magic-context vs letta
magic-context: Magic Context is a context and memory plugin for coding agent harnesses (OpenCode, Pi and OMP) that compresses history in the background, lifts decisions and conventions into project memory and recalls them each turn. It replaces the host's built-in compaction so one session per project can run for weeks without pauses.; letta: Letta is a powerful platform for building stateful AI agents equipped with advanced memory, enabling them to learn and self-improve over time. It provides both a command-line interface for local agent execution and a comprehensive API with Python and TypeScript SDKs for seamless integration into applications.
TL;DR
Keep one coding-agent session per project running for weeks
- You want a long-lived agent that remembers past work and rewrites its own memory and context over time.
- You want one agent reachable from CLI, desktop, browser, mobile and messaging apps, with subagents, schedules and hooks.
- You want memory you can inspect: the README says context is tracked in git and can sync to your own repository.
- You only need to add memory to an agent you already use through MCP; a small MCP memory server is a lighter fit.
- You rely on older Letta tutorials or the V1 API server: the project restructured, and the V1 server is retired.
- You want everything to work without signing in: Letta Cloud is the default backend and some features need it.
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