Linksee Memory
Linksee Memory is a local-first, cross-LLM MCP server that gives AI agents persistent structured memory, drift detection, and token-saving file caching — all stored in a single SQLite file (~/.linksee-memory/memory.db) shared across Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, OpenAI Codex, and Gemini CLI.
Core Memory Operations
Store memories (
remember) — Save information about entities (people, projects, files, concepts) across 6 layers:goal,context,emotion,implementation,caveat, andlearning. Pin important memories (importance ≥ 0.9) to protect them from auto-forgetting.Recall memories (
recall) — Full-text search with composite ranking (relevance × heat × momentum × importance), layer filtering, pagination, token budget control, andmatch_reasonsexplaining each result.Update memories (
update_memory) — Atomically edit an existing memory by ID while preserving referential integrity (preferred over delete + recreate).Delete memories (
forget) — Remove a specific memory by ID or run an auto-forgetting sweep;caveat,goal, and pinned memories are always protected.List entities (
list_entities) — Overview of all known entities sorted by recent activity, with optional filters by kind or minimum memory count.Consolidate cold memories (
consolidate) — Cluster and compress old, low-importance memories intolearning-layer summaries to reduce DB size; supports dry-run preview.
File-Aware Capabilities
Token-saving file reads (
read_smart) — Full content on first read; only changed chunks (or a ~50-token "unchanged" confirmation) on re-reads, saving 50–99% of tokens.File edit history (
recall_file) — Complete chronological edit history of a file across all sessions, including the user intent behind each change.
Memory Layer Reference
goal— What the user is working toward (protected from decay while active)context— Why this, why now (constraints, timing, people)emotion— User tone signals (frustration, excitement, etc.)implementation— How it was done, including what failedcaveat— "Never do this again" lessons (permanently protected)learning— Distilled patterns from consolidated cold memories
Memory Lifecycle
Importance scoring (0.0–1.0), heat/momentum ranking, Ebbinghaus-inspired forgetting curve, and auto-consolidation on startup (7-day threshold). Quality checks reject pasted assistant output or CI logs (bypassable with
force=true).
Planned integration for vector search capabilities via sqlite-vec once an embedding backend is chosen, enabling enhanced memory recall functionality.
Mentioned as one of the MCP servers configured in telemetry examples, indicating compatibility with Slack MCP server integration.
linksee-memory
Your agent forgets everything when a session ends. Worse — it silently drifts from what you decided last week.
Linksee Memory catches when your project drifts from its own decisions — the option abandoned at a fork, the pipeline that quietly stalled, the code that contradicts what you agreed — and a re-injection guard re-surfaces the locked decision before the agent acts. Rules you've explicitly hardened get blocked.
Underneath sits a local-first cross-LLM memory MCP — one SQLite file that Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, OpenAI Codex, and Gemini CLI all read from. Not just "what happened" but WHY: 6-layer structured memory with precision recall and an AST-aware diff cache (50–99% token savings on re-reads).
npx linksee-memory-setup— one command, done.
🌐 Landing page: linksee-site.vercel.app (includes non-developer onboarding for Claude Desktop / Cursor / Claude Code / OpenAI Codex / Gemini CLI)
🪄 Three spells to remember
Say this | What happens |
"use linksee" ・「リンクシーして」 | Recalls relevant memories before acting |
"linksee this" ・「これ覚えて」 | Saves the decision / lesson right now |
"what's drifting?" ・「ズレてない?」 | Reconciles reality against your locked decisions |
Make it automatic: add "Use Linksee Memory" to your system prompt /
CLAUDE.md.
Related MCP server: Agent Memory Bridge
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🎬 See it in action
Drift, caught. Decisions don't survive session boundaries — but their consequences do. Ask any session:
You: What's drifting right now?
Agent: [calls drift_status]
28 anchors: ⚪ 1 held · 🔵 27 aligned
Needs attention:
⚪ HELD — "Focus on 4 areas: Recipe layer, agent-native API,
Japanese market, Agent Insights"
↻ Reopens 2026-07-04
Everything else is aligned — no unaccounted divergence.The memory underneath. Drift detection only works because the why survives the session boundary:
Without linksee-memory — Monday morning, new Claude session:
You: We deployed last week but it crashed. How did we fix it?
Claude: I don't have access to previous sessions. Can you describe
what happened and walk me through the problem?
[30 minutes of log-spelunking and re-explanation]With linksee-memory — Same question, different outcome:
You: We deployed last week but it crashed. How did we fix it?
Claude: Let me check my caveats...
🧠 [caveat] NextAuth sessions invalidate when JWT_SECRET
rotates — redeploy all affected projects in parallel.
