Basic Memory alternatives

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  1. 1 AGENTS.md File-backed / editor paradigms

    also in File-backed / editor paradigms · same storage (file) · same conflict handling (manual) · same memory unit (document) · also open source · also self-hostable

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ? MCP ? ★ 25k MIT Compare with Basic Memory →

  2. 2 Cline .clinerules File-backed / editor paradigms

    also in File-backed / editor paradigms · same storage (file) · same conflict handling (manual) · same memory unit (document) · also has MCP

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  3. 3 Cline Memory Bank File-backed / editor paradigms

    also in File-backed / editor paradigms · same storage (file) · same conflict handling (manual) · same memory unit (document) · also has MCP

    OSS ? Self-host ? Managed ? MCP ✓ Compare with Basic Memory →

  4. 4 Replit replit.md File-backed / editor paradigms

    also in File-backed / editor paradigms · same storage (file) · same conflict handling (manual) · same memory unit (document) · also has MCP

    OSS ? Self-host ? Managed ? MCP ✓ Compare with Basic Memory →

  5. 5 Zed .rules File-backed / editor paradigms

    also in File-backed / editor paradigms · same storage (file) · same conflict handling (manual) · same memory unit (document) · also has MCP

    OSS ? Self-host ? Managed ? MCP ✓ Compare with Basic Memory →

  6. 6 CLAUDE.md File-backed / editor paradigms

    also in File-backed / editor paradigms · same storage (file) · same conflict handling (manual) · same memory unit (document)

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  7. 7 GitHub Copilot custom instructions File-backed / editor paradigms

    also in File-backed / editor paradigms · same storage (file) · same conflict handling (manual) · same memory unit (document)

    OSS ? Self-host — Managed ✓ MCP ? Compare with Basic Memory →

  8. 8 Aider CONVENTIONS.md / .aider.conf.yml File-backed / editor paradigms

    also in File-backed / editor paradigms · same storage (file) · same conflict handling (manual) · same memory unit (document)

    OSS ? Self-host ? Managed ? MCP ? Compare with Basic Memory →

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