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24 alternatives to Cortex Memory MCP

Universal Long-Term Memory for AI Agents via MCP

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.

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    Your memories, in every LLM you use.

    2025 · mcp.supermemory.ai · its alternatives →

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    The memory layer that decides what's worth remembering

    Aug 2026 · skynetlab-cortex.com · its alternatives →

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    Cortexfree▲306

    Turn API specs into docs, SDKs, and MCP servers

    Sep 2026 · cortexdocs.dev · its alternatives →

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    The memory layer for AI agents

    Jul 2026 · kitforai.com · its alternatives →

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    Persistent memory for Claude, ChatGPT & Cursor. Free.

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    An OKF-backed Model Context Protocol (MCP) server delivering persistent long-term memory and SQLite FTS5 search for AI agents. - fellowgeek/mcp-memory

    Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    AI Memory Context Solved

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Sync memory across AI's so they pick up where you left off.

    2025 · mem0.ai · its alternatives →

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    cognee▲382

    Memory for AI Agents in 5 lines of code

    2025 · cognee.ai · its alternatives →

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    Persistent AI memory across Claude Desktop & Cursor IDE

    Oct 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Atlaso▲216

    One memory for every AI you use

    Aug 2026 · atlaso.ai · its alternatives →

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    Hi, I'm Daniel from Zep. I've integrated the Cursor IDE with Graphiti, our open-source temporal knowledge graph framework, to provide Cursor with persistent memory across sessions. The goal was simple: help Cursor remember your coding preferences, standards, and project specs, so you don't have to constantly remind it. Before this integration, Cursor (an AI-assisted IDE many of us already use daily) lacked a robust way to persist user context. To solve this, I used Graphiti’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, which allows structured data exchange between the IDE and Graphiti's temporal…

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    ⚡ The open-source persistent cognitive memory layer for AI coding agents. Stop your Cursor, Claude & Copilot from having amnesia. - itskie/friday

    Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Cortex▲70

    Run multiple claude-code agents from YAML config

    Jan 2026 · cortex-cli.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Memori▲168

    Persistent memory from agent trace, not just conversation

    May 2026 · memorilabs.ai · its alternatives →

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    Cortex▲2

    Persistent memory layer for AI coding tools (Claude, Cursor)

    Jun 2026 · cortex-vercel-omega.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    AI agent memory, everywhere. claude-mem is open-source memory for Claude Code; cmem links it to any MCP client — Cursor, Codex, more — via one private link.

    Dec 2025 · cmem.ai · its alternatives →

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    CogniMemo▲120

    AI that remembers, learns, and evolves

    Dec 2025 · app.cognimemo.com · its alternatives →

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    Open-source MCP server. #5 on LoCoMo. 100% local. MIT.

    May 2026 · totalmemory.dev · its alternatives →

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    Recall▲3

    Long-term memory for AI agents, visible to humans

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    One layer for memories, skills, and rules across any agent

    Feb 2026 · memories.sh · its alternatives →

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    Memory for AI agents. One brain across every model & tool.

    Jul 2026 · brainmemory.ai · its alternatives →

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    AI memory for every agent

    Dec 2025 · localmemory.co · its alternatives →

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    Shared memory & coordination layer for AI agent teams

    Jul 2026 · agenthelm.online · its alternatives →

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