(from session 2026-04-13, importance: 0.9)
Is this the deploy you're asking about? We hit it when
we rotated secrets mid-flow.
You: Yes, exactly. Let's not repeat that.That single caveat memory is what separates "flat fact storage" from "the agent actually remembers the WHY". linksee-memory stores it across six explicit layers so retrieval stays explainable.
🔍 Drift Detection — "Intent Datadog"
Most teams make decisions, then forget them. The agent from last week decided "we'll use FTS5 instead of vector search" — but this week a new session installs pgvector without knowing why that was rejected. That's drift. Not a bug. Not malice. Just forgotten context.
Memory tools remember what you did. Nothing notices when you drift from what you decided — that's the layer Linksee Memory adds. Think "Datadog for product decisions": unaccounted divergences surface as drift, intentional evolution (recorded as supersede/fix) stays quiet.
How it works
Declare decisions as anchors:
declare_anchor({ kind: "decision", statement: "We use FTS5, not vector search", violation_signal: ["pgvector", "embedding"] })The engine detects when committed code reality diverges from these anchors
State derivation classifies each anchor:
🔴 Drift — reality diverges with no recorded resolution
🟡 Review — a soft signal awaits your decision
⚪ Held — you acknowledged the gap, parked it with a review date
🔵 Aligned — reality matches intent, or a recorded resolution explains the change
Resolve with
fix,supersede,acknowledge, ordismiss— plus two gates:harden(PreToolUse will block) andsoften(back to a warning)
The make-or-break rule: a divergence accounted for by a recorded resolution (supersede/fix/acknowledge) is NOT drift. Only unaccounted gaps are flagged. This means intentional evolution stays quiet while silent abandonment gets caught.
4-species taxonomy
Anchors are classified into four species with different display formats:
Species | Icon | Display Format | Example |
Hypothesis | 🧪 | Decision Card (journal format) | "We'll launch English-first on HN" |
Constraint | 🔒 | Rule (pass/fail checklist) | "All writes go through remember()" |
Commitment | 🔁 | Heartbeat (alive/dead) | "Ship a new version every week" |
Source of Truth | 📍 | Reference (stable anchor) | "MCP server runs on stdio, single SQLite" |
🛡 Re-injection Guard — enforce decisions before the action
Drift detection (above) is post-hoc — it tells you reality diverged after the change lands. The re-injection guard is the pre-action half: it re-surfaces the decision you locked before the agent runs the tool that would break it.
It exists for one specific, infuriating failure mode (anthropics/claude-code#15443): "Claude read the rule, understood it, and still used cp." Having the rule in context isn't enough — so the guard runs outside the agent's volition, as a Claude Code hook:
Hook event | Fires on | What it does |
|
| Checks the pending action against your accepted anchors. A |
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| Replays your locked decisions + open forks into the fresh session — killing the "groundhog day" amnesia where a new agent repeats last week's call. |
It is fail-open by construction: any parse / DB / logic error surfaces nothing and lets the action through. The only thing that ever blocks is an explicit hard contradiction on a decision you declared.
Enable it
npx linksee-memory-setup offers to wire this into your project's .claude/settings.json (Step 4). To do it by hand, drop this block into .claude/settings.json at your project root — it points at the globally-installed linksee-memory-guard bin, so no build step is needed:
{
"hooks": {
"SessionStart": [
{
"matcher": "startup|resume|compact",
"hooks": [
{ "type": "command", "command": "npx -y linksee-memory-guard", "timeout": 15 }
]
}
],
"PreToolUse": [
{
"matcher": "Edit|Write|Bash",
"hooks": [
{ "type": "command", "command": "npx -y linksee-memory-guard", "timeout": 8 }
]
}
]
}
}It's project-scoped on purpose — the guard enforces this repo's decisions, and you opt in per project rather than letting it deny tool calls everywhere (the Stop hook from setup, by contrast, is user-global). Declare what it should watch with declare_anchor(...); set card_policy.gate_mode:'hard' on an anchor to make a contradiction block instead of just warn (the soft default only re-injects). Anchors that are stale (at_risk), superseded, or card-disabled never gate.
Developing linksee-memory itself? The repo dogfoods the guard via a (gitignored)
.claude/settings.jsonthat points at the local build (node ${CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR}/dist/bin/guard-hook.js) so it runs against your uncommitted changes. End-user projects should use the publishednpx -y linksee-memory-guardform above.
What it does
Most "agent memory" services (Mem0, Letta, Zep) save a flat list of facts. Then the agent looks at "edited file X 30 times" and has no idea why. And none of them notice when this week's work contradicts last week's decision. linksee-memory keeps the WHY — and watches the drift.
