tinycontext
io.github.TinySuiteHQ/tinycontext
About tinycontext
tinycontext is an MCP server published by the GitHub account TinySuiteHQ. Token-light local memory with SQLite hybrid retrieval for MCP agents.
It runs on your own machine: your AI client starts it from the Docker (OCI) package docker.io/marcellm01/tinycontext:v0.5.1, with no version pinned.
It asks for one secret: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS. Give it a key with the least access that still works.
Version 0.5.1 was published on 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
MCP_TRANSPORT | No | No | MCP transport to serve: stdio (default), sse, or streamable-http. |
TINYCONTEXT_CONFIG_PATH | No | No | Path to a context_config.json inside the container. |
TINYCONTEXT_MEMORY_DB_PATH | No | No | Path to the TinyContext SQLite database. |
TINYCONTEXT_MODELS_DIR | No | No | Directory used for downloaded ONNX embedding bundles. |
OTEL_SERVICE_NAME | No | No | OpenTelemetry service name; defaults to tinycontext when telemetry is enabled. |
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT | No | No | OTLP collector endpoint for optional OpenTelemetry traces and metrics. |
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL | No | No | OTLP protocol: http/protobuf or grpc. |
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS | No | Yes | Optional OTLP collector headers. |
Checks
| Check | Result | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Source repository linked | Pass | https://github.com/TinySuiteHQ/TinyContext |
| Version pinned | Pass | Every package has an explicit version |
| Secrets requested | Info | Asks for 1 secret: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS |
| Known package registry | Pass | All packages come from npm, PyPI, OCI, NuGet or MCPB |
| Namespace ownership | Info | Name verified via GitHub account TinySuiteHQ |
| Registry text aimed at the AI | Pass | Description and settings contain no hidden characters or instructions to the AI |
| Install scripts | Pass | tinysuite-context 0.5.1 has no setup.py; nothing runs at install |
| Code red flags | Pass | Read 48 files in tinysuite-context 0.5.1: 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 48 files, including comments and the README |
Popularity & health: 66 / 100
Worked out from public numbers and our own checks, not from user reviews or ratings. It says how used and how looked-after a server is, not whether it is safe.
3 forks, 4 merged pull requests. Sources: GitHub, npm, PyPI (pypistats.org) and Hacker News (Algolia), fetched 2026-10-31.
What people say
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Facts
| Registry name | io.github.TinySuiteHQ/tinycontext |
|---|---|
| Publisher | GitHub account TinySuiteHQ |
| How the name is verified | Name verified via GitHub account TinySuiteHQ. 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 | oci docker.io/marcellm01/tinycontext:v0.5.1 no version given (stdio)pypi tinysuite-context 0.5.1 (stdio) |
| Version | 0.5.1 |
| Published | |
| Last updated | |
| Source repository | https://github.com/TinySuiteHQ/TinyContext |
| Website | https://github.com/TinySuiteHQ/TinyContext |
| Category | Databases & data (assigned by keyword rule, not by hand) |
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