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Lore — Universal AI Memory Layer

PyPI npm Container Python 3.10+ License: MIT MCP Compatible Tests

Your AI agents remember everything. Automatically.

Lore is a cross-agent memory system that stores, connects, and retrieves knowledge across any AI agent — without code changes. Install a hook, and relevant memories appear in every prompt. No agent cooperation needed.

User: "What API rate limits should I use?"

── Lore hook fires (20ms) ──────────────────────────────
🧠 Relevant memories from Lore:
- [0.82] Stripe API returns 429 after 100 req/min — use exponential backoff
- [0.71] Our internal API rate limit is 500 req/min per API key
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Agent sees memories + prompt → responds with full context

Features

Universal Memory

remember · recall · forget · list_memories · stats

Store and retrieve memories across any AI agent via MCP tools, REST API, or Python/TypeScript SDK. Semantic search with tier-based TTL, temporal decay, and automatic PII redaction.

Knowledge Graph

graph_query · entity_map · related · extract_facts · list_facts · conflicts

Entities and relationships auto-extracted from memories. Hop-by-hop graph traversal surfaces connected knowledge that pure vector search misses. Atomic fact extraction with automatic conflict detection.

Graph Visualization

Web UI at /ui/

Interactive D3 force-directed graph of your knowledge base. Entity detail panels, topic clusters, search, and filtering. Runs in the browser — no install required.

Session Continuity

Auto-snapshot + auto-inject — zero agent cooperation

The Session Accumulator automatically captures conversation context and injects relevant session history into every prompt. Deterministic (no LLM needed). Works via hooks — the agent never knows Lore exists.

Recent Activity

recent_activity

Session-aware summary of what happened recently across all projects. Gives agents continuity between conversations without manual context-passing.

Topic Notes

topics · topic_detail

Auto-generated concept hubs that cluster related memories, entities, and facts around recurring themes. See everything Lore knows about a topic in one view.

Export & Snapshot

export · snapshot · snapshot_list · save_snapshot

Full data export in JSON and Markdown formats. Obsidian-compatible output for browsing your knowledge graph in a PKM tool. Snapshots for backup and migration.

Approval UX with Risk Scoring

review_digest · review_connection · lore review list --sort risk

Review discovered knowledge graph connections with computed risk scores. Batch approve/reject with notes, full audit trail of decisions. Sort by risk, confidence, or age.

Guided Bootstrap

lore bootstrap

Single command that validates Python version, Postgres, pgvector, Docker, runs migrations, and verifies server health. Use --fix to auto-remediate missing dependencies.

Multi-Agent Setup

lore setup claude-code · lore setup openclaw · lore setup cursor · lore setup codex

One-command hook installation for all major AI coding agents. Auto-retrieval injected into every prompt — no code changes needed. Includes --validate, --test-connection, and --dry-run flags.

SLO Dashboard + Alerting

lore slo create · lore slo status · GET /v1/slo/status

Define SLO targets for retrieval latency (p50/p95/p99) and hit rate. Background checker evaluates every 60s and fires webhook or email alerts on breach. Time-series API for charting.

Adaptive Retrieval Profiles

lore profiles list · GET /v1/profiles · ?profile=coding

Named retrieval profiles stored in Postgres. Presets for coding (recency-biased), incident response (graph-heavy), and research (long-term). Select per-request or set as API key default.

Policy-Based Retention

lore policy create · lore restore-drill · GET /v1/policies/compliance

Declarative lifecycle policies with per-tier retention windows, cron-based snapshot schedules, and restore drills with timing metrics. Compliance dashboard across all policies.

Multi-Tenant Workspaces

lore workspace create · lore workspace switch · lore audit

Workspace isolation within orgs. Scoped API keys, member management with RBAC roles, and a full audit log of every action (memory.create, key.revoke, etc.).

Plugin SDK

lore plugin create · lore plugin list · lore plugin reload

Extend Lore with plugins discovered via Python entry_points. Five lifecycle hooks (on_remember, on_recall, on_enrich, on_extract, on_score), hot-reload, scaffold CLI, and test harness.

Proactive Recommendations

suggest · lore suggest --context "..." · GET /v1/recommendations

Surface relevant memories before explicit queries. Multi-signal scoring (context similarity, entity overlap, temporal patterns, access patterns) with human-readable explanations and a feedback loop.