It is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server with 10 tools that gives any AI agent structured memory + drift detection:
Mem0 / Letta / Zep | Claude Code auto-memory | linksee-memory | |
Drift detection | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ intent ↔ reality divergence tracking |
Cross-agent | △ (cloud) | ❌ Claude only | ✅ single SQLite file |
6-layer WHY structure | ❌ flat | ❌ flat markdown | ✅ goal / context / emotion / impl / caveat / learning |
File diff cache | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ AST-aware, 50-99% token savings on re-reads |
Active forgetting | △ | ❌ | ✅ Ebbinghaus curve, caveat layer protected |
Local-first / private | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
Four pillars
Drift detection — declare decisions as anchors, then the engine automatically detects when committed reality diverges from stated intent. Think "Datadog for product decisions" — unaccounted divergences surface as drift, intentional evolution (recorded as supersede/fix) stays quiet.
Cross-agent portability — single SQLite file at
~/.linksee-memory/memory.db. Same brain for Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI.WHY-first structured memory — six explicit layers (
goal/context/emotion/implementation/caveat/learning). Solves "flat fact memory is useless without goals".Token savings via
read_smart— sha256 + AST/heading/indent chunking. Re-reads return only diffs. Measured 86% saved on a typical TS file edit, 99% saved on unchanged re-reads.
🧠 The 6-layer structure
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 🎯 goal ← what the user is working toward │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 🧭 context ← why this, why now — constraints, people │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 💗 emotion ← user tone signals (frustration, etc.) │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 🛠 implementation ← how it was done (+ what failed) │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ⚠️ caveat ← "never do this again" · auto-protected │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 🌱 learning ← patterns distilled from cold memories │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
Ranked recall via relevance × heat × momentum × importance
Returns match_reasons explaining each hitEvery memory is tagged with exactly one layer. caveat-layer entries are protected from auto-forgetting. Cold low-importance memories are auto-consolidated into learning entries on server startup.
Quick Start — One Command
npx linksee-memory-setupThis does everything:
Registers the MCP server with Claude Code
Installs the agent skill (teaches the agent when to recall/remember)
Configures auto-capture (every session saved to your local brain)
Offers to wire the re-injection guard into this project (pre-action decision enforcement)
Restart Claude Code, then just chat normally. Add "Use Linksee" to any prompt to trigger memory recall.
Manual setup (if you prefer step-by-step)
Install & register:
claude mcp add -s user linksee -- npx -y linksee-memoryTools appear as mcp__linksee__remember, mcp__linksee__recall, mcp__linksee__read_smart.
Install the skill (auto-invocation):
npx -y linksee-memory-install-skillCopies SKILL.md to ~/.claude/skills/linksee-memory/. Agent auto-fires on phrases like "前に…", "また同じエラー", "覚えておいて", new task starts, file edits, etc.
Configure auto-capture (Stop hook):
Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:
{
"hooks": {
"Stop": [
{
"matcher": "",
"hooks": [
{ "type": "command", "command": "npx -y linksee-memory-sync" }
]
}
]
}
}Each turn end takes ~100 ms. Failures are silent. Logs at ~/.linksee-memory/hook.log.
Other editors / CLIs
Linksee Memory is a standard MCP server (stdio). Any tool that speaks MCP can connect:
Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"linksee": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "linksee-memory"]
}
}
}Restart Cursor. Memory tools appear in the agent panel.
Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"linksee": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "linksee-memory"]
}
}
}codex --mcp-server "npx -y linksee-memory"Or add to ~/.codex/config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"linksee": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "linksee-memory"]
}
}
}Add to ~/.gemini/settings.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"linksee": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "linksee-memory"]
}
}
}All editors share the same ~/.linksee-memory/memory.db. A decision made in Claude Code is recalled in Cursor. A caveat recorded in Windsurf prevents the same mistake in Codex.
Database location
Default: ~/.linksee-memory/memory.db. Override with LINKSEE_MEMORY_DIR env var.
