Memory systems
Basic Memory
Markdown-files-as-source-of-truth with semantic graph in SQLite; Obsidian-compatible
Open source + paid cloudself-hostable
★ 4,544 on GitHub · +2 today · last commit Nov 8, 2026
At a glance
- Vendor
- Basic Machines
- Business model
- Open source + paid cloud
- Pricing
- Cloud $15/seat/mo
- License
- AGPL-3.0 (copyleft — flag for commercial use)
- Self-hosting
- Yes, can be self-hosted
- Access
- MCP + CLI
- Architecture
- markdown + SQLite semantic graph
GitHub activity
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- Stars
- 4,544
- Change since last reading
- +2
- Forks
- 355
- Open issues
- 79
- Last commit
- Nov 8, 2026 (1 days ago)
- License (GitHub)
- AGPL-3.0
Links and sources
- Official sitebasicmemory.com
- GitHub repositorygithub.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory