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Connect Qoder to PowerMem through Qoder's MCP support. The PowerMem VS Code extension does not auto-write Qoder config yet, so this integration is configured manually.

Qoder MCP references:

Recommended setup — let Qoder agent set it up​

First download the code and enter the directory:

git clone https://github.com/oceanbase/powermem
cd powermem

Then open the AI agent window in Qoder and paste this one line:

Read and follow apps/vscode-extension/SETUP.md to setup PowerMem

The agent follows apps/vscode-extension/SETUP.md, prefers a reusable powermem-server HTTP API backend, and configures Qoder through MCP only for the current Qoder IDE/CLI setup.

Prerequisites​

  • Qoder IDE or Qoder CLI.
  • A running PowerMem backend:
    • powermem-server --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8848
    • or powermem-mcp sse (default port 8848)
  • PowerMem configured with your LLM provider, API key, and model.

Manual setup​

Use this section only when you want to wire Qoder by hand.

Install​

Install PowerMem with MCP support if you want local stdio MCP:

pip install "powermem[mcp,seekdb]"

Use powermem[mcp] only when your .env points at non-seekdb storage/embedder providers.

Then run the installed MCP command:

powermem-mcp stdio

For remote MCP, start the API server:

powermem-server --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8848

Configure Qoder IDE​

Open Qoder MCP settings:

  1. Open Qoder settings.
  2. Go to MCP or Connectors & MCP.
  3. Add a server named powermem.

For remote HTTP/SSE MCP, paste this JSON:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "powermem": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "http://localhost:8848/mcp"
    }
  }
}

If your Qoder version uses http or SSE naming instead of streamable-http, use the same endpoint and select the matching HTTP/SSE transport in the UI. Qoder detects streamable HTTP endpoints in current versions.

For local stdio MCP, use:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "powermem": {
      "command": "powermem-mcp",
      "args": ["stdio"]
    }
  }
}

If your PowerMem server requires auth, add the relevant environment variable for stdio:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "powermem": {
      "command": "powermem-mcp",
      "args": ["stdio"],
      "env": {
        "POWERMEM_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configure Qoder CLI​

Add a user-level stdio MCP server:

qodercli mcp add -s user powermem -- powermem-mcp stdio

If Qoder CLI is already running, reload MCP servers:

/mcp reload

For HTTP/SSE transport, use the Qoder IDE JSON flow above or follow Qoder CLI's qodercli mcp add -t http syntax for your installed version. Qoder stores MCP configuration in ~/.qoder/settings.json for user scope, .qoder/settings.local.json for local project scope, or .mcp.json for shared project scope.

Verify​

  1. In Qoder, open the MCP server list and confirm powermem is connected.
  2. Expand the server and confirm these tools are available: add_memory, search_memories, get_memory_by_id, update_memory, delete_memory, delete_all_memories, and list_memories.
  3. Add a memory containing PowerMem Qoder probe: dragonfruit-zx9.
  4. Search for dragonfruit-zx9 and confirm the result is returned.

Troubleshooting​

  • If remote MCP does not connect, verify http://localhost:8848/api/v1/system/health is healthy and http://localhost:8848/mcp is reachable.
  • If stdio MCP fails, verify powermem-mcp stdio starts from a terminal.
  • If tools time out, increase Qoder's MCP request timeout or check PowerMem server logs for slow LLM extraction.
  • If auth fails, set POWERMEM_API_KEY for stdio or configure the required HTTP header in Qoder's MCP server settings.

Uninstall​

Remove the powermem MCP server from Qoder settings or run the matching Qoder CLI remove command for your installed scope. Then reload Qoder or run /mcp reload.