VictorTaelin/OptMem

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1471 stars · 96 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

OptMem is a dependency-free Python CLI that gives AI coding agents permanent, file-based memory via a small prompt block pasted into AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md. It stores one-line memories in an append-only log with a rebuildable summary tree, exposed through commands like wake, note, recall, and nap.

Use cases

• give my AI agent persistent memory across sessions
• remember decisions and facts between Claude Code sessions
• store what my coding agent learns so it survives compaction
• search all past agent memories with regex
• keep agent memory in a git-synced folder
• let an agent recall user preferences and past tasks

When to choose

• you use an agent that reads AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md and want zero-dependency persistent memory
• you want memory that survives model, vendor, or session changes
• you prefer simple file-based storage over a vector database
• you want full control and portability of the memory files

When to avoid

• you need semantic similarity search rather than exact regex recall
• you need multi-user or server-side shared memory
• you want automatic background memory consolidation
• you require a maintained, licensed dependency for production use

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

agent-framework cli developer-tools prompt-engineering developer-tools cli python cross-platform ai-agent-memory persistent-memory llm-agents memory-management plug-and-play no-dependencies ai-agents command-line linux macos

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