/organization/api-keys) and create an API key. You'll need credits to use the models.
- Keep the API key safe.
Composio API Key
- Log in to the [Composio dashboard](https://dashboard.composio.dev?utm_source=toolkits&utm_medium=framework_docs).
- Navigate to your API settings and generate a new API key.
- Store this key securely as you'll need it for authentication.

### 2. Install dependencies

No description provided.
```python
pip install composio-anthropic claude-agent-sdk python-dotenv
```

```typescript
npm install @anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk @composio/core dotenv
```

### 3. Set up environment variables

Create a .env file in your project root.
What's happening:
- COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio
- USER_ID identifies the user for session management
- ANTHROPIC_API_KEY authenticates with Anthropic/Claude
```bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_api_key_here
```

### 4. Import dependencies

No description provided.
```python
import asyncio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeSDKClient, ClaudeAgentOptions
import os
from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()
```

```typescript
import 'dotenv/config';
import readline from 'node:readline';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { query, type Options } from "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk";

dotenv.config();
```

### 5. Create a Composio instance and Tool Router session

No description provided.
```python
async def chat_with_remote_mcp():
    api_key = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
    if not api_key:
        raise RuntimeError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set")

    composio = Composio(api_key=api_key)

    # Create Tool Router session for Mem
    mcp_server = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["mem"]
    )

    url = mcp_server.mcp.url

    if not url:
        raise ValueError("Session URL not found")
```

```typescript
async function chat() {
  const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env;
  if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) {
    throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env');
  }

  const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });

  // Create Tool Router session for Mem
  const session = await composio.create(USER_ID, {
    toolkits: ['mem'],
  });
  const mcpUrl = session?.mcp.url;
```

### 6. Configure Claude Agent with MCP

No description provided.
```python
# Configure remote MCP server for Claude
options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
    permission_mode="bypassPermissions",
    mcp_servers={
        "composio": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": url,
            "headers": {
                "x-api-key": os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
            }
        }
    },
    system_prompt="You are a helpful assistant with access to Mem tools via Composio.",
    max_turns=10
)
```

```typescript
const options: Options = {
  permissionMode: 'bypassPermissions',
  mcpServers: {
    composio: {
      type: 'http',
      url: mcpUrl,
      headers: { 'x-api-key': COMPOSIO_API_KEY }
    }
  },
  systemPrompt: 'You are a helpful assistant with access to Mem tools via Composio.',
  maxTurns: 10,
};
```

### 7. Create client and start chat loop

No description provided.
```python
# Create client with context manager
async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
    print("\nChat started. Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n")

    # Main chat loop
    while True:
        user_input = input("You: ").strip()
        if user_input.lower() in {"exit", "quit"}:
            print("Goodbye!")
            break

        # Send query
        await client.query(user_input)

        # Receive and print response
        print("Claude: ", end="", flush=True)
        async for message in client.receive_response():
            if hasattr(message, "content"):
                for block in message.content:
                    if hasattr(block, "text"):
                        print(block.text, end="", flush=True)
        print()
```

```typescript
const rl = readline.createInterface({
    input: process.stdin,
    output: process.stdout,
    prompt: 'You: '
  });

  console.log('\nChat started. Type "exit" to quit.\n');

  let isProcessing = false;

  async function ask(prompt: string) {
    isProcessing = true;
    rl.pause();

    process.stdout.write('Claude is thinking...');
    const stream = query({ prompt, options });

    let firstChunk = true;
    for await (const msg of stream) {
      const content = (msg as any).message?.content || (msg as any).content;
      if (Array.isArray(content)) {
        for (const block of content) {
          if (block.type === 'text' && block.text) {
            if (firstChunk) {
              process.stdout.write('\r\x1b[K');
              process.stdout.write('Claude: ');
              firstChunk = false;
            }
            process.stdout.write(block.text);
          }
        }
      }
    }
    process.stdout.write('\n\n');

    isProcessing = false;
    rl.resume();
    rl.prompt();
  }

  rl.on('line', async (line) => {
    if (isProcessing) return;

    const input = line.trim();
    if (input === 'exit') {
      rl.close();
      process.exit(0);
    }
    if (input) await ask(input);
    else rl.prompt();
  });

  await ask('What can you help me with?');
}
```