Retrieval Analytics

GET /v1/analytics/retrieval · Prometheus metrics

Track hit rate, score distribution, memory utilization, and latency. Know whether memories are actually helping your agents.

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Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/agentkitai/lore.git
cd lore
docker compose up -d

Starts Postgres with pgvector and the Lore server on http://localhost:8765.

pip

pip install lore-sdk[server]
lore serve  # starts on port 8765

Verify it works

curl http://localhost:8765/v1/memories

Add Lore as an MCP server

One line — no install — drops Lore into any MCP client (Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, Claude Desktop):

// Claude Code: .mcp.json  ·  Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lore": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["--from", "lore-sdk[mcp]", "lore-memory"] }
  }
}

Already installed (pip install lore-sdk[mcp])? Use "command": "lore-memory" (or lore mcp). Per-client guides are in Multi-Agent Setup below; lore integrate --platform <client> writes the config for you.

Multi-Agent Setup

Claude Code

Option A: Auto-retrieval hook (recommended)

lore setup claude-code

This installs a UserPromptSubmit hook that auto-injects relevant memories into every prompt.

Option B: MCP tools

Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lore": {
      "command": "lore",
      "args": ["mcp"],
      "env": {
        "LORE_API_URL": "http://localhost:8765",
        "LORE_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

OpenClaw

lore setup openclaw

Installs a message:preprocessed hook for auto-retrieval. Memories appear in context before every agent response.

Cursor

lore setup cursor

Installs a beforeSubmitPrompt hook. Also add MCP config to .cursorrules:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lore": {
      "command": "lore",
      "args": ["mcp"],
      "env": {
        "LORE_API_URL": "http://localhost:8765",
        "LORE_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Codex CLI

lore setup codex

Installs a beforePlan hook. Add MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lore": {
      "command": "lore",
      "args": ["mcp"],
      "env": {
        "LORE_API_URL": "http://localhost:8765",
        "LORE_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Any HTTP client

Auto-retrieval works with any system that can make an HTTP call before sending a prompt:

curl -s "http://localhost:8765/v1/retrieve?query=your+prompt&limit=5&min_score=0.3&format=markdown" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LORE_API_KEY"

MCP Tools Reference

Tool

Description

remember

Store a memory with type, tier, tags, metadata

recall

Semantic search with temporal/graph-enhanced retrieval

forget

Delete a memory by ID

list_memories

List memories with filtering

stats

Memory statistics (total, by type/tier)

upvote_memory

Boost memory ranking

downvote_memory

Lower memory ranking

graph_query

Hop-by-hop knowledge graph traversal

entity_map

List entities (optional D3 format)

related

Find related memories/entities

extract_facts

Extract (subject, predicate, object) triples

list_facts

List active facts

conflicts

List detected fact conflicts

classify

Intent, domain, emotion classification

enrich

LLM-powered metadata extraction

consolidate

Merge duplicate/related memories

ingest

Accept content from external sources

github_sync

Sync GitHub repo data

check_freshness

Verify memory freshness against git

as_prompt

Export memories formatted for LLM injection

add_conversation

Extract memories from conversation messages

recent_activity

Recent memory activity summary

topics

List auto-detected recurring topics

topic_detail

Deep dive on a topic (memories, entities, timeline)

export

Export all data to JSON

snapshot

Create data backup

snapshot_list

List available snapshots

save_snapshot

Save session snapshot

review_digest

Get pending connections for review

review_connection

Approve/reject a pending connection

on_this_day

Memories from same date across years

suggest

Proactive memory recommendations based on session context

CLI Reference

# Memory operations
lore remember "API rate limit is 100 req/min" --tags api,limits
lore recall "rate limits" --limit 5
lore forget <memory-id>
lore memories --tier long_term
lore stats

# Knowledge graph
lore graph "authentication" --depth 2
lore entities --limit 50
lore facts "extract facts from this text"
lore conflicts

# Session & context
lore recent --hours 24
lore on-this-day

# Export & backup
lore export --format json > backup.json
lore import backup.json
lore snapshot-save --title "before refactor"

