# hindsight alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like vectorize-io/hindsight hindsight has 53,798 stars, gained 3,341 in 7 days and was last pushed Oct 25, 2026; the top pick, openviking, has 40,960 stars and gained 546 in 7 days. Published: Oct 23, 2026 · Updated: Oct 29, 2026 · Author: Flowy Canonical: https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/vectorize-io-hindsight ## How they compare Flowy lists 135 other Agent Memory plugins like hindsight, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid. | Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- | | [hindsight](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/vectorize-io-hindsight) | 53,798 | +3,341 | Oct 25, 2026 | MIT | 18 skills | | [openviking](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/volcengine-openviking) | 40,960 | +546 | Oct 27, 2026 | AGPL-3.0 | 14 skills | | [autocontext](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/greyhaven-ai-autocontext) | 1,311 | +4 | Oct 24, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 4 skills | | [caura-ai-caura-2](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/caura-ai-caura) | 501 | +35 | Oct 26, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 3 skills | | [caura-ai-caura](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/caura-ai-caura-memclaw) | 501 | +35 | Oct 26, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 3 skills | | [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 | | [arkon](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/nduckmink-arkon) | 1,497 | +12 | Jun 3, 2026 | – | 3 skills | | [zylos-core](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/zylos-ai-zylos-core) | 1,160 | +1 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 14 skills | | [entroly](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/juyterman1000-entroly) | 480 | +1 | Oct 26, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 2 skills, 1 hook, 1 MCP server | | [cortexdb](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/liliang-cn-cortexdb) | 468 | +5 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills, 13 commands, 1 MCP server | | [atomicmemory](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/atomicstrata-atomicmemory) | 440 | 0 | Oct 24, 2026 | – | 1 skill | | [openlore](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/clay-good-openlore) | 355 | +5 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 11 skills, 1 command | | [shodh-memory](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/varun29ankus-shodh-memory) | 316 | +2 | Oct 26, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 2 skills, 6 hooks, 3 MCP servers | ## The 12 closest alternatives 1. [openviking](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/volcengine-openviking) (40,960 stars, +546 this week). Self-evolving Context Database for AI Agents. [openviking on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/volcengine-openviking) · [openviking alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/volcengine-openviking) 2. [autocontext](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/greyhaven-ai-autocontext) (1,311 stars, +4 this week). a recursive self-improving harness designed to help your agents (and future iterations of those agents) succeed on any task. [autocontext on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/greyhaven-ai-autocontext) · [autocontext alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/greyhaven-ai-autocontext) 3. [caura-ai-caura-2](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/caura-ai-caura) (501 stars, +35 this week). Caura (formerly MemClaw) — governed shared memory for AI agent fleets. [caura-ai-caura-2 on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/caura-ai-caura) 4. [caura-ai-caura](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/caura-ai-caura-memclaw) (501 stars, +35 this week). Caura (formerly MemClaw) — governed shared memory for AI agent fleets. [caura-ai-caura on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/caura-ai-caura-memclaw) 5. [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) 6. [arkon](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/nduckmink-arkon) (1,497 stars, +12 this week). Arkon is a self-hosted, enterprise-grade knowledge management layer that bridges organizational data and AI clients. [arkon on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/nduckmink-arkon) · [arkon alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/nduckmink-arkon) 7. [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) 8. [entroly](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/juyterman1000-entroly) (480 stars, +1 this week). Cut AI context cost without trusting the compressor. [entroly on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/juyterman1000-entroly) 9. [cortexdb](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/liliang-cn-cortexdb) (468 stars, +5 this week). AI memory and a knowledge graph in one SQLite file. [cortexdb on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/liliang-cn-cortexdb) 10. [atomicmemory](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/atomicstrata-atomicmemory) (440 stars, 0 this week). Inspectable, correction-aware memory for agents and AI applications. [atomicmemory on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/atomicstrata-atomicmemory) 11. [openlore](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/clay-good-openlore) (355 stars, +5 this week). Deterministic, local-first memory and guardrails for AI coding agents with no LLM in the hot path. [openlore on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/clay-good-openlore) 12. [shodh-memory](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/varun29ankus-shodh-memory) (316 stars, +2 this week). Local, LLM-free memory for AI agents. [shodh-memory on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/varun29ankus-shodh-memory) ## Questions about hindsight alternatives ### What is the best alternative to hindsight? openviking is the first of 12 alternatives to hindsight by shared technologies: it has 40,960 stars (behind hindsight) and gained 546 stars this week. ### Which hindsight alternative has the most skills? basic-memory has the most, with 31 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. hindsight has 18. ### Is hindsight free? Yes. hindsight 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) - [hindsight on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/vectorize-io-hindsight)