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Basic Memory
Local-first knowledge base for AI assistants: Markdown notes with wikilinks that both you and the AI read and write over MCP, plus optional paid cloud sync.
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v0.24.1 released 2026-10-23; repo pushed 2026-10-25. (checked 2026-10-25)
In Agent memory
Where it stands apart
- How is the main thing licensed? copyleft or source-available with restrictions (5% of 21 others)
- Who is it for? both (14% of 21 others)
- Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? plain Markdown files (wikilinks, frontmatter) (5% of 21 others)
- In the default setup, who mainly decides what gets remembered? the agent, by calling memory tools (19% of 21 others)
- By default, how do old or wrong memories mainly go away? only when someone deletes them (agent, app, or user) (16% of 19 others)
- Where do memories live in the default setup the docs lead with? on the end user's own device (14% of 21 others)
- What is the main storage model for long-term memory? plain files (Markdown, text, JSON) (15% of 20 others)
- What shape does it mainly take (the one its docs lead with)? end-user app, plugin, or assistant feature (10% of 21 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (67% of 21 others)
- How is it mainly sustained? company with a paid product, tier, or ads (75% of 20 others)
- Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? yes (67% of 21 others)
- Does it work with models from different LLM vendors? yes, model-agnostic (86% of 21 others)
- Is there a first-party MCP server for it? yes (67% of 21 others)
Nearest neighbors
- MCP reference memory server 71% of 17 shared answers match
- Letta (formerly MemGPT) 59% of 17 shared answers match
- ReMe (formerly MemoryScope) 53% of 17 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-25 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | stands apart copyleft or source-available with restrictions AGPL-3.0 | source 2026-10-25 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | company with a paid product, tier, or ads Basic Memory Cloud subscription ($15/mo per README). | source 2026-10-25 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | yes | source 2026-10-25 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | optional account Local tool works with no account; paid cloud sync ($15/seat/mo) is optional. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | stands apart both Developers and knowledge workers using Claude Desktop, Obsidian. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | stands apart plain Markdown files (wikilinks, frontmatter) Plain Markdown notes (Obsidian-compatible), served over MCP. | source 2026-10-26 |
| In the default setup, who mainly decides what gets remembered? | stands apart the agent, by calling memory tools The AI writes notes through MCP tools; the user also writes them directly. | source 2026-10-25 |
| How can the person the memories are about see and edit them? | directly, as readable files or in a UI they control Plain Markdown files, editable in any editor or Obsidian. | source 2026-10-25 |
| By default, how do old or wrong memories mainly go away? | stands apart only when someone deletes them (agent, app, or user) | source 2026-10-25 |
| Where do memories live in the default setup the docs lead with? | stands apart on the end user's own device | source 2026-10-25 |
| Does it work with models from different LLM vendors? | yes, model-agnostic Any MCP client. | source 2026-10-25 |
| What is the main storage model for long-term memory? | stands apart plain files (Markdown, text, JSON) Markdown files indexed in SQLite/Postgres with semantic search. | source 2026-10-25 |
| What shape does it mainly take (the one its docs lead with)? | stands apart end-user app, plugin, or assistant feature | source 2026-10-25 |
| Is there a first-party MCP server for it? | yes | source 2026-10-25 |
| How is memory separated between users or tenants? | one store per user or agent; the app partitions it Projects per user; Cloud adds team workspaces. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Does it publish scores on public memory benchmarks (LoCoMo, LongMemEval, BEAM, etc.)? | no | source 2026-10-25 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- GitHub · github.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · basicmemory.com/ · read 2026-10-25
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