---
name: "Add multimodal lifelong memory to MCP and Python agents with SimpleMem"
slug: "add-multimodal-lifelong-memory-to-mcp-and-python-agents-with-simplemem"
description: "Use SimpleMem to store, compress, index, and retrieve text or multimodal memories for agents through MCP or Python integrations."
github_stars: 3522
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/aiming-lab/SimpleMem"
author: "Aiming Lab"
publisher_type: "organization"
category: "Integrations & Connectors"
framework: "MCP"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "aiming-lab/SimpleMem"
  github_stars: 3522
---

# Add multimodal lifelong memory to MCP and Python agents with SimpleMem

Use SimpleMem to store, compress, index, and retrieve text or multimodal memories for agents through MCP or Python integrations.

## Prerequisites

SimpleMem Python package or MCP server, MCP-capable client or Python agent runtime, source memory data, and configured model/embedding dependencies for the selected backend

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- git clone https://github.com/aiming-lab/SimpleMem.git
- pip install -r requirements.txt
- pip install -e . # default: text + multimodal + evolver
- pip install -e ".[server]" # + MCP / HTTP server (mcp, fastapi, ...)

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- <p><b>Works with any AI platform that supports MCP (text memory) or Python integration (full multimodal)</b></p>
- <a href="https://pypi.org/project/simplemem/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/simplemem?style=flat&label=python&labelColor=555&color=3775A9&logo=python&logoColor=white" alt="Python"></a>
- python

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [🚀 Quick Start](#-quick-start) • [🌟 Overview](#-overview) • [📦 Installation](#-installation) • [🔌 MCP Server](#-mcp-server-text-memory) • [📊 Reproduce](#-reproduce-paper-results) • [📝 Citation](#-citation)
- **[01/20/2026]** 📦 **SimpleMem is now available on PyPI!** Install via pip install simplemem. [View Package Usage Guide →](docs/PACKAGE_USAGE.md)

- Source: https://github.com/aiming-lab/SimpleMem
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aiming-lab/SimpleMem/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/aiming-lab/SimpleMem

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/add-multimodal-lifelong-memory-to-mcp-and-python-agents-with-simplemem/)