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Give Claude Code a Memory
Your AI remembers your codebase, decisions, and context across every session.
Every session starts from zero
Without memory, Claude Code forgets everything between sessions.
- —You re-explain your project architecture at the start of every session.
- —Decisions you made last week are lost — Claude asks the same questions again.
- —CLAUDE.md helps, but it's manual and limited. Your real context is scattered.
- —You lose hours of productive momentum just getting Claude back up to speed.
Basic Memory changes that
Give Claude Code a persistent, searchable knowledge base it can read and write to.
Persistent context
Claude Code reads and writes to a knowledge base that carries over between sessions. Architecture decisions, coding patterns, and project context are always available.
Searchable knowledge
Every conversation builds a searchable knowledge graph. Claude can find relevant context from weeks or months ago in milliseconds.
Plain text you own
Everything is stored as Markdown files on your machine. Read them, edit them, version them with git. No lock-in, no cloud dependency.
Native MCP integration
Basic Memory uses the Model Context Protocol — the same standard Claude Code is built on. No wrappers, no hacks, just a clean native connection.
One command to get started
Quick Setup
claude mcp add -s user -t http basic-memory-cloud https://cloud.basicmemory.com/mcpThat's it. Full setup guide →
What users are saying
“Basic Memory changed my whole relationship with LLMs... I switched from GPT and Gemini to exclusively Claude and Claude Code because of this integration and am completely revamping all our companies processes around a basic memory workflow now.”
Alex
TrainerDay
“Basic memory is the missing 'wow' factor in AI chatbots—now I can't imagine Claude or Claude Code without it.”
Caleb
Caleb Picker Consulting
Start building with Claude Code
Try Basic Memory free for 7 days. Your notes stay yours either way.
7-Day Free Trial
$15/seat/month
Graduated team pricing- AI collaboration via MCP
- Shared workspaces for teams and agents
- Team member management and audit logs
- Full-text search across notes and projects
- Desktop, mobile, and web access
- Private, exportable Markdown files
- 50,000 notes per seat
- 1,000 note updates per seat per day
- Cancel anytime, your data stays yours
Open source available for power users
View on GitHubFrequently asked questions
- How do I give Claude Code persistent memory?
- Add Basic Memory as an MCP server with one command:
claude mcp add -s user -t http basic-memory-cloud https://cloud.basicmemory.com/mcp(or run it locally, free and open source). Claude Code can then search, read, and write notes in your knowledge base in every session. - How is Basic Memory different from CLAUDE.md?
- CLAUDE.md is a static instruction file you maintain by hand and that loads in full every session. Basic Memory is a searchable knowledge graph: Claude Code retrieves only the context relevant to the task at hand, and writes new knowledge back as you work. Most teams use both — CLAUDE.md for standing instructions, Basic Memory for accumulated project knowledge.
- Does Basic Memory work across multiple repositories?
- Yes. Projects in Basic Memory are independent knowledge bases, so you can keep one per codebase or share one across related repos. The same knowledge is also available in Claude Desktop, claude.ai, and any other MCP client.
- Does Basic Memory cost anything with Claude Code?
- The local version is free and open source (AGPL-3.0) and adds no API costs — it runs on your machine. Basic Memory Cloud, which syncs your knowledge across devices and tools, starts at $15/seat/month with a 7-day trial.
