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campfirein/byterover-cli

ByteRover CLI (brv) - The portable memory layer for autonomous coding agents (formerly Cipher) observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/campfirein/byterover-cli · homepage · TypeScript · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

76/100

  • Activity 89
  • Release rhythm 86
  • Longevity 31

Flags: no_license

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: 1.0
  • age_days: 440
  • days_rel: 98
  • days_push: 69
  • n_releases_24m: 27

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

4948 stars · 453 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

ByteRover CLI (brv) is a TypeScript-based interactive REPL/TUI tool that gives AI coding agents a persistent, structured memory layer via a local context tree. It supports multiple LLM providers, MCP integration, git-like version control for knowledge, cloud sync, and connectors for 22+ coding agents like Cursor and Claude Code.

Use cases

  • give my coding agent persistent memory across sessions
  • store and query project knowledge for AI agents
  • connect an MCP memory server to Cursor or Claude Code
  • curate a knowledge base from my codebase with an LLM
  • sync AI agent context between machines or teammates
  • run an interactive AI coding assistant in the terminal
  • version control my agent's knowledge base

When to choose

  • you use AI coding agents and want them to remember project context across sessions
  • you want a local-first, BYOK memory layer with optional cloud sync
  • you need MCP integration to share memory across multiple agent tools
  • you want git-like branching and review workflows for curated knowledge

When to avoid

  • you need a fully permissive OSS license (it uses Elastic 2.0, not OSI-approved)
  • you want a simple vector store without an interactive agent/REPL layer
  • you only need ephemeral in-session context rather than persistent memory
  • you require Windows-native support outside WSL

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli agent-framework mcp rag llm-inference search-engine developer-tools artificial-intelligence large-language-models developer-tools windows cli cross-platform persistent-memory context-tree coding-agents repl tui knowledge-management mcp-server version-control cloud-sync vibe-coding ai-agents command-line macos linux nodejs

10 sources

Member repositories

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