# campfirein/byterover-cli

ByteRover CLI (brv) - The portable memory layer for  autonomous coding agents (formerly Cipher)

Repository: https://github.com/campfirein/byterover-cli
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/byterover-cli
Homepage: https://docs.byterover.dev/
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: agent, llm, mcp, memory, vibe-coding, ai, autonomous-agents, cli, coding-assistant, context-memory, developer-tools, knowledge-management, typescript
Last push: 2026-06-25T17:00:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 86, longevity 31
- inputs: {"age_days": 440, "days_push": 69, "days_rel": 98, "gap_med": 1.0, "n_releases_24m": 27}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4948, forks 453 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:03.682011+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, agent-framework, mcp, rag, llm-inference, search-engine, developer-tools
- domain: artificial-intelligence, large-language-models, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: 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

## Member repositories
- campfirein/byterover-cli (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:03.682011+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:17:52.635911+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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  - homepage: https://docs.byterover.dev/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:59:53.459226+00:00, sha 0e34c70d162f)
  - site_page: https://docs.byterover.dev/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T08:59:53.468537+00:00, sha d4bca080aecc)
  - site_page: https://docs.byterover.dev/quickstart (fetched 2026-08-29T08:59:53.471441+00:00, sha ae265d300319)
  - site_page: https://docs.byterover.dev/git-semantic/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T08:59:53.473251+00:00, sha 78a1d4bbc033)
  - site_page: https://docs.byterover.dev/local-web-ui/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T08:59:53.474954+00:00, sha 968ab82ebfe4)
  - site_page: https://docs.byterover.dev/faqs/overview (fetched 2026-08-29T08:59:53.476442+00:00, sha 182b3ee8bf9a)
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.