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+# Generated by https://smithery.ai. See: https://smithery.ai/docs/config#dockerfile
+FROM python:3.12-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the project files
+COPY . .
+
+# Install pip and build dependencies
+RUN pip install --upgrade pip \
+    && pip install . --no-cache-dir --ignore-installed
+
+# Expose port if necessary (e.g., uv might use a port, but MCP over stdio so not needed here)
+
+# Use the basic-memory entrypoint to run the MCP server
+CMD ["basic-memory", "mcp"]