diff --git a/src/memory/README.md b/src/memory/README.md
index 3fd59bbd..f6e0bb89 100644
--- a/src/memory/README.md
+++ b/src/memory/README.md
@@ -173,14 +173,14 @@ The server can be configured using the following environment variables:
         "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
       ],
       "env": {
-        "MEMORY_FILE_PATH": "/path/to/custom/memory.json"
+        "MEMORY_FILE_PATH": "/path/to/custom/memory.jsonl"
       }
     }
   }
 }
 ```
 
-- `MEMORY_FILE_PATH`: Path to the memory storage JSON file (default: `memory.json` in the server directory)
+- `MEMORY_FILE_PATH`: Path to the memory storage JSONL file (default: `memory.jsonl` in the server directory)
 
 # VS Code Installation Instructions
 
diff --git a/src/memory/index.ts b/src/memory/index.ts
index 4590a1db..3c69bd3f 100644
--- a/src/memory/index.ts
+++ b/src/memory/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import path from 'path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 
 // Define memory file path using environment variable with fallback
-const defaultMemoryPath = path.join(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), 'memory.json');
+const defaultMemoryPath = path.join(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), 'memory.jsonl');
 
 // If MEMORY_FILE_PATH is just a filename, put it in the same directory as the script
 const MEMORY_FILE_PATH = process.env.MEMORY_FILE_PATH