# ai-memory alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like akitaonrails/ai-memory Flowy lists 135 other Agent Memory plugins like ai-memory, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid. Published: Oct 23, 2026 · Updated: Oct 29, 2026 · Author: Flowy Canonical: https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/akitaonrails-ai-memory ## How they compare | Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- | | [ai-memory](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/akitaonrails-ai-memory) | 13,555 | +1,769 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 7 skills, 1 hook, 1 MCP server | | [milla-jovovich-mempalace](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/milla-jovovich-mempalace) | 59,737 | +83 | Oct 25, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills, 6 commands, 4 hooks, 1 MCP server | | [mempalace](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mempalace-mempalace) | 59,727 | +83 | Oct 25, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills, 6 commands, 4 hooks, 1 MCP server | | [basic-memory](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/basicmachines-co-basic-memory) | 4,389 | +78 | Oct 29, 2026 | AGPL-3.0 | 31 skills, 5 commands, 1 MCP server | | [token-optimizer](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/alexgreensh-token-optimizer) | 2,747 | +149 | Oct 27, 2026 | – | 5 skills, 2 commands, 11 hooks | | [deja-vu](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/vshulcz-deja-vu) | 1,321 | +51 | Oct 28, 2026 | MIT | 2 skills, 3 commands, 1 MCP server | | [coding-agent-session-search](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/dicklesworthstone-coding-agent-session-search) | 1,192 | +8 | Oct 26, 2026 | – | 1 skill | | [remnic](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/joshuaswarren-remnic) | 230 | +2 | Oct 29, 2026 | MIT | 6 skills, 1 agent, 1 MCP server | | [ogham-mcp](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/ogham-mcp-ogham-mcp) | 116 | – | Oct 14, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills | | [gentleman-programming-engram](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/gentleman-programming-engram) | 7,632 | +159 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 20 skills | | [powercontext](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/oceanbase-powercontext) | 1,369 | +32 | Oct 26, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 1 skill, 1 MCP server | | [zylos-core](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/zylos-ai-zylos-core) | 1,160 | +1 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 14 skills | | [mindos](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/geminilight-mindos) | 678 | +22 | Oct 23, 2026 | MIT | 10 skills, 1 MCP server | ## The 12 closest alternatives 1. [milla-jovovich-mempalace](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/milla-jovovich-mempalace) (59,737 stars, +83 this week). Local-first AI memory. [milla-jovovich-mempalace on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/milla-jovovich-mempalace) · [milla-jovovich-mempalace alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/milla-jovovich-mempalace) 2. [mempalace](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mempalace-mempalace) (59,727 stars, +83 this week). Local-first AI memory. [mempalace on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mempalace-mempalace) · [mempalace alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mempalace-mempalace) 3. [basic-memory](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/basicmachines-co-basic-memory) (4,389 stars, +78 this week). AI conversations that actually remember. [basic-memory on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/basicmachines-co-basic-memory) · [basic-memory alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/basicmachines-co-basic-memory) 4. [token-optimizer](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/alexgreensh-token-optimizer) (2,747 stars, +149 this week). Find the ghost tokens. [token-optimizer on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/alexgreensh-token-optimizer) · [token-optimizer alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/alexgreensh-token-optimizer) 5. [deja-vu](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/vshulcz-deja-vu) (1,321 stars, +51 this week). Coding agent memory for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and 40 more, built from the session history already on your disk. [deja-vu on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/vshulcz-deja-vu) · [deja-vu alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/vshulcz-deja-vu) 6. [coding-agent-session-search](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/dicklesworthstone-coding-agent-session-search) (1,192 stars, +8 this week). Unified, high-performance TUI to index and search your local coding agent history. [coding-agent-session-search on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/dicklesworthstone-coding-agent-session-search) · [coding-agent-session-search alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/dicklesworthstone-coding-agent-session-search) 7. [remnic](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/joshuaswarren-remnic) (230 stars, +2 this week). Open-source, local-first memory and context for AI agents. [remnic on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/joshuaswarren-remnic) 8. [ogham-mcp](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/ogham-mcp-ogham-mcp) (116 stars). Ogham (pronounced "OH-um") -- persistent, searchable shared memory for AI coding agents. [ogham-mcp on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/ogham-mcp-ogham-mcp) 9. [gentleman-programming-engram](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/gentleman-programming-engram) (7,632 stars, +159 this week). Persistent memory system for AI coding agents. [gentleman-programming-engram on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/gentleman-programming-engram) · [gentleman-programming-engram alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/gentleman-programming-engram) 10. [powercontext](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/oceanbase-powercontext) (1,369 stars, +32 this week). Context that stays with the work — across sessions, agents, and people. [powercontext on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/oceanbase-powercontext) · [powercontext alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/oceanbase-powercontext) 11. [zylos-core](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/zylos-ai-zylos-core) (1,160 stars, +1 this week). Zylos (/ˈzaɪ.lɒs/ 赛洛丝) — Give your AI a life. [zylos-core on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/zylos-ai-zylos-core) · [zylos-core alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/zylos-ai-zylos-core) 12. [mindos](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/geminilight-mindos) (678 stars, +22 this week). MindOS is a Human-AI Collaborative Mind System, where human thinks and agents act. [mindos on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/geminilight-mindos) ## Questions about ai-memory alternatives ### What is the best alternative to ai-memory? milla-jovovich-mempalace is the first of 12 alternatives to ai-memory by shared technologies: it has 59,737 stars (ahead of ai-memory), gained 83 stars this week and ships 6 commands, which ai-memory does not. ### Which ai-memory alternative has the most skills? basic-memory has the most, with 31 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. ai-memory has 7. ### Is ai-memory free? Yes. ai-memory is published under the MIT license, so it is free to use. ## Related - [Agent Memory plugins on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/category/agent-memory) - [Browse all skills](https://www.flowy.sh/skills) - [Browse all hooks](https://www.flowy.sh/hooks) - [Browse all MCP servers](https://www.flowy.sh/mcp) - [ai-memory on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/akitaonrails-ai-memory)