Trae

Trae is ByteDance's coding agent with built-in MCP support. It reads project rules and provides AI-assisted development workflows.

Quick Setup

cd your-project
memories init

This automatically:

1. Sets up your local memory store
2. Configures MCP for supported tools
3. Generates instruction files with your existing memories

Manual Setup

Option 1: Generated File

memories generate agents

This creates the canonical .agents/ directory that Trae reads for project context.

Option 2: MCP Server

Trae has built-in MCP support. Configure it through the IDE's MCP settings, or add to .trae/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memories": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@memories.sh/cli", "serve"]
    }
  }
}

Recommended: Use Both

1. Generated file — Provides instructions Trae always sees
2. MCP server — Gives Trae live access to search, recall, and add memories

Syncing Trae Config

To sync your Trae configuration across machines:

# On your main machine
memories files ingest

# On a new machine
memories files apply --global --force