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remnic

Active·★ 228·MIT·Updated 2026-10-22

Remnic is an open-source, local-first memory and context management system designed for AI agents. It provides a unified, durable knowledge store that integrates with various AI tools, ensuring agents retain and recall relevant information across sessions without cloud dependencies.

remnic sits in the Memory & Context 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 Local-first, markdown-based memory storage with no cloud dependency.. A representative use case is Empowering AI agents to recall user identity, project details, and preferences across multiple sessions.. The listed license is MIT. GitHub stars are currently 228. Relevant tags include AI Memory, Context Management.

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

#AI Memory#Context Management#Local-first#Agent Toolkit#Hybrid Search#Knowledge Base#Open Source#LLM Orchestration
$ Install
$ npm install -g @remnic/cli && remnic init
↗ Visit site★ GitHub
01

Features

01Local-first, markdown-based memory storage with no cloud dependency.
02Unified memory store accessible by multiple AI agents and tools (e.g., OpenClaw, Claude Code, ChatGPT).
03Automatic knowledge extraction, distillation, and intelligent context injection into agent prompts.
04Sharp retrieval through hybrid search (BM25 + vector + reranking) with explainable provenance.
05Memory OS with namespaces for multi-tenancy, hot/cold tiering, and optional at-rest encryption.
02

Why choose it

+Local-first, markdown-based memory storage with no cloud dependency.
+Unified memory store accessible by multiple AI agents and tools (e.g., OpenClaw, Claude Code, ChatGPT).
+Empowering AI agents to recall user identity, project details, and preferences across multiple sessions.
+Supports 11 platforms or runtime environments.
03

Trade-offs

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

Compatibility

OpenClaw
Agent
Verified via docs
Claude Code
Agent
Verified via docs
Codex CLI
Agent
Verified via docs
Hermes
Agent
Verified via docs
Pi Coding Agent
Agent
Verified via docs
Oh My Pi (omp)
Agent
Verified via docs
05

Quick start

1
$ npm install -g @remnic/cli
2
$ remnic init
06

Use cases

↳Empowering AI agents to recall user identity, project details, and preferences across multiple sessions.
↳Maintaining persistent context for debugging sessions and research tasks, preventing repeated effort.
↳Creating personalized support 'passports' (e.g., 'What Helps Me') for self-advocacy with human-governed sharing.
↳Enabling human-gated correction loops for agents to update their knowledge and learn from past failures.
↳Providing a unified and consistent knowledge base for collaboration among multiple AI agents.
07

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Open-source memory and context for user-aware agents: scoped memory, provenance, retrieval quality, correction, boundaries, evals, and MCP/HTTP access.

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