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IWE vs Recall — persistent memory for agents
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Markdown knowledge base as agent memory. Runs against the notes directory it is started in.
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Persistent memory for AI agents. Free, no LLM, no SDK. Open Worker you can self-host in 2 commands.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours IWE (94/100 against 60). Recall — persistent memory for agents is hosted and callable through the gateway; IWE runs on your own machine. IWE has noticeably more public adoption.
| IWE | Recall — persistent memory for agents | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A94/100 | C60/100 |
| Adoption | Established | New |
| GitHub stars | 1.7k | – |
| Downloads / week | 136 | – |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | — | 5 |
| Write actions | — | 1 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | — |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | — |
| Category | AI and agents | AI and agents |