What's new in v0.9
Feature | Detail |
Re-injection guard | The pre-action half of drift detection. A Claude Code |
Shippable hook wiring |
|
What's new in v0.8
Feature | Detail |
4 drift detection tools |
|
Truth engine | State derivation logic (drift/review/held/aligned) now lives in the MCP engine, not just the dashboard. Any MCP client can query drift status. |
4-species taxonomy | Anchors classified as hypothesis/constraint/commitment/source_of_truth with species-appropriate display formats. |
Resolution priority | When multiple resolutions exist for an anchor, the most recent one wins (prevents stale acknowledge from shadowing a newer fix). |
Feature | Detail |
3-tool unified surface | 8 tools → 3: |
Auto-consolidate | Consolidation runs automatically on server startup (non-blocking, 7-day threshold). No manual |
Deprecation guidance | Old tool names ( |
"Use Linksee Memory" trigger | Add "Use Linksee Memory" to any prompt to force memory recall — same adoption pattern as Context7. |
Claude Code Plugin |
|
Feature | Detail |
One-command setup |
|
Structured memory v2 | 3-axis classification (altitude × type × state) for every memory. Auto-extraction from sessions produces machine-scannable JSON, not raw chat dumps. |
Precision recall guide | SKILL.md now teaches agents HOW to write effective queries, WHEN to recall vs skip, and WHEN to proactively surface caveats before risky actions. |
Five MCP Blocks | Tools + Resources + Prompts + Sampling + Roots + Elicitation. Most MCP servers expose only Tools; linksee-memory implements all five primitives. |
10 Tools (v0.10)
Memory tools
Tool | What it does |
| Save / update / delete memories. Auto-classifies into 6 layers. Modes: create (default), update ( |
| Search / file history / overview. Modes: search ( |
| Token-saving file reader with AST diff caching. First read = full content. Re-read unchanged = ~50 tokens. Re-read modified = changed chunks only. |
Drift tools (v0.8.0)
Tool | What it does |
| "What's drifting right now?" Returns the truth map with 4-species classification (hypothesis/constraint/commitment/source_of_truth) and per-node state (🔴 drift / 🟡 review / ⚪ held / 🔵 aligned). |
| Deep-dive into a specific decision. Returns the full context: what was decided, why, what reality says, pending candidates, and drift edges. |
| Record a decision as a truth-map anchor. The drift detector checks these against committed reality. Supports v9 fields (domain, confidence, lifecycle, review_after). |
| Close the loop. Record a resolution: |
Fork-point tools (v0.10)
Tool | What it does |
| Record orphaned proposals — options you presented that the user never addressed. Conversations are tree-shaped but experienced linearly; the branches nobody engaged with become unresolved fork points that both you and the user lose track of. |
| Consolidate orphaned proposals against the North Star. Returns the project's direction/goals/ICP alongside unresolved proposals; the evaluating agent decides per candidate: surface (genuinely important fork) or dismiss (outdated / irrelevant / implicitly resolved). |
| Record the verdict for each dreamed proposal: |
Previous versions exposed 3 tools — v0.8.0 added 4 drift tools that let agents query and act on product-level intent ↔ reality divergence; v0.10 added the fork-point trio for orphaned-proposal triage. The memory tools are unchanged.
CLI utilities
Command | Purpose |
| One-command setup: MCP server + skill + Stop hook, then offers to wire the re-injection guard into this project. Idempotent — skips what's already done. |
| MCP server (stdio) |
| Claude Code Stop-hook entry point |
| Re-injection guard hook: |
| Batch-import Claude Code session JSONL history |
| Install the Claude Code Skill that teaches the agent when to call recall/remember/read_smart |
| Summary of the local DB (entity count / layer breakdown / top entities / top edited files). Add |
The 6 memory layers
Each entity (person / company / project / file / concept) can have memories across six layers. Since v0.4, each memory uses the 3-axis structured format (altitude × type × state):
{
"title": "freee OAuth token expires in 24h",
"altitude": "implementation",
"type": "outcome",
"state": "done",
"what": "freee OAuth token expires in 24 hours. Must refresh proactively.",
"why": "freee uses short-lived tokens unlike most SaaS (usually 30-90 day expiry)",
"affects": ["src/integrations/freee/auth.ts"],
"next_action": null
}caveatmemories are auto-protected from forgetting (pain lessons, never lost).goalmemories bypass decay while the goal is active.statetracks lifecycle:open→decided→in_progress→done/stalled/superseded.
Architecture
A single SQLite file (better-sqlite3 + FTS5 trigram tokenizer for JP/EN) contains five layers:
Layer 1 —
entities(facts: people / companies / projects / concepts / files)Layer 2 —
edges(associations, graph adjacency)Layer 3 —
memories(6-layer structured meanings per entity)Layer 4 —
events(time-series log for heat / momentum computation)Layer 5 —
file_snapshots+session_file_edits(diff cache + conversation↔file linkage)
The conversation↔file linkage is the key. Every file edit captured by the Stop hook is stored alongside the user message that drove the edit. So recall({ path: "server.ts" }) returns "this file was edited 30 times across 3 days, and here are the actual user instructions that motivated each change".
