---
title: 'Setup and usage'
description: 'How to set up and use supermemory MCP'
---

### Hosted setup (recommended)

1. **Visit** https://mcp.supermemory.ai
2. **Receive** automatically generated unique URL (e.g., `https://mcp.supermemory.ai/TN-IKxAcDdHWTJkMhtGLF/sse`)
3. **Select** your MCP client from the dropdown menu
4. **Copy** the generated installation command
5. **Run** the command: `npx install-mcp [YOUR_URL] --client [CLIENT_NAME]`

Or follow the client configuration example below.

### Self-hosted configuration

For users requiring complete data control:

1. **Obtain API key** from https://console.supermemory.ai
2. **Create `.env` file** with `SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY=your_key`
3. **Clone repository**: `git clone https://github.com/supermemoryai/supermemory-mcp.git`
4. **Configure MCP client** to connect to local server instance

### Client configuration example

1. For Clients that support `url` configuration:
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "supermemory": {
      "transport": "sse",
      "url": "https://mcp.supermemory.ai/[USER_ID]/sse"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Using `supergateway` with `npx`:
```json
{
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "supergateway", "--sse", "YOUR_URL"]
}
```

3. Using `supergateway` with `docker`:

The equivalent MCP command would be:
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "supermachineExampleDocker": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "supercorp/supergateway",
        "--sse",
        "YOUR_SUPERMEMORY_URL"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```