neural-config

Neural Memory — Configuration

View and modify neural memory settings.

Available actions

• view: Show current configuration as JSON
• set_mode: Change indexing mode
  • ast_only — Fast, local-only, no API cost. Uses AST heuristics for summaries.
  • api_only — Rich AI summaries via Claude. Sends code to API.
  • both — Heuristic base + API enrichment for important nodes (default).
• add_exclude: Add a glob pattern to exclude files (e.g., **/tests/**)
• add_redaction_pattern: Add a custom regex for secret detection
• set_staleness_threshold: How many commits behind before the agent warns you (default: 5)

How to call

Via MCP tool (neural-memory configured as MCP server in Claude Code):

Tool: neural_config
{ "action": "view" }

{ "action": "set_mode", "value": "ast_only" }

{ "action": "add_exclude", "value": "**/tests/**" }

Via Python (working directly in the project):

import asyncio
from neural_memory.server import neural_config, ConfigInput

# View config
asyncio.run(neural_config(ConfigInput(action="view")))

# Set indexing mode
asyncio.run(neural_config(ConfigInput(action="set_mode", value="ast_only")))

# Add an exclusion pattern
asyncio.run(neural_config(ConfigInput(action="add_exclude", value="**/tests/**")))

# Set staleness threshold
asyncio.run(neural_config(ConfigInput(action="set_staleness_threshold", value="10")))

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
project_root	str	"."	Project root directory
action	str	"view"	One of: view, set_mode, add_exclude, add_redaction_pattern, set_staleness_threshold
value	str	None	Value for the action (required for all actions except view)

Data residency

If your code must stay local, use set_mode with ast_only. No code will leave your machine.