Why the design choices
Local-first — your conversation history is private. Nothing leaves your machine.
Single file —
memory.dbis one portable artifact. Backup = file copy.MCP stdio — works with every agent that speaks MCP, no plugins per host.
Reuses proven schemas —
heat_score/momentum_scoreported from a production sales-intelligence codebase. Rule-based, no LLM dependency in the hot path.
Roadmap
✅ 3-tool unified surface (remember / recall / read_smart) — v0.7.0
✅ Auto-consolidate on server startup — v0.7.0
✅ Claude Code Plugin (
claude plugin add -- linksee-memory)✅ Five MCP Blocks (Tools + Resources + Prompts + Sampling + Roots + Elicitation)
✅ Stop-hook auto-capture for Claude Code
✅ JP/EN trigram FTS5
✅ One-command setup (
npx linksee-memory-setup)✅ Structured memory v2 (3-axis classification: altitude × type × state)
✅ Cross-LLM: Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI
✅ Landing page (linksee-site.vercel.app)
✅ Drift detection engine + 4 MCP drift tools — v0.8.0
✅ 4-species truth map (hypothesis/constraint/commitment/source_of_truth) — v0.8.0
✅ Dashboard with Decision Register visualization
🔮 Obsidian plugin (read truth map in your vault)
🔮 Vector search via
sqlite-vec(already in deps, embedding backend pending)🔮 Cross-device cloud sync (Pro tier)
Comparison with Claude Code auto-memory
Claude Code ships a built-in memory feature at ~/.claude/projects/<path>/memory/*.md — flat markdown notes for user preferences. linksee-memory complements it:
auto-memory = your scrapbook of "remember I prefer X"
linksee-memory = structured cross-agent brain with file diff cache and per-edit WHY
Use both.
Telemetry (opt-in, off by default)
linksee-memory ships with opt-in anonymous telemetry that helps us understand which MCP servers and workflows actually work in the wild. Nothing is sent unless you explicitly enable it. No conversation content, no file content, no entity names, no project paths — ever.
Enable
export LINKSEE_TELEMETRY=basic # opt in
export LINKSEE_TELEMETRY=off # opt out (or just unset the variable)Exactly what gets sent (Level 1 contract)
After each Claude Code session ends, the Stop hook sends one POST to https://kansei-link-mcp-production.up.railway.app/api/telemetry/linksee containing only these fields:
Field | Example | What it is |
|
| Random UUID generated locally on first opt-in. Stored at |
|
| Package version |
|
| How many turns the session had |
|
| How long the session lasted |
|
| Counts only |
|
| Names of MCP servers configured (from |
|
| Percent distribution of file extensions touched |
| counts | Tool usage counters |
What is NEVER sent:
❌ Conversation messages (user or assistant)
❌ File contents
❌ Entity names, project names, file paths, URLs
❌ Memory-layer text (goal / context / emotion / impl / caveat / learning)
❌ Authentication tokens, API keys, secrets
❌ Your IP address (only a one-way hash for abuse detection)
Why we ask
Aggregated MCP-usage data helps the KanseiLink project rank which agent integrations actually work for real developers. If you're happy to contribute, LINKSEE_TELEMETRY=basic takes 1 second to set and helps the entire MCP ecosystem improve.
The full payload schema and validation logic is open-source — read src/lib/telemetry.ts if you want to verify exactly what leaves your machine.
Pricing
Free forever.
linksee-memory is local-first and runs entirely on your machine. There is no hosted component you need to pay for. The SQLite DB lives in your home directory; backup = file copy.
No account, no credit card, no API key. Just install and use.
Troubleshooting
Verify the skill was installed:
ls ~/.claude/skills/linksee-memory/SKILL.mdIf absent, run
npx -y linksee-memory-install-skill.Restart Claude Code. Skills are indexed on session start.
Check that the MCP is registered under the name
linksee(the skill expectsmcp__linksee__*tool names):claude mcp list | grep linkseeIf it's registered as something else, either re-register or edit
~/.claude/skills/linksee-memory/SKILL.mdto match.
Check the hook log:
cat ~/.linksee-memory/hook.logRun a manual test:
echo '{"session_id":"test","transcript_path":"/path/to/some.jsonl"}' | npx linksee-memory-syncMake sure the
Stophook in~/.claude/settings.jsonpoints tonpx -y linksee-memory-sync(not the old-import).
v0.0.6+ fixed the entity detection bug that collapsed all memories into the session's starting cwd. To re-index existing history with correct project attribution, run:
npx linksee-memory-import --allThe importer is idempotent (wipes existing session data before re-inserting). Typical runtime: a few minutes for hundreds of sessions. Expect a dramatic improvement in recall precision afterward.
