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Alternatives to Basic Memory

Basic Memory is a MCP server by basicmachines-co: Local-first knowledge management with bi-directional LLM sync via Markdown files. If it doesn't fit your setup, these 12 MCP servers cover similar ground. They are ordered by how closely they match Basic Memory and by our rank, which weighs adoption, freshness and documentation; money never changes the order. Codebase Memory leads the list (more GitHub stars (47.4K)). 3 offer a remote endpoint, so there is nothing to install locally. Each entry shows data reasons to switch, and you can open a side-by-side comparison with Basic Memory.

Updated Oct 26, 2026 · Built from catalog data; how we rank and grade

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Basic Memory

Local-first knowledge management with bi-directional LLM sync via Markdown files.

12 alternatives

Ordered by how closely each matches Basic Memory (shared product, category or stated alternative) and by rank.

  1. 1
    Codebase Memory

    DeusData

    Codebase knowledge graph for AI agents — 162 languages, sub-ms queries, 99% fewer tokens.

    • More GitHub stars (47.4K)

    ★ 47.4K↓ 2.5K/wkLast active Oct 22, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Claude Desktop +2Compare →

  2. 2
    OMEGA Memory

    omega-memory

    Persistent memory, coordination, and learning for AI agents.

    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (Apache-2.0)

    ★ 224↓ 1.9K/wkLast active Oct 9, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2Compare →

  3. 3
    Neural Memory

    nhadaututtheky

    Persistent memory for AI agents — 55 MCP tools, spreading activation recall.

    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (MIT)

    ★ 242Last active Oct 23, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  4. 4
    VelesDB Memory

    cyberlife-coder

    Offline agentic memory: remember/recall/relate/forget/why over a fused vector+graph+columnar engine

    • Active in the last 30 days

    ★ 100Last active Oct 3, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Desktop

  5. 5
    Mnemoverse Memory

    mnemoverse

    Hosted agent memory that learns from outcomes, with shared rooms.

    • Remote server, no local install

    ★ 27↓ 1.1K/wkLast active Oct 23, 2026Local (stdio), Remote (HTTP)Claude Code, VS Code, Codex, Cursor +2

  6. 6
    Anneal Memory

    phillipclapham

    Two-layer memory for AI agents with an immune system.

    • Most weekly downloads here (8.1K)
    • Active in the last 30 days

    ★ 12↓ 8.1K/wkLast active Oct 23, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  7. 7
    Shodh Memory

    varun29ankuS

    Cognitive memory for AI agents — semantic search, Hebbian learning, knowledge graphs.

    • Open source (Apache-2.0)

    ★ 315Last active Sep 10, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  8. 8
    mwe-mcp — Memory Wiki Engine

    Fr4nZ82

    Self-hosted multi-user memory for AI agents: a human-readable Markdown wiki with per-fragment ACL.

    • Remote server, no local install

    ★ 6Last active Sep 19, 2026Remote (HTTP)Claude Desktop

  9. 9
    Nautilus Compass Memory

    chunxiaoxx

    Local-first long-term memory for AI agents, with byte-recomputable signed verification receipts.

    • Remote server, no local install

    ★ 1.3K↓ 83/wkLast active Oct 24, 2026Local (stdio), Remote (HTTP)Claude Code, VS Code, Codex, Cursor +2

  10. 10
    Ori Memory

    aayoawoyemi

    Persistent memory infrastructure for AI agents.

    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (Apache-2.0)

    ★ 333Last active Oct 1, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  11. 11
    Agent Memory

    xChuCx

    Git-native project memory for AI coding agents: Markdown source of truth, reviewable, secret-safe.

    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (Apache-2.0)

    ★ 15Last active Oct 2, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

  12. 12
    sqlite-graph-memory

    tonydzi

    Recall over your markdown notes: vector search plus your [[wikilinks]] as a graph, in SQLite.

    • Active in the last 30 days
    • Open source (MIT)

    ★ 12↓ 124/wkLast active Oct 24, 2026Local (stdio)Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor +2

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