rutter
io.github.shinytoyrobots/rutter
About rutter
rutter is an MCP server published by the GitHub account shinytoyrobots. Recall past decisions and the notes your AI sessions cited, from a local markdown folder.
It runs on your own machine: your AI client starts it from the npm package rutter-memory at version 0.9.0.
It asks for no keys or passwords.
It also needs LIBRARIAN_VAULT_PATH set before it starts.
Version 0.9.0 was published on 21 October 2026, and the source code is public, so you can read it before installing.
Written from the registry entry. 9 automated checks on the registry entry and the package code: 7 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail, 2 info. How we check.
What it asks for
| Variable | Required | Secret | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
LIBRARIAN_VAULT_PATH | Yes | No | Folder of markdown notes (an Obsidian vault works) |
LIBRARIAN_USER_LABEL | No | No | Name the server uses for whose work this is; defaults to 'the user' |
Checks
| Check | Result | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Source repository linked | Pass | https://github.com/shinytoyrobots/rutter |
| Version pinned | Pass | Every package has an explicit version |
| Secrets requested | Info | Asks for no secrets |
| Known package registry | Pass | All packages come from npm, PyPI, OCI, NuGet or MCPB |
| Namespace ownership | Info | Name verified via GitHub account shinytoyrobots |
| Registry text aimed at the AI | Pass | Description and settings contain no hidden characters or instructions to the AI |
| Install scripts | Pass | rutter-memory@0.9.0 runs nothing at install |
| Code red flags | Pass | Read 45 files in rutter-memory@0.9.0: no obfuscation, encoded execution, credential reads or data-collection endpoints found |
| Text aimed at the AI | Pass | No hidden characters or instructions to the AI in 45 files, including comments and the README |
Popularity & health: 51 / 100
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1 forks, 156 merged pull requests. Sources: GitHub, npm, PyPI (pypistats.org) and Hacker News (Algolia), fetched 2026-10-31.
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Facts
| Registry name | io.github.shinytoyrobots/rutter |
|---|---|
| Publisher | GitHub account shinytoyrobots |
| How the name is verified | Name verified via GitHub account shinytoyrobots. The registry ties the name prefix to that account or domain; it does not check the code. |
| Type | Local: runs on your machine from a package |
| Packages | npm rutter-memory 0.9.0 (stdio) |
| Version | 0.9.0 |
| Published | |
| Last updated | |
| Source repository | https://github.com/shinytoyrobots/rutter |
| Website | https://ruttermemory.com |
| Category | Files & documents (assigned by keyword rule, not by hand) |
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