claude-mem
Persistent cross-session memory for Claude Code — auto-capture, compress, and recall
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claude-mem is a Claude Code plugin that hooks into the agent's full session lifecycle — capturing every tool call, observation, and interaction — compresses them semantically using Claude's agent-sdk, and stores everything in a local SQLite + Chroma vector database. On each new session, it injects only the most contextually relevant history via a 3-layer token-efficient retrieval system. The result: a coding agent that actually remembers your project across disconnected sessions. It's crossed 55K GitHub stars with support for Cursor, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, and OpenClaw. A community audit flagged the unauthenticated HTTP API on port 37777 as a HIGH severity issue — any local process can read every stored observation including API keys. The fix hasn't shipped yet. The 'Endless Mode' beta enables truly continuous sessions with automatic context compression when approaching token limits, making it useful for long-running projects that currently require frequent re-orientation.
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claude-mem verdict: SHIP 🚀 3 ships · 1 skip from the expert panel Full review: shiporskip.io/tool/claude-mem-persistent-memory-plugin-claude-code-sqlite-vector-search-2026
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“This is one of those tools that should have existed from day one of Claude Code. The fact that agents forget everything between sessions is genuinely painful for long-running projects. The 3-layer token retrieval is clever — it filters before fetching. One-command install, multi-IDE support, local-first. The AGPL license is the main friction for commercial teams.”
“55K stars and a known unauthenticated API on port 37777 — that's not a footnote, that's a fire. Any process on your machine can read every stored observation and view cleartext API keys. The fix isn't complicated, but it hasn't shipped. Until the port is locked down, this is a hard skip for anyone working on anything sensitive.”
“The real unlock here isn't memory for Claude Code specifically — it's the emerging pattern of agent memory as infrastructure. claude-mem is one of the first tools to implement this at the session-lifecycle level rather than bolting it on as an afterthought. The vector + FTS hybrid approach and 'Endless Mode' beta point at what production agent memory systems will look like in 18 months.”
“If you run Claude Code for anything longer than a single afternoon, you know the pain of re-explaining your project on every session start. claude-mem just fixes that. The privacy tags are a nice touch — wrap sensitive info and it won't get stored. The web viewer is genuinely useful for auditing what the agent has learned. Solo devs, this is a clear win despite the security caveat.”