AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to SCMD

Manage what Claude Remembers and Keeps as Memory.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   Recall: Give Claude memory with Redis-backed persistent context▲171

   Hey HN! I'm José, and I built Recall to solve a problem that was driving me crazy. The Problem: I use Claude for coding daily, but every conversation starts from scratch. I'd explain my architecture, coding standards, past decisions... then hit the context limit and lose everything. Next session? Start over. The Solution: Recall is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives Claude persistent memory using Redis + semantic search. Think of it as long-term memory that survives context limits and session restarts. How it works: - Claude stores important context as "memories" during…

   2025 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

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   Stop Claude Code from forgetting everything▲202

   I got tired of Claude Code forgetting all my context every time I open a new session: set-up decisions, how I like my margins, decision history. etc. We built a shared memory layer you can drop in as a Claude Code Skill. It’s basically a tiny memory DB with recall that remembers your sessions. Not magic. Not AGI. Just state. Install in Claude Code: /plugin marketplace add https://github.com/mutable-state-inc/ensue-skill /plugin install ensue-memory # restart Claude Code What it does: (1) persists context between sessions (2) semantic & temportal search (not just…

   Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Claude-Mem▲115

   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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   Recall – Local project memory for Claude Code▲138

   Stop wasting tokens and re-explaining your project every session. Recall gives Claude Code durable memory — entirely offline. - raiyanyahya/recall

   Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Claude Memory – Long-term memory for Claude▲76

   OpenMemory Chrome Extension: Long-term memory for ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Grok etc - mem0ai/mem0-chrome-extension

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Claude Import Memory▲716

   Switch from ChatGPT to Claude with import memory feature

   Mar 2026 · claude.com · its alternatives →

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   CodeYam CLI & Memory▲141

   Comprehensive memory management for Claude Code

   Mar 2026 · codeyam.com · its alternatives →

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   minimi▲487

   Your ambient memory for Claude

   Jun 2026 · projectminimi.com · its alternatives →

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   Agentmemory▲310

   Persistent memory for Claude Code, Codex & coding agents

   May 2026 · agent-memory.dev · its alternatives →

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    Total Recall – write-gated memory for Claude Code▲67

    built this because I got tired of re-teaching Claude Code the same context every session. Preferences, decisions, “we already tried X,” “don’t touch this file,” etc. After a few days it starts to feel like onboarding the same coworker every morning. Most “agent memory” tools auto-save everything. That feels good briefly, then memory turns into a junk drawer and retrieval gets noisy. Total Recall takes the opposite approach: a write gate. Before anything gets promoted, it asks one question: “Will this change future behavior?” If not, it doesn’t get saved. How it works: Daily log first (raw…

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    CodeYam Memory – comprehensive memory management for Claude Code▲17

    We built CodeYam Memory because Claude Code kept making the same mistakes on our codebase. Our claude.md files quickly got stale and maintaining by hand or with Claude wasn’t sufficient. While digging into this we found that Claude has a native rules system that allowed us to target specific parts of our repo with path matching. This was ideal for our use case but trying to manage these rules by hand was already not working and would be even harder with more granular, targeted rules. CodeYam Memory uses a background agent to review your coding session transcripts, identifies confusion…

    Mar 2026 · its alternatives →

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    Make0 Brain▲82

    A memory store that works across all of your AI agents.

    14d ago · make0.ai · its alternatives →

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    GPS▲83

    Memory layer for LLMs that stores repo rules + past lessons

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ContextPool▲180

    Persistent memory for AI coding agents

    Apr 2026 · contextpool.io · its alternatives →

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    Claude to Notion▲131

    One-click save your Claude conversations to Notion

    2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Retain – A unified knowledge base for all your AI coding conversations▲45

    Hey HN! I built Retain as the evolution of claude-reflect (github.com/BayramAnnakov/claude-reflect). The original problem: I use Claude Code/Codex daily for coding, plus claude.ai and ChatGPT occasionally. Every conversation contains decisions, corrections, and patterns I forget existed weeks later. I kept re-explaining the same preferences. claude-reflect was a CLI tool that extracted learnings from Claude Code sessions. Retain takes this further with a native macOS app that: - Aggregates conversations from Claude Code, claude.ai, ChatGPT, and Codex CLI - Instant full-text…

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ResumeContext▲74

    Shared memory for coding agents.

    Sep 2026 · resumecontext.com · its alternatives →

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    AI Memory Layer for ChatGPT and Claude.▲26

    Shared persistent memory across all your LLMs.

    2025 · teamlayer.xyz · its alternatives →

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    A local-first memory store for LLM agents (SQLite)▲48

    Local persistent memory store for LLM applications including claude desktop, github copilot, codex, antigravity, etc. - CaviraOSS/LongMemory

    Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Claude-engram – Brain-inspired persistent memory, runs inside Claude.ai▲6

    Claude.ai artifacts can call the Anthropic API and have persistent storage (5MB via window.storage). I used these two capabilities to build a memory system modeled on how human memory actually works — salience scoring, forgetting curves, and sleep consolidation — all running inside a single React artifact with no external dependencies. Just add artifact to your chat and paste instructions into your personal preferences setting.

    Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    MCPs aren't enough, give Codex/Claude accurate memory of everything▲17

    Timeglass turns everyday work into accurate timesheets attributed to the right client, project, and task. No timers, manual entry, or end-of-week reconstruction.

    May 2026 · timeglass.ai · its alternatives →

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    Recall▲16

    One developer solves it. Every developer knows it.

    Feb 2026 · recall.team · its alternatives →

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    Built a memory layer that stops AI agents from forgetting everything▲13

    Tired of AI coding tools that forget everything between sessions? Every time I open a new chat with Claude or fire up Copilot, I'm back to square one explaining my codebase structure. So I built something to fix this. It's called In Memoria. Its an MCP server that gives AI tools persistent memory. Instead of starting fresh every conversation, the AI remembers your coding patterns, architectural decisions, and all the context you've built up. The setup is dead simple: `npx in-memoria server` then connect your AI tool. No accounts, no data leaves your machine. Under the hood it's TypeScript +…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Context for Claude▲8

    Give eyes and ears to your agents

    Aug 2026 · contextforclaude.com · its alternatives →

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