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Codebase Memory Management for OpenCode

· 2 min read
Stephan Hochdörfer
Stephan Hochdörfer
Head of IT Business Operations

Standard code base search in coding agents like OpenCode can be very limited. To improve my daily workflow, I needed more advanced features like semantic search, call graphs, or an architectural overview.

I discovered the codebase-memory-mcp on GitHub a few months ago. It's a single, static binary that enhances code base search in your coding agent.

How to install?​

To get started, download the latest release from GitHub and install the binary on your machine.

You can choose between the CLI-only version and the UI variant with 3D graph visualization. For now, I opted for the simple CLI-only version.

How to configure OpenCode?​

To integrate codebase-memory-mcp with OpenCode, add the following MCP (Memory Computation Protocol) configuration to your OpenCode config file:

{
    "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
    "mcp": {
        "codebase-memory-mcp": {
            "type": "local",
            "command": ["/usr/local/bin/codebase-memory-mcp"],
            "enabled": true
        }
    }
}

How to use codebase-memory-mcp?​

It starts with indexing a new codebase. Run the command Index this project to start this process. Once the indexing is complete, OpenCode will start searching for code via the codebase-memory-mcp server.

Conclusion​

I'm impressed with codebase-memory-mcp's simplicity and ease of use. As a single, static binary, it's easy to install and works well with our PHP projects (Symfony/Sylius).

Not using PHP? No worries, it supports about 158 languages, making it a versatile tool for any development team. Moreover, it's not limited to just programming languages; it also handles Infrastructure-as-code indexing, including Dockerfiles and Kubernetes manifests.

Overall, codebase-memory-mcp has become an indispensable tool in my development workflow, and I highly recommend it to any developer or team looking to supercharge their code search and management capabilities.