From 027035a2412effd574c3a2e0d6878becf9f0aaae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Chalef <131175+danielchalef@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2025 16:14:41 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add pre-built Docker image for Graphiti MCP server
 (#657)

* Update Docker Compose to use the latest Graphiti MCP image and enhance README documentation

* Enhance README.md with updated quick start instructions for various clients, including specific sections for Claude Desktop and Cursor, and clarify service startup steps using Docker Compose.
---
 mcp_server/README.md          | 22 +++++++++++++++++++---
 mcp_server/docker-compose.yml |  1 +
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mcp_server/README.md b/mcp_server/README.md
index 501fc6fa..d957feb8 100644
--- a/mcp_server/README.md
+++ b/mcp_server/README.md
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ The Graphiti MCP server exposes the following key high-level functions of Graphi
 - **Group Management**: Organize and manage groups of related data with group_id filtering
 - **Graph Maintenance**: Clear the graph and rebuild indices
 
-## Quick Start for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other clients
+## Quick Start
 
-1. Clone the Graphiti GitHub repo
+### Clone the Graphiti GitHub repo
 
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/getzep/graphiti.git
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ or
 gh repo clone getzep/graphiti
 ```
 
-Note the full path to this directory.
+### For Claude Desktop and other `stdio` only clients
+
+1. Note the full path to this directory.
 
 ```
 cd graphiti && pwd
@@ -45,6 +47,18 @@ cd graphiti && pwd
 
 3. Configure Claude, Cursor, or other MCP client to use [Graphiti with a `stdio` transport](#integrating-with-mcp-clients). See the client documentation on where to find their MCP configuration files.
 
+### For Cursor and other `sse`-enabled clients
+
+1. Change directory to the `mcp_server` directory
+
+`cd graphiti/mcp_server`
+
+2. Start the service using Docker Compose
+
+`docker compose up`
+
+3. Point your MCP client to `http://localhost:8000/sse`
+
 ## Installation
 
 ### Prerequisites
@@ -163,6 +177,8 @@ The Docker Compose setup includes a Neo4j container with the following default c
 
 #### Running with Docker Compose
 
+A Graphiti MCP container is available at: `zepai/knowledge-graph-mcp`. The latest build of this container is used by the Compose setup below.
+
 Start the services using Docker Compose:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/mcp_server/docker-compose.yml b/mcp_server/docker-compose.yml
index 6a4ba16f..13b64dae 100644
--- a/mcp_server/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/mcp_server/docker-compose.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ services:
       start_period: 30s
 
   graphiti-mcp:
+    image: zepai/knowledge-graph-mcp:latest
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: Dockerfile