Reduce max_tokens:
recall({ query: "...", max_tokens: 800 }) // default is 2000Or narrow with entity_name and layer:
recall({ query: "...", entity_name: "my-project", layer: "caveat" })rm -rf ~/.linksee-memory # nuke everything; next run creates a fresh DBOr delete individual memories via remember({ forget: true, memory_id: <id> }).
Consolidation runs automatically on server startup (7-day threshold). It clusters old cold memories into compressed learning-layer summaries. Caveat and active-goal layers are always preserved.
If you want to force a manual consolidation, restart the MCP server — auto-consolidate triggers on every startup.
FAQ
Drift = when your code reality silently diverges from what you decided. Example: Last week you decided "FTS5, not vector search" but this week a new agent session installs pgvector without knowing the history.
Linksee Memory tracks this by letting you declare decisions as "anchors" and then automatically checking committed code against them. The make-or-break rule: intentional evolution (recorded as fix/supersede) stays quiet, while unaccounted gaps get flagged. It's like Datadog but for product decisions instead of server metrics.
You don't need to use drift detection to benefit from linksee-memory — the 3 memory tools (remember/recall/read_smart) work independently. Drift tools are an additional layer for teams and solo devs managing multiple projects.
Three axes:
Local-first: those tools require cloud accounts and send your data to their servers. linksee-memory runs entirely on your machine — one SQLite file, no network calls by default.
WHY-layered: they store flat facts or knowledge-graph nodes. linksee-memory has 6 explicit layers (
goal/context/emotion/implementation/caveat/learning) so retrieval returns structured reasoning, not just data.File diff cache:
read_smarttool saves 86–99% of tokens on file re-reads via AST-aware chunking. None of the memory services do this — it's a feature usually shipped in IDEs.
Claude Code's auto-memory is Claude-only (doesn't help if you switch to Cursor, OpenAI Codex, or Gemini CLI) and stores flat markdown with no structure. linksee-memory is the same local-first principle but:
Works across Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI (shared SQLite)
Structured 6-layer format makes recall explainable
Auto-consolidation compresses cold memories on startup; caveats are permanently protected
Yes — see tools/bench-read-smart.ts in the repo. The read_smart tool:
Hashes file content on first read, returns full content + chunk metadata (AST/heading/indent boundaries).
On re-read with unchanged mtime+sha256, returns
~50 tokensof "unchanged" confirmation instead of re-sending the file.On real edits, returns only the changed chunks as full content + unchanged chunks as metadata-only references.
For a typical TypeScript file edit in an agentic loop, this cuts round-trip token costs by ~86%. On pure re-reads (user navigating back to a previously-read file), savings exceed 99%.
The default is no sync — the SQLite file lives at ~/.linksee-memory/memory.db and stays there. If you want multi-machine sync, put that directory under Syncthing / iCloud Drive / Dropbox / Google Drive — it's a single file, so any file-sync tool works. (Avoid simultaneous edits from two machines while the MCP server is running on both; SQLite's WAL mode handles single-writer well but multi-writer conflicts can corrupt.)
Two mechanisms:
Ebbinghaus forgetting: cold low-importance memories decay naturally, eligible for auto-forget sweeps.
caveatlayer and memories withimportance ≥ 0.9are always protected.Auto-consolidation: runs on every server startup (7-day threshold). Compresses clusters of cold low-importance memories by entity into a single
learning-layer summary, then deletes the originals. No manual scheduling needed.
In practice a solo developer hits ~100MB after 6 months of heavy use. A year-old DB I tested with 80K memories still recalls in <10ms.
Yes — any MCP-compatible client works:
Claude Code:
claude mcp add -s user linksee -- npx -y linksee-memoryClaude Desktop: add to
claude_desktop_config.json(see onboarding on the LP)Cursor: add to MCP settings in Cursor → Settings → Features → Model Context Protocol
OpenAI Codex:
codex mcp add linksee -- npx -y linksee-memory(or~/.codex/config.tomlwith[mcp_servers.linksee]block)Gemini CLI: add to
~/.gemini/settings.jsonmcpServers sectionChatGPT (web/mobile app): stdio MCP not supported by the consumer app — requires Remote MCP server over HTTPS (not yet available).
Custom agent: the MCP stdio protocol is documented at modelcontextprotocol.io
By default: zero network calls, zero telemetry. There's an optional Level-1 telemetry mode you can enable that sends anonymized aggregate metrics (tool call counts, error rates, latency percentiles — never memory content, never file paths, never queries). The exact payload schema is documented in the Telemetry section and you see every byte before opting in.
