amem.sh
Shared knowledge for agents and humans.
amem is a local-first knowledge engine. It captures references (arXiv papers, PDFs, web pages), compiles them into structured wiki notes with SHA-256 provenance, and serves them to AI agents over MCP. Everything runs on your Mac — no cloud.
Why amem
Frontier models write better papers when they can cite real sources. Humans maintain better notes when capture is friction-free. amem serves both audiences from one knowledge base:
- For agents: MCP tools
amem_capture,amem_compile,amem_cite,amem_recall— grounded citations with verifiable provenance - For humans: a CLI and a Chrome extension that drop into your existing workflow, storing everything as readable markdown under
~/.amem/
Relationship to aide.sh
aide orchestrates agents; amem gives them memory. The two are complementary:
| Layer | Tool | Concern |
|---|---|---|
| Orchestration | aide.sh | Dispatch, budgets, teams |
| Knowledge | amem.sh | Capture, compile, recall |
aide can use amem as its memory sync method ([sync.memory] method = "amem" in aide.toml).
Quick links
- Install
- Quick Start
- MCP Tools
- GitHub: amem-sh · amem-extension · amem-site · amem-hq