---
title: Basic Memory
type: SoftwareProject
tags: [mcp, knowledge-management, local-first, python]
---

# Basic Memory

Local-first knowledge management system built on the Model Context Protocol.
Enables bidirectional communication between LLMs and markdown files to create
a personal knowledge graph.

## Observations
- [name] Basic Memory
- [language] Python
- [license] MIT
- [repo_url] https://github.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory
- [fact] Uses SQLite for indexing and markdown files as source of truth
- [fact] Provides 17 MCP tools for AI integration
- [version] 0.13.8

## Relations
- maintained_by [[Pedro Hernandez]]
- uses [[Model Context Protocol]]
- uses [[SQLite]]
- uses [[FastAPI]]
- integrates_with [[Claude Desktop]]