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OpenLore

Active·★ 355·MIT·Updated 2026-10-26

OpenLore turns any evolving codebase into a navigable knowledge graph backed by OpenSpec living specifications. It maintains persistent architectural context across AI agent sessions, reducing token consumption for orientation from 15,000-50,000 to about 1,000-3,000 tokens. The three-layer system includes static analysis, spec generation, and an MCP agent runtime with 45 tools.

OpenLore sits in the RAG / Knowledge Base category, so it is usually better judged by workflow fit, deployment style, and team needs than by isolated features alone. Based on the available metadata, it leans most clearly toward Persistent call graph with incremental updates via --watch-auto for live codebase awareness. A representative use case is AI coding agents need to quickly understand codebase structure and maintain context across sessions without re-reading files. The listed license is MIT. GitHub stars are currently 350. Relevant tags include adr, agentic-workflows.

This write-up is based on the project's README and public repository data. We have not hand-tested the tool.

#adr#agentic-workflows#ai-agents#ai-coding#call-graph#codebase-analysis#context-management#developer-tools
$ Install
$ npm install -g openlore && cd /path/to/your-project && openlore analyze && openlore install && openlore mcp
↗ Visit site★ GitHub
01

Features

01Persistent call graph with incremental updates via --watch-auto for live codebase awareness
02Spec drift detection in milliseconds comparing git changes against spec mappings
03Epistemic Lease mechanism to model and signal architectural context decay in long sessions
0445 MCP tools including orient(), graph traversal, semantic search, and drift awareness
05Multi-agent surface auto-install (Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, Continue) via openlore install
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Why choose it

+Persistent call graph with incremental updates via --watch-auto for live codebase awareness
+Spec drift detection in milliseconds comparing git changes against spec mappings
+AI coding agents need to quickly understand codebase structure and maintain context across sessions without re-reading files
+Supports 9 platforms or runtime environments.
03

Trade-offs

!The final decision should still be made through side-by-side comparison with similar tools.
04

Compatibility

Node.js
Required
Verified via docs
TypeScript
Analyzed
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Python
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Go
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Rust
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Ruby
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Quick start

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$ npm install -g openlore
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$ cd /path/to/your-project
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$ openlore analyze
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$ openlore install
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$ openlore mcp
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Use cases

↳AI coding agents need to quickly understand codebase structure and maintain context across sessions without re-reading files
↳Detecting when code drifts from documented specifications to enforce architectural governance
↳Preventing architectural assumptions from decaying in long agent sessions, especially in monorepos or cross-repo workflows
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openlore provides persistent architectural memory for AI coding agents by turning codebases into queryable knowledge graphs featuring static analysis, living specs, automated drift detection, and graph-native MCP tools to eliminate context decay and drastically slash orientation token costs.

355MIT
Last commit2d ago
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CategoryRAG / Knowledge Base
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