lean-memory alternatives

1

Remem

by majiayu000

B

Local-first automatic memory for Claude Code and Codex: capture, distill, recall from SQLite.

2

memo

by jagoff

A

Memory for AI agents — MLX (Apple Silicon) or CPU (Linux), sqlite-vec + BM25, zero cloud.

3

remem-mcp — Local-first MCP Memory + CodeGraph + Wiki

by tinhien11

B

Local-first memory for AI coding agents. Memory + CodeGraph + Wiki in one SQLite file.

4

Citadel

by citadeldb.dev

B

Encrypted-first embedded database with vector search and agent memory, exposed as MCP tools

Local memory for AI agents. One SQLite file on your machine — no cloud, no account.

6

Local Memory

by studiomeyer-io

A

Persistent local AI memory. SQLite + FTS5 + vector search, knowledge graph. No cloud, no API keys.

Local-first agent memory over SQLite: remember, recall, link, forget. Degrades, never fails.

A local memory engine. You own the SQLite file. Not Mem0's hosted OpenMemory MCP.

9

Magic Cloud

by polterguy

A

Generate secured CRUD APIs over your database, run SQL, manage files, tasks and a headless browser

Task queue, decisions and memory for coding agents. Local SQLite, no network. Requires Bun.

11

skillmem

by liza-studio

A

Skill memory for coding agents: learn, recall, reinforce, decay. Local SQLite, no API key.

Local SQLite MCP memory: evidence-based recall, advisory conflict notices, authorized governance.

13

ZenBrain Memory

by zensation.ai

A

Seven-layer agent memory: episodic, semantic, procedural and core. Local SQLite, no account.

14

Titen Memory

by RamaAditya49

B

Evidence-grounded agent memory with mandatory provenance, on local SQLite or Cloudflare D1

15

Redis MCP Server

by YawLabs

B

Read-first Redis MCP: SCAN key explorer, keyspace/TTL/memory/slowlog stats, DBA advisor

16

Tinycontext

by TinySuiteHQ

B

Token-light local memory with SQLite hybrid retrieval for MCP agents.

17

Lific

by VoidNullable

A

Local-first, lightweight issue tracker. Single binary, SQLite-backed, MCP-native.

18

Memory Vault

by MihaiBuilds

B

Local-first AI memory layer with hybrid search. Postgres + pgvector. Self-hosted, MIT.

19

Th Memory

by worakorn-prince

A

Local long-term memory MCP server (SQLite) for AI coding agents — OpenCode, Claude Code, Cursor

20

Garmin Local

by anup-shesh

A

Local-first Garmin data warehouse: sync once to SQLite, analyze trends and correlations offline.

21

r3

by n3wth

B

Local Redis memory MCP for AI apps with hybrid caching and optional Mem0 cloud backup.

22

Datto BCDR MCP

by Servosity

B

Sync your whole Datto BCDR fleet into local SQLite and answer the questions the per-appliance

Local AI memory: neuroscience-inspired Data→Information→Knowledge in SQLite you own.

24

Leteo

by asanabrial

A

Persistent memory for AI coding agents: one Rust binary, one local SQLite database.