What it does
Honcho gives AI agents long-term memory. Developers send it conversations and events, and Honcho works in the background to draw conclusions about each person, agent or group involved.
The app can then ask Honcho for useful context, search past information, or ask questions in plain language, and pass the results to any AI model.
It can be used as a hosted service with an API key, or run yourself. It also connects to coding tools such as Claude Code so they can remember things between sessions.
Who it's for
Developers building AI agents or chat products that should remember users over time.
Can I use it without coding?
Developers only. It is used through Python or TypeScript code, or self-hosted with Docker. New to this? Start here.
Can I run it?
- Cost
- Free, with optional paid extrasThe open-source version is free; the makers also sell a hosted or pro version.
- Runs on
- Cloud, Server
- Computer
- An ordinary computer is fine
- Privacy
- Your choice: run it on your device or use an online service
- API key
- Needed. An API key is a password-like code from an online AI service. What's that?
Try it
Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?
Before you install
- Only download from the official GitHub page. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
- License (AGPL-3.0): Free to use; if you run a changed version as an online service, you must share your source code.
- Keep your API key private. Never paste it into websites or share it, and set a spending limit with the AI service.
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