After install, in a new Claude session ask: "Can you remember that I prefer TypeScript over JavaScript? Use Linksee Memory." Claude should confirm it called mcp__linksee__remember and stored this. Then in a different session ask: "What languages do I prefer? Use Linksee Memory." It should recall via mcp__linksee__recall and return the preference with match_reasons showing why.
Support
Issues & bug reports: github.com/michielinksee/linksee-memory/issues
Feature requests: open an issue with the
enhancementlabelSecurity concerns: see SECURITY.md if present, or file a private advisory on GitHub
Company: Synapse Arrows PTE. LTD. (Singapore)
Changelog
v0.8.0 — Drift Detection MCP Tools (2026-06-08)
3 tools → 7 tools. The biggest update since launch — agents can now detect, query, and resolve intent ↔ reality drift.
New tools:
drift_status— returns the truth map with 4-species classification and per-node drift statecheck_decision— deep-dive into a single anchor: state, edges, pending candidatesdeclare_anchor— record a decision/constraint/prohibition as a truth-map node (with v9 ProjectCoreNode fields)resolve_drift— close the feedback loop: fix / supersede / acknowledge / dismiss
New engine module:
truth-engine.ts— state derivation logic migrated from the dashboard into the MCP engine. Any MCP client can now query drift status without a dashboard.Resolution priority fix: when multiple resolutions reference the same anchor, the most recent one wins (by
resolved_attimestamp). Prevents a stale acknowledge from shadowing a newer fix.4-species classification: nodes classified by
decision_modeinto hypothesis / constraint / commitment / source_of_truth with display format guidance.
No breaking changes to existing memory tools. All 3 memory tools (remember, recall, read_smart) are unchanged.
v0.7.2 — Recall ergonomics + auto-edge detection + classifier precision (2026-05-30)
Quality pass on v0.7.0 / v0.7.1 — sharper day-to-day agent UX and cleaner data for the dashboard:
recalltoken discipline: drops the redundantcontent_rawfrom the response (parsedcontentwas already there — it was a 2× duplicate), and actually enforcesmax_tokensby greedy assembly that measures real serialized size (was a flat ~100 tok/memory estimate). Addsapprox_tokensto the response so the agent can see its budget usage. The same query that previously returned ~15,800 tokens for a 1200 budget now stays inside it.recallprecision: near-duplicate memories — same entity + near-identical core text, e.g. the same message captured under bothgoalandlearning— collapse to one in the result set. Composite weights adapt to query specificity: multi-term queries weight relevance higher so off-topic-but-pinned memories don't crowd narrow recalls.Capture dedup (write side):
session-extractornow produces AT MOST one memory per user turn, with prioritygoal[first_intent] > caveat > decision > context. A first-intent message containing decision words (e.g. "決めた" / "これで進めよう") is no longer double-saved as bothgoalandlearning.memory_edgesauto-detection: the previously-emptymemory_edgestable is now populated during the sleep-mode consolidation sweep.detectMemoryEdges()links a later DECISION memory to the most-recent earlier same-topic decision within an entity (chain, not clique) so the dashboard can render Pivot Chains. The default relation isextends— a same-topic later decision builds on, but does NOT deactivate, the earlier one. Explicit reversal markers (やめる / revert / instead of) producecontradicts; explicit replacement markers (の代わり / replaces / deprecate) producesupersedes. Prevents silent deactivation of still-valid decisions.inferType/inferStateprecision: chitchat acknowledgements ("そうだね" / "ありがとう"), pasted terminal/git/email content, and meta-noise no longer classify asdecision— they returnnote/openbefore pattern matching. The learning-layer default →decisionis gated by this guard. Real decisions (採用 / 決めた, even after an acknowledgement opener) survive.
No schema migration, no breaking API changes. Existing rows keep their stored content; the classifier improvements apply to new captures going forward.
v0.7.1 — Review fixes (2026-05-29)
Based on Opus 4.7 design review of v0.7.0:
P0 — Required params guidance:
remembertool description now includes "REQUIRED PARAMS BY MODE" section so LLMs know exactly which fields are needed for create vs update vs delete.P0 — Migration guidance: Deprecated tool names (
forget,recall_file, etc.) now return specific migration examples instead of generic errors.P1 — recall path+query merge: When both
pathandqueryare provided torecall, results from file history and memory search are merged into a single response.P2 — Auto-consolidate safety: Table existence check via
sqlite_masterbefore queryingconsolidationstable, preventing errors on fresh databases.
v0.7.0 — 3-Tool Unified Surface (2026-05-29)
8 tools → 3 tools. Following Context7's proven pattern of fewer tools = better cross-LLM consistency.
