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Alternatives to mem-search

mem-search is an agent skill by thedotmack: Use this when the user asks to search memory, "did we already solve this?", "how did we do X last time?", or wants work from previous sessions. If it doesn't fit your setup, these 12 agent skills cover similar ground. They are ordered by how closely they match mem-search and by our rank, which weighs adoption, freshness and documentation; money never changes the order. caveman-compress leads the list (supports Python). 4 of them are published by the company behind the product. Each entry shows data reasons to switch, and you can open a side-by-side comparison with mem-search.

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

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mem-search

Use this when the user asks to search memory, "did we already solve this?", "how did we do X last time?", or wants work from previous sessions.

12 alternatives

Ordered by how closely each matches mem-search (shared product, category or stated alternative) and by rank.

  1. 1
    caveman-compress

    JuliusBrussee

    Compress a memory file such as CLAUDE.md or a todo list into caveman format to save input tokens, keeping a readable backup.

    • Supports Python

    ★ 114.8KLast active Oct 17, 2026Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor +6

  2. 2
    how-it-works

    thedotmack

    Explain how claude-mem captures observations, when memory injection kicks in, and where data lives.

    • Repository has 102.8K stars
    • Active in the last 30 days

    ★ 102.8KLast active Oct 23, 2026Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor +6

  3. 3
    remember

    langchain-aiOfficial

    Review the current conversation and capture valuable knowledge — best practices, coding conventions, architecture decisions, workflows, and user feedback —…

    • Published by the vendor

    ★ 30.6KLast active Oct 23, 2026Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor +6

  4. 4
    coding-prefs

    langchain-aiOfficial

    Read the user's coding preferences from /memory/coding-prefs.md before making non-trivial style decisions, and append new preferences when the user gives…

    • Published by the vendor

    ★ 30.6KLast active Oct 23, 2026Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor +6

  5. 5

    APK/EXE/二进制:UniApp/DCloud/Flutter逆向,证书固定绕过,导出组件,内存破坏exploit链,IoT固件。Use when reversing APK/EXE, UniApp/Flutter, native .so, or memory-corruption exploits.

    • Repository has 8K stars
    • Active in the last 30 days

    ★ 8KLast active Oct 16, 2026Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor +6

  6. 6

    Detect persistent-memory poisoning and RAG/knowledge-base contamination via dialogue testing.

    • Published by the vendor

    ★ 7.1KLast active Oct 22, 2026Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor +6

  7. 7

    Detect persistent instruction injection or long-term memory poisoning.

    • Published by the vendor

    ★ 7.1KLast active Oct 22, 2026Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor +6

  8. 8

    Diagnose and clear CPU, memory, and disk contention on the maintainer's dev host.

    • Supports Python

    ★ 4.4KLast active Oct 19, 2026Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor +6

  9. 9
    engram-memory

    Gentleman-Programming

    ALWAYS ACTIVE — Persistent memory protocol.

    • Repository has 7.6K stars
    • Active in the last 30 days

    ★ 7.6KLast active Oct 23, 2026Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor +6

  10. 10
    zylos-memory

    zylos-ai

    Core memory system.

    • Supports JavaScript

    ★ 1.2KLast active Oct 22, 2026Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor +6

  11. 11
    hivemind-graph

    activeloopai

    Query the local code graph (functions, classes, calls, imports) through the Deeplake mount at memory/graph/.

    • Repository has 1.6K stars
    • Active in the last 30 days

    ★ 1.6KLast active Oct 24, 2026Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor +6

  12. 12
    hivemind-goals

    activeloopai

    Create, track and update team goals via the Deeplake virtual filesystem at memory/goal/.

    • Repository has 1.6K stars
    • Active in the last 30 days

    ★ 1.6KLast active Oct 24, 2026Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor +6