basic memory
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#Knowledge Management.
AI Native.

> One place for your notes, decisions, and workflows. For you, your AI tools, and your team.

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OPEN SOURCE · 3K+ STARS · 57K DOWNLOADS/MO · FREE TO START

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## what it actually is

Real memory for your AI.
A knowledge base you own.

Built-in AI memory is small, vendor-owned, and usually invisible. Basic Memory is large, structured, and inspectable: a knowledge graph written in plain Markdown. Open it in any editor, hand it to any AI tool, and keep it, because the files are yours.

## what people are saying
“Basic Memory changed my whole relationship with LLMs... I am completely revamping all our companies processes around a Basic Memory workflow.”
— Alex · TrainerDay
## why it's different

Read it like a doc. Query it like a database.

Keeping plain files is the easy half. The hard half is making them instantly searchable without locking them away. That's the part we built.

✕Black-box stores
a vector database
Your memory is embeddings in a store you can't open. Great for the machine, opaque to you. And gone if you leave.
✕Plain files alone
a folder of Markdown
Readable and yours, but the AI just greps or reloads whole files. No graph, no semantic search, doesn't scale.
✓Basic Memory
files + a real index
Plain Markdown you own, with a full-text, semantic, and knowledge-graph index on top. The files stay plain; the search gets smart.
## what you can do with it

Six things a folder of files can't do.

Semantic search

Find by meaning, not just keywords. Vector and hybrid search across everything you've written.

Structured search

Filter by frontmatter. Status, type, tags, priority, or any custom field. Query your notes like records.

Schemas

Define and validate note types. Task, Person, Client, Ticket. So structure holds as the graph grows.

Knowledge graph

Typed relations and observations connect notes into a graph your AI can actually traverse.

Agent harnesses

Drop-in setups for Claude, Codex, OpenClaw, and Hermes. Search-before-answer recall and auto-capture.

Memory packs

Reusable bundles of schemas, templates, and agent instructions you can deploy into any workspace.

Works with the tools you already use: Claude · Codex · Cursor · Obsidian · VS Code · MCP · Markdown

## start where you are

Same knowledge graph. Three ways to use it.

Local$0 · open source

Open source and offline. Your knowledge graph lives on your own machine. 3K+ stars and 57K downloads a month.

For builders →
Cloudfrom $15/seat/mo

Private sync for a knowledge base that follows you across devices and AI tools. Starts with a 7-day trial; seats get cheaper as a team grows.

See pricing →
Agentscustom

Credit-based usage for agent fleets and automation, with enterprise, custom-deployment, and on-prem options.

Agent memory playbook →

Deploying for clients? Partner program for MSPs & agencies →

## get started

Start your knowledge graph.

Free and open source to run locally. Two minutes to connect your first AI tool. Your files, your graph, forever.

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