Claude Code Setup

Recommended path: marketplace plugin

claude plugin marketplace add Gentleman-Programming/engram
claude plugin install engram

This gives you more than raw MCP:

• session tracking
• auto-import of git-synced memories
• compaction recovery guidance
• an embedded memory protocol skill

Alternative: setup via Engram

engram setup claude-code

Bare MCP path

Add the server to .claude/settings.json or ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "engram": {
      "command": "engram",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Windows note

Claude Code plugin hooks rely on bash. If hooks are unreliable on Windows, use bare MCP instead.