Breaking change: The following tools are removed from the MCP surface. Calling them returns a migration guide:
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New unified tools:
remember— create + update + delete in one tool. Mode is inferred from params.recall— search + file history + overview in one tool. Mode is inferred from params.read_smart— unchanged.
Other changes:
Auto-consolidate on server startup (non-blocking
setTimeout, 7-day threshold,sqlite_mastersafety check)Claude Code Plugin bundle (
claude plugin add -- linksee-memory)Deprecation errors include specific migration examples
All internal handler functions are preserved — this is a surface change, not a logic rewrite.
v0.2.0 — English-first launch readiness (2026-04-20)
Prepares the package for a broader (primarily English-speaking) audience on Reddit, Hacker News, and Anthropic Discord. No breaking API changes.
Bilingualized
SKILL.md(auto-invocation skill). The bundled skill thatlinksee-memory-install-skillcopies into~/.claude/skills/linksee-memory/SKILL.mdwas Japanese-first; it is now English-primary with Japanese trigger phrases preserved inline. English speakers now get the skill firing on natural English phrases ("how did we solve this before?", "same error again", "remember this") in addition to the existing JP triggers.Install-skill CLI output is bilingual: example test phrases shown after installation include both English and Japanese.
Session-extractor EN coverage (
linksee-memory-import): expanded regex patterns for decisions, failures, and caveats so English Claude Code session logs get auto-tagged correctly. Additions includelet's go,pivot,switch to,settled on,approved,doesn't work,stuck,same error again,hit an error,debug,broke,revert.Clearer caveat-forget error hint: the previous message said "lower importance below 0.9 first, then forget" which was misleading — caveat-layer memories are permanently protected regardless of importance. The hint now correctly distinguishes layer-protection from pin-protection.
README rework for launch readiness: added a "See it in action" before/after scenario, ASCII 6-layer diagram, MCP Official Registry + Glama score badges, landing-page link, and an 8-item FAQ covering questions that surface during public launches.
Internal: SKILL.md now documents pairing with KanseiLink skill as an English workflow example.
No code changes to the MCP protocol surface; all existing MCP clients continue to work unchanged.
v0.1.1 — Pin threshold tweak (2026-04-19)
Based on real-world feedback that importance=0.95 memories were not
being treated as pinned despite intent.
Pin threshold lowered from
>= 1.0to>= 0.9. Memories withimportance >= 0.9are now exempt from the auto-forget sweep and surfacepinned: trueinrecallandrememberresponses. This matches the natural mental model ("0.9 = high importance = should survive cleanup") without requiring exact1.0.All existing memories with
importance >= 0.9(including older ones set to0.9or0.95) become pinned automatically — no migration needed.Updated tool descriptions and error messages to reflect the new threshold.
v0.1.0 — Major UX update (2026-04-18)
Based on one week of dogfooding, here's what changed:
New tools
update_memory— atomic edit with preservedmemory_id. Solves the "forget+remember breaks session_file_edits links" bug.list_entities— fast "what do I know about?" primitive for session init. Supportskind/min_memoriesfilters and returns layer breakdown.npx linksee-memory-stats— local DB summary CLI.
recall enhancements
match_reasonsarray on each memory: e.g.["content_match_fts", "heat:hot", "pinned"].score_breakdownwith per-dimension scores (relevance / heat / momentum / importance).Pagination via
offset/has_more/stopped_by.limitparameter (hard cap, complementsmax_tokensbudget).bandfilter to request only hot/warm/cold/frozen memories.mark_accessed=falsefor preview queries that shouldn't bump heat.Layer aliases:
decisions→learning,warnings→caveat,how→implementation, etc.Fix: opportunistic refresh of stale entity momentum scores. Entities recalled >1 h after last remember() no longer return stale momentum.
remember enhancements
Quality check: rejects pasted assistant output / CI logs / stack traces unless
force=true.importance=1.0now implicitly pins the memory (survives auto-forget).Layer aliases accepted.
forget changes
Pinned memories (importance=1.0) now preserved alongside caveat-layer memories.
Clear error response when attempting to delete a protected or missing memory.
dry-run now includes
sample_ids_to_drop.
consolidate changes
dry_run: truepreview mode — reports cluster count + candidates without writing.
Infra
Fixed fresh-DB migration bug (was querying
metatable before it existed).Bumped to Node 20+ for structured language feature usage.
All changes are backward compatible — existing integrations continue to work. Server.ts version banner now reports v0.1.0.
Older versions
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MIT — Synapse Arrows PTE. LTD.
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