Claude-Mem alternatives (2026)

Claude-Mem is a coding tool: Gives coding agents memory across sessions by capturing what they do, compressing it and feeding the relevant context back in later. Pricing, as the maker states it: Open source. Its GitHub repo has 101,230 stars. We found 141 tools in the directory that do overlapping work (writing code, memory for agents); 106 of them are open source and 9 list a free or freemium plan. Below are the 10 closest, ranked by how many tasks and sub-tasks they share with Claude-Mem, then by GitHub stars.

1. Context Mode (Source-available): Context window optimizer for coding agents that sandboxes tool output and persists session memory. Consider it because it also covers codebase context and code search and sandboxes and secure execution.
2. AgentMemory (Open source): Persistent memory layer for AI coding agents. Consider it because it does the same job with a different approach (open source).
3. Beads (Open source): Issue-tracking memory for coding agents so they can keep track of long-running work. Consider it because it also covers planning and task tracking.
4. MiMo Code (Open source): Xiaomi's terminal coding agent with persistent project memory across sessions; works with any major model provider and is tuned for Xiaomi's MiMo models. Consider it because it also covers terminal and CLI agents.
5. LazyCodex (Open source): Agent harness for Codex that adds project memory, planning, execution and verified completion for complex codebases. Consider it because it also covers codebase context and code search and planning and task tracking.
6. Compozy (Open source): Operating system for AI agents that turns Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and Cursor into a team with task handoff, loops, jobs and shared memory. Consider it because it also covers terminal and CLI agents.
7. Dosu (See site): Knowledge infrastructure that keeps docs, specs and agent memory current with your code for teams and coding agents. Consider it because it is ready to use without building anything.
8. opencode (Open source): Open-source terminal coding agent that works with many model providers. Consider it because it also covers terminal and CLI agents; it has more GitHub stars (213,329 vs 101,230).
9. Claude Code (Paid): Anthropic's terminal coding agent that edits code, runs commands and handles git. Consider it because it is a managed commercial product, if you'd rather not run it yourself; it also covers terminal and CLI agents; it has more GitHub stars (150,707 vs 101,230).
10. CC Switch (Open source): Desktop manager for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, OpenClaw and other coding agents that switches API providers in one click and manages MCP servers, skills and prompts. Consider it because it is ready to use without building anything; it also covers computer and desktop control and MCP servers; it has more GitHub stars (145,685 vs 101,230).

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Alternatives are picked from directory data only: same category plus shared tasks and sub-tasks. Pricing is as each maker states it; GitHub stars as recorded on each listing.