Persistent Context Across Sessions for Every Agent – Captures everything your agent does during sessions, compresses it with AI, and injects relevant context back into future sessions. Works with Claude Code, OpenClaw, Codex, Gemini, Hermes, Copilot, OpenCode + More
Claude-Mem is a persistent memory compression system for Claude Code that captures tool usage observations during a session, compresses them into semantic summaries using AI, and automatically injects relevant context into future sessions so an agent retains knowledge of previous work across restarts. It installs via a single `npx claude-mem install` command and integrates with Claude Code as a plugin, available through the built-in plugin marketplace with `/plugin install claude-mem`. Beyond Claude Code, it also supports Gemini CLI and OpenCode through IDE-specific install flags. Storage is handled via SQLite and ChromaDB with embeddings-based retrieval, allowing relevant memories to be surfaced through MCP search tools rather than loading everything at once. The system targets developers running long-running agentic workflows who lose project context when sessions disconnect or restart. A notable detail is that memory retrieval uses RAG rather than full-context replay, keeping token usage contained while still surfacing accurate historical details.
Claude Code plugin that auto-captures sessions and injects compressed context into future sessions.
- ✓Open-source license (Apache-2.0)
- ✓Actively maintained (<30d)
- ✓Healthy fork ratio
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git clone https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem && cp claude-mem/*.md ~/.claude/agents/18 items in this repository
Watch a pull request or review cycle until it is ready to merge. Use when asked to babysit, monitor, or keep checking PR comments, reviews, and CI until all actionable issues are resolved.
Audit a design against Dieter Rams' ten "Good design is..." principles, then hand off a /make-plan prompt for one of three outcomes — new design, refine design, or redesign. Use when the user says "audit this design", "design review", "check this UI against Rams", "is this UI good", "critique this design", "design audit", or asks for a critique that should lead to a plan.
Execute a phased implementation plan using subagents. Use when asked to execute, run, or carry out a plan — especially one created by make-plan.
Explain how claude-mem captures observations, when memory injection kicks in, and where data lives. Use when the user asks "how does claude-mem work?" or "what is this thing doing?".
Build and query AI-powered knowledge bases from claude-mem observations. Use when users want to create focused "brains" from their observation history, ask questions about past work patterns, or compile expertise on specific topics.
Prime a codebase by reading every source file in full. Use when starting work on a new or unfamiliar project, or when the user asks to "learn the codebase", "read the codebase", "prime", or "get up to speed".
Create a detailed, phased implementation plan with documentation discovery. Use when asked to plan a feature, task, or multi-step implementation — especially before executing with do.
Search claude-mem's persistent cross-session memory database. Use when user asks "did we already solve this?", "how did we do X last time?", or needs work from previous sessions.
Cluster a GitHub issue backlog by root cause into a small set of plan-master issues, redirect children with a standardized comment, and bundle architectural-fix PRs that close clusters atomically. Use when an issue tracker has accumulated dozens of reports that share underlying defects, when asked to triage / consolidate / cluster / dedupe issues, when asked to build a plan series or roadmap from open issues, or when routing a new incoming bug into an existing plan.
Map a codebase into feature-grouped flowcharts, identify duplicated concerns across features, and propose a unified architecture. Use when asked to "find the ideal path," unify duplicated systems, or audit architecture before a refactor. Emits a proposed unified flowchart plus per-system /make-plan prompts.
Token-optimized structural code search using tree-sitter AST parsing. Use instead of reading full files when you need to understand code structure, find functions, or explore a codebase efficiently.
Facilitate a read-only standup across git worktrees, branches, or PRs to compare changes and produce one consolidation plan.
Generate a "Journey Into [Project]" narrative report analyzing a project's entire development history from claude-mem's timeline. Use when asked for a timeline report, project history analysis, development journey, or full project report.
Automated semantic versioning and release workflow for Claude Code plugins. Handles version increments across package.json, marketplace.json, plugin.json manifests, build verification, git tagging, GitHub releases, and changelog generation. NPM publishing (so `npx claude-mem@X.Y.Z` resolves) is handed off to the human maintainer, who raised npm security.
Generate a serial week-by-week narrative digest of a project's full claude-mem timeline. Splits the timeline into per-ISO-week files, then runs one consecutive subagent per week — each receiving the prior week's carry-forward block — to produce one chapter per ISO week of data. Use when asked for "weekly digests", "week-by-week story", "serial timeline", or "narrative chapters" of a project's history.
Turn one document into a kawaii NotebookLM slide-deck PDF. Use for "wowerpoint this", "make a deck about <file>", "turn this report into slides", or any request to render a single document as shareable narrative slides.
What the? Use when the user wants a plain-English breakdown of something technical — the who, what, where, why, and when.
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Claude-Mem seamlessly preserves context across sessions by automatically capturing tool usage observations, generating semantic summaries, and making them available to future sessions. This enables Claude to maintain continuity of knowledge about projects even after sessions end or reconnect.
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---
## Quick Start
Install with a single command:
```bash
npx claude-mem install
```
Or install for OpenCode:
```bash
npx claude-mem install --ide opencode
```
Or install for Antigravity CLI ([setup guide](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/antigravity-cli/setup)):
```bash
npx claude-mem install --ide antigravity
```
Or install from the plugin marketplace inside Claude Code:
```bash
/plugin marketplace add thedotmack/claude-mem
/plugin install claude-mem
```
Restart Claude Code. Context from previous sessions will automatically appear in new sessions.
> **Note:** Claude-Mem is also published on npm, but `npm install -g claude-mem` installs the **SDK/library only** — it does not register the plugin hooks or set up the worker service. Always install via `npx claude-mem install` or the `/plugin` commands above.
### 🦞 OpenClaw Gateway
Install claude-mem as a persistent memory plugin on [OpenClaw](https://openclaw.ai) gateways with a single command:
```bash
curl -fsSL https://install.cmem.ai/openclaw.sh | bash
```
The installer handles dependencies, plugin setup, AI provider configuration, worker startup, and optional real-time observation feeds to Telegram, Discord, Slack, and more. See the [OpenClaw Integration Guide](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/openclaw-integration) for details.
**Key Features:**
- 🧠 **Persistent Memory** - Context survives across sessions
- 📊 **Progressive Disclosure** - Layered memory retrieval with token cost visibility
- 🔍 **Skill-Based Search** - Query your project history with mem-search skill
- 🖥️ **Web Viewer UI** - Real-time memory stream at the worker URL printed on startup
- 💻 **Claude Desktop Skill** - Search memory from Claude Desktop conversations
- 🔒 **Privacy Control** - Use `<private>` tags to exclude sensitive content from storage
- ⚙️ **Context Configuration** - Fine-grained control over what context gets injected
- 🤖 **Automatic Operation** - No manual intervention required
- 🔗 **Citations** - Reference past observations with IDs through the worker API or view all in the web viewer
---
## Documentation
📚 **[View Full Documentation](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/)** - Browse on official website
### Getting Started
- **[Installation Guide](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/installation)** - Quick start & advanced installation
- **[Usage Guide](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/usage/getting-started)** - How Claude-Mem works automatically
- **[Search Tools](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/usage/search-tools)** - Query your project history with natural language
- **[Cloud Sync](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/cloud-sync)** - Back up your memories to cmem.ai — no daemon, the worker syncs on write
### Best Practices
- **[Context Engineering](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/context-engineering)** - AI agent context optimization principles
- **[Progressive Disclosure](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/progressive-disclosure)** - Philosophy behind Claude-Mem's context priming strategy
### Architecture
- **[Overview](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/architecture/overview)** - System components & data flow
- **[Architecture Evolution](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/architecture-evolution)** - The journey from v3 to v5
- **[Hooks Architecture](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/hooks-architecture)** - How Claude-Mem uses lifecycle hooks
- **[Hooks Reference](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/architecture/hooks)** - 7 hook scripts explained
- **[Worker Service](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/architecture/worker-service)** - HTTP API & Bun management
- **[Database](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/architecture/database)** - SQLite schema & FTS5 search
- **[Search Architecture](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/architecture/search-architecture)** - Hybrid search with Chroma vector database
### Configuration & Development
- **[Configuration](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/configuration)** - Environment variables & settings
- **[Development](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/development)** - Building, testing, contributing
- **[Release Branches](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/branches)** - Stable, core-dev, and community-edge branch flow
- **[Troubleshooting](https://docs.claude-mem.ai/troubleshooting)** - Common issues & solutions
---
## How It Works
**Core Components:**
1. **5 Lifecycle Hooks** - SessionStart, UserPromptSubmit, PostToolUse, Stop, SessionEnd (6 hook scripts)
2. **Smart Install** - Cached dependency checker (pre-hook scriptWhat people ask about claude-mem
What is thedotmack/claude-mem?
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thedotmack/claude-mem is subagents for the Claude AI ecosystem. Persistent Context Across Sessions for Every Agent – Captures everything your agent does during sessions, compresses it with AI, and injects relevant context back into future sessions. Works with Claude Code, OpenClaw, Codex, Gemini, Hermes, Copilot, OpenCode + More It has 88.8k GitHub stars and was last updated 4d ago.
How do I install claude-mem?
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You can install claude-mem by cloning the repository (https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem) or following the README instructions on GitHub. ClaudeWave also provides quick install blocks on this page.
Is thedotmack/claude-mem safe to use?
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Our security agent has analyzed thedotmack/claude-mem and assigned a Trust Score of 83/100 (tier: Trusted). See the full breakdown of passed checks and flags on this page.
Who maintains thedotmack/claude-mem?
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thedotmack/claude-mem is maintained by thedotmack. The last recorded GitHub activity is from 4d ago, with 298 open issues.
Are there alternatives to claude-mem?
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Yes. On ClaudeWave you can browse similar subagents at /categories/agents, sorted by popularity or recent activity.
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