### 8. Run the application

No description provided.
```python
if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(chat_with_remote_mcp())
```

```typescript
try {
  await chat();
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
  process.exit(1);
}
```

## Complete Code

```python
import asyncio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeSDKClient, ClaudeAgentOptions
import os
from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()

async def chat_with_remote_mcp():
    api_key = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
    if not api_key:
        raise RuntimeError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set")

    composio = Composio(api_key=api_key)

    # Create Tool Router session for Mem
    mcp_server = composio.create(
        user_id=os.getenv("USER_ID"),
        toolkits=["mem"]
    )

    url = mcp_server.mcp.url

    if not url:
        raise ValueError("Session URL not found")

    # Configure remote MCP server for Claude
    options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
        permission_mode="bypassPermissions",
        mcp_servers={
            "composio": {
                "type": "http",
                "url": url,
                "headers": {
                    "x-api-key": os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
                }
            }
        },
        system_prompt="You are a helpful assistant with access to Mem tools via Composio.",
        max_turns=10
    )

    # Create client with context manager
    async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
        print("\nChat started. Type 'exit' or 'quit' to end.\n")

        # Main chat loop
        while True:
            user_input = input("You: ").strip()
            if user_input.lower() in {"exit", "quit"}:
                print("Goodbye!")
                break

            # Send query
            await client.query(user_input)

            # Receive and print response
            print("Claude: ", end="", flush=True)
            async for message in client.receive_response():
                if hasattr(message, "content"):
                    for block in message.content:
                        if hasattr(block, "text"):
                            print(block.text, end="", flush=True)
            print()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(chat_with_remote_mcp())
```

```typescript
import 'dotenv/config';
import readline from 'node:readline';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { query, type Options } from "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk";

async function chat() {
  const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env;
  if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) {
    throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env');
  }

  const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });
  const session = await composio.create(USER_ID, {
    toolkits: ['mem']
  });
  const mcp_url = session?.mcp.url;

  const options: Options = {
    permissionMode: 'bypassPermissions',
    mcpServers: {
      composio: {
        type: 'http',
        url: mcp_url,
        headers: { 'x-api-key': COMPOSIO_API_KEY }
      }
    },
    systemPrompt: 'You are a helpful assistant with access to Mem tools via Composio.',
    maxTurns: 10,
  };

  const rl = readline.createInterface({
    input: process.stdin,
    output: process.stdout,
    prompt: 'You: '
  });

  console.log('\nChat started. Type "exit" to quit.\n');

  let isProcessing = false;

  async function ask(prompt: string) {
    isProcessing = true;
    rl.pause();

    process.stdout.write('Claude is thinking...');
    const stream = query({ prompt, options });

    let firstChunk = true;
    for await (const msg of stream) {
      const content = (msg as any).message?.content || (msg as any).content;
      if (Array.isArray(content)) {
        for (const block of content) {
          if (block.type === 'text' && block.text) {
            if (firstChunk) {
              process.stdout.write('\r\x1b[K');
              process.stdout.write('Claude: ');
              firstChunk = false;
            }
            process.stdout.write(block.text);
          }
        }
      }
    }
    process.stdout.write('\n\n');

    isProcessing = false;
    rl.resume();
    rl.prompt();
  }

  rl.on('line', async (line) => {
    if (isProcessing) return;

    const input = line.trim();
    if (input === 'exit') {
      rl.close();
      process.exit(0);
    }
    if (input) await ask(input);
    else rl.prompt();
  });

  await ask('What can you help me with?');
}

try {
  await chat();
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
  process.exit(1);
}
```

## Conclusion

You've successfully built a Claude Agent SDK agent that can interact with Mem through Composio's Tool Router.
Key features:
- Native MCP support through Claude's agent framework
- Streaming responses for real-time interaction
- Permission bypass for smooth automated workflows
You can extend this by adding more toolkits, implementing custom business logic, or building a web interface around the agent.

## How to build Mem MCP Agent with another framework

- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/codex)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/hermes-agent)
- [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/cli)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/mem/framework/crew-ai)

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Mem MCP?

With a standalone Mem MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Mem tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Mem and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

### Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Agent SDK?

Yes, you can. Claude Agent SDK fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Mem tools.

### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Mem while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Mem scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

### How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Mem data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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