basicmachines-co/basic-memory
AI conversations that actually remember. Never re-explain your project to your AI again. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/tyvKNccgqN observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
84/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 87
- Longevity 45
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 1
- age_days: 639
- days_rel: 8
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 90
Adoption not part of the score
3769 stars · 262 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Basic Memory is an open-source, local-first MCP server that gives AI assistants persistent memory as a knowledge graph of plain Markdown files you own. It indexes notes with full-text, semantic, and graph search, and syncs with tools like Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and Obsidian via the Model Context Protocol.
Use cases
- give my AI assistant persistent memory across sessions
- store project context so I never re-explain it to Claude
- build a knowledge graph in Markdown that AI can read and write
- add semantic search to my Obsidian-style notes
- share a team knowledge base with AI agents
- keep AI memory local and private instead of vendor-owned
When to choose
- you want AI memory stored as plain, inspectable Markdown files you own
- you use MCP-compatible clients like Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or Codex
- you need local-first, privacy-focused knowledge management
- you want semantic and knowledge-graph search over your notes
When to avoid
- you need a fully managed turnkey solution without any setup (though a paid cloud tier exists)
- you require a non-AGPL license for commercial embedding
- you don't use any MCP-compatible AI tools
Facets
service · maturity active
mcp rag search-engine markdown chatbot large-language-models developer-tools privacy self-hosted python cli cross-platform self-hosted mcp-server ai-memory local-first knowledge-graph obsidian semantic-search zettelkasten claude privacy-first knowledge-management ai-agents docker
9 sources
- readme: https://github.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory · fetched 2026-08-28 · 801a5dde1673
- homepage: https://basicmemory.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · e8f2f3fe3492
- site_page: https://basicmemory.com/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2158d672bb43
- site_page: https://basicmemory.com/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3d8b618ab8aa
- site_page: https://basicmemory.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · a4253f420603
- site_page: https://docs.basicmemory.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7e89fead1f4d
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/basic-memory/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4e3524ca0c68
- site_page: https://basicmemory.com/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 33fa4d0934de
- site_page: https://basicmemory.com/for · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2b7145d82289
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| basicmachines-co/basic-memory | main | 84 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="basicmachines-co/basic-memory")
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