# Server & setup
lore bootstrap               # validate prerequisites
lore serve                    # start HTTP server
lore mcp                     # start MCP server
lore ui                      # start web UI
lore setup claude-code       # install hooks
lore setup claude-code --validate --test-connection

# SLO management
lore slo create --name "P99 < 50ms" --metric p99_latency --threshold 50 --operator lt
lore slo status
lore slo alerts

# Retrieval profiles
lore profiles list
lore profiles create --name fast-coding --semantic-weight 1.0 --recency-bias 7

# Retention policies
lore policy create --name prod --snapshot-schedule "0 2 * * *" --max-snapshots 30
lore policy compliance
lore restore-drill --latest

# Workspaces
lore workspace create dev-team
lore workspace switch dev-team
lore audit --since 24h

# Plugins
lore plugin create my-tagger
lore plugin list
lore plugin reload my-tagger

# Recommendations
lore suggest --context "setting up docker"

# Review (with risk scoring)
lore review list --sort risk
lore review approve <id> --note "Verified"
lore review batch approve --ids id1,id2

# API keys
lore keys create --name "my-agent"
lore keys list
lore keys revoke <key-id>

API Reference

Key endpoints

# Memory CRUD
GET    /v1/retrieve                    # Auto-retrieval (for hooks)
POST   /v1/memories                    # Create memory
POST   /v1/memories/search             # Semantic search
GET    /v1/memories                    # List memories
GET    /v1/memories/{id}               # Get memory
PATCH  /v1/memories/{id}               # Update memory
DELETE /v1/memories/{id}               # Delete memory

# Knowledge graph
GET    /v1/graph                       # Knowledge graph
GET    /v1/graph/topics                # Topic list
GET    /v1/graph/topics/{name}         # Topic detail
GET    /v1/graph/entity/{id}           # Entity detail

# Ingestion
POST   /v1/conversations              # Extract memories from conversation
POST   /v1/ingest                     # Ingest external content

# Review + risk scoring
GET    /v1/review                     # Pending reviews (sortable by risk)
POST   /v1/review/{id}               # Approve/reject with notes
POST   /v1/review/bulk               # Batch approve/reject
GET    /v1/review/history             # Decision audit trail

# Export & snapshots
POST   /v1/export                     # Export all data
POST   /v1/import                     # Import data
POST   /v1/export/snapshots           # Create snapshot
GET    /v1/export/snapshots           # List snapshots

# SLO dashboard
GET    /v1/slo                        # List SLO definitions
POST   /v1/slo                        # Create SLO
GET    /v1/slo/status                 # Current pass/fail per SLO
GET    /v1/slo/alerts                 # Alert history
GET    /v1/slo/timeseries             # Time-series for charts

# Retrieval profiles
GET    /v1/profiles                   # List profiles
POST   /v1/profiles                   # Create profile
GET    /v1/retrieve?profile=coding    # Retrieve with profile

# Retention policies
GET    /v1/policies                   # List policies
POST   /v1/policies                   # Create policy
GET    /v1/policies/compliance        # Compliance summary
POST   /v1/policies/{id}/drill       # Execute restore drill

# Workspaces + RBAC
POST   /v1/workspaces                 # Create workspace
GET    /v1/workspaces                 # List workspaces
POST   /v1/workspaces/{id}/members   # Add member
GET    /v1/audit                      # Query audit log

# Plugins
GET    /v1/plugins                    # List plugins
POST   /v1/plugins/{name}/enable     # Enable plugin
POST   /v1/plugins/{name}/reload     # Hot-reload plugin

# Recommendations
POST   /v1/recommendations           # Get proactive suggestions
POST   /v1/recommendations/{id}/feedback  # Thumbs up/down
PATCH  /v1/recommendations/config    # Adjust aggressiveness

# Setup validation
POST   /v1/setup/validate            # Test connectivity

# Analytics & monitoring
GET    /v1/recent                     # Recent activity
GET    /v1/analytics/retrieval        # Retrieval analytics
GET    /metrics                       # Prometheus metrics

# API keys
POST   /v1/keys                       # Create API key
GET    /v1/keys                       # List API keys
DELETE /v1/keys/{id}                  # Revoke API key

