# MCP Memory

5 Hacker News commenters recommended MCP Memory and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Lightweight memory server for AI agents, built on SQLite FTS5 for fast search, and usable from any MCP client that lacks a filesystem, such as claude.ai.

## Why people recommend it

- Shares memory across sessions and agents (2 comments): "Search session history for when we discussed XYZ" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49227591)) "Works across agents for one." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49293495))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Total Recall for Claude Code](https://hackerapproved.com/p/total-recall.md): 12 recommend
- [OKF Agent Memory](https://hackerapproved.com/p/okf-agent-memory.md): 9 recommend
- [Contextify](https://hackerapproved.com/p/contextify.md): 6 recommend
- [Claude Brain](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-brain.md): 6 recommend
- [Jevmem](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jevmem.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "MCP Memory", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mcp-memory/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).