What it does
Memvid gives AI agents long-term memory. It packs your data and the indexes needed to search it into one file, so an agent can quickly look things up without running a separate database or server.
Its design borrows ideas from video compression: memory is saved as a sequence of unchangeable "frames", so you can rewind to see what the agent knew at an earlier point. It works offline and with any AI model.
Its makers publish benchmark results comparing it with other memory systems.
Who it's for
Developers building AI agents or knowledge assistants that need to remember things.
Can I use it without coding?
Developers only. Used through code libraries for Python, Node.js or Rust, or a command-line tool. New to this? Start here.
Can I run it?
- Cost
- FreeNothing to pay or sign up for.
- Privacy
- Runs on your own device: your data stays with you
- API key
- Not needed
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 (Apache-2.0): Permissive: free to use, change and share, including for business.
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