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claude-mem: memory that carries across agent sessions

Records what your agent does in each session, turns it into short summaries and feeds the useful parts back into the next session, with a search tool for past work.

In short: Records what your agent does in each session, turns it into short summaries and feeds the useful parts back into the next session, with a search tool for past work. It is a free skill for people who use Claude Code, Codex or Cursor and want help with coding agent skills.

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Agent / toolAccess / costLink
Claude CodePaid Claude plan or APIclaude.com/claude-code
CodexChatGPT plan or APIopenai.com/codex
CursorFree tier + paidcursor.com
GitHub repoOpen source · ★ 101.7kthedotmack/claude-mem
claude-mem: memory that carries across agent sessions

Image: from the GitHub README, shown with credit.

Try it in 60 seconds

npx claude-mem install
npx claude-mem install --ide opencode

Install command copied from the project README. Check the README for the latest version.

What it does

Records what your agent does in each session, turns it into short summaries and feeds the useful parts back into the next session, with a search tool for past work.

Claude-Mem seamlessly preserves context across sessions by automatically capturing tool usage observations, generating semantic summaries, and making them available to future sessions.

Short excerpt from the README of thedotmack/claude-mem. Read the full README on GitHub.

Inside the repo

Quick Start🦞 OpenClaw GatewayDocumentationGetting StartedBest PracticesArchitectureConfiguration & DevelopmentHow It WorksMCP Search ToolsSystem RequirementsWindows Setup NotesConfiguration

Step by step

  1. Open the GitHub repo and read the README.
  2. Install with: npx claude-mem install (add --ide cursor, opencode or another value for other agents).
  3. To stay fully free and skip sign-in, pass an explicit --provider flag (for example your own key or your current plan).
  4. Work as usual, then ask your agent what it did last time on this project to see the memory in action.

Watch out for

The installer suggests a hosted memory service with a 30-day free trial; you can skip it with a --provider flag. Memory files can include sensitive project details, so review its privacy settings.

Docs, demos & materials

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