Nelly the Elephant

Overview

Nelly the Elephant is a Model Context Protocol server that lets you search and resume past Claude Code conversations. It works as an MCP tool that your AI assistant can invoke to help you pick up where you left off, turning conversation history into a searchable resource.

The server runs locally on your machine via the npm package nelly-elephant-mcp, which communicates over stdio with no authentication required. Install it with npx -y nelly-elephant-mcp. Version v1.0.3 is available under the MIT license, with source code at SpicyRiceCakes/nelly-elephant-mcp on GitHub.

Nelly the Elephant sits in the Development category and works with MCP clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, and Zed. If you maintain this server, you can claim this listing to verify ownership and keep details up to date.

Installation

// claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nelly_the_elephant": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nelly-elephant-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}