Configuration

Variable

Default

Description

DATABASE_URL

PostgreSQL connection string

LORE_PORT

8765

Server port

LORE_API_KEY

API key for authentication

LORE_API_URL

http://localhost:8765

Remote server URL

LORE_PROJECT

Default project scope

LORE_SNAPSHOT_THRESHOLD

30000

Characters before auto-snapshot

LORE_ENRICHMENT_ENABLED

false

Enable LLM enrichment pipeline

LORE_ENRICHMENT_MODEL

gpt-4o-mini

Model for enrichment

LORE_LLM_PROVIDER

LLM provider override

LORE_LLM_API_KEY

LLM API key

LORE_LLM_MODEL

LLM model override

LORE_LLM_BASE_URL

LLM base URL

LORE_GRAPH_DEPTH

2

Default graph traversal depth

LORE_GRAPH_CONFIDENCE_THRESHOLD

0.5

Entity confidence threshold

LORE_GRAPH_EXTRACTION_ENABLED

auto

Entity/fact extraction from new memories. Auto-on when the local claude CLI (Claude Code) is on PATH; set false to disable. Note: graph extraction uses the claude CLI, not OPENAI_API_KEY/LORE_ENRICHMENT_MODEL (those drive the separate enrichment pipeline).

LORE_GRAPH_EXTRACTION_CONCURRENCY

2

Max concurrent claude extraction subprocesses

LORE_GRAPH_EXTRACTION_TIMEOUT

30

Per-extraction subprocess timeout (seconds)

LORE_HTTP_TIMEOUT

30

HTTP timeout (seconds)

OPENAI_API_KEY

Auto-enables enrichment when set

SLO_CHECK_INTERVAL

60

SLO evaluation interval (seconds)

ALERT_WEBHOOK_URL

Default webhook URL for SLO alerts

SMTP_HOST

SMTP server for email alerts

SMTP_PORT

587

SMTP port

SMTP_USER

SMTP username

SMTP_FROM

Email sender address

AUTH_MODE

api-key-only

Auth mode: api-key-only, dual, oidc-required

LORE_WORKSPACE

Default workspace slug

Architecture

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                      Agent Runtimes                          │
│  Claude Code · OpenClaw · Cursor · Codex · Any HTTP client   │
└──────────┬──────────────────────────────────┬────────────────┘
           │ hooks (auto-retrieval)           │ MCP tools
           ▼                                  ▼
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                     Lore Server (:8765)                       │
│                                                              │
│  REST API · MCP Server · Web UI (/ui/) · Plugin SDK          │
│                                                              │
│  ┌─────────────┐  ┌──────────────┐  ┌─────────────────────┐ │
│  │  Embedder   │  │  Knowledge   │  │  LLM Pipeline       │ │
│  │  (ONNX)     │  │  Graph       │  │  (optional)         │ │
│  │  pgvector   │  │  + Review    │  │  classify · enrich   │ │
│  │  + Profiles │  │  + Risk      │  │  extract · recommend │ │
│  └─────────────┘  └──────────────┘  └─────────────────────┘ │
│                                                              │
│  ┌─────────────┐  ┌──────────────┐  ┌─────────────────────┐ │
│  │  SLO        │  │  Retention   │  │  Workspaces         │ │
│  │  Checker    │  │  Scheduler   │  │  + RBAC             │ │
│  │  + Alerting │  │  + Drills    │  │  + Audit Log        │ │
│  └─────────────┘  └──────────────┘  └─────────────────────┘ │
└──────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────┘
                           │
              ┌────────────▼────────────┐
              │   PostgreSQL + pgvector  │
              │   memories · entities    │
              │   relationships · facts  │
              │   slo · profiles · audit │
              │   workspaces · policies  │
              └─────────────────────────┘

Performance

Operation

Latency

/v1/retrieve (warm)

~20ms

remember() (no LLM)

< 100ms

recall() 100 memories

< 50ms

recall() 10K memories

< 200ms

recall() graph-enhanced

< 500ms

Embedding (500 words)

< 200ms

Contributing

git clone https://github.com/agentkitai/lore.git
cd lore
pip install -e ".[dev,server,mcp,enrichment]"
docker compose up -d db  # Postgres + pgvector
pytest

License

MIT

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