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<p align="center"><i>Memory that learns. Single binary. Runs offline.</i></p>
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We built this because AI agents forget everything between sessions. They make the same mistakes, ask the same questions, lose context constantly.
Shodh-Memory fixes that. It's a cognitive memory system—Hebbian learning, activation decay, semantic consolidation—packed into a single 8MB binary that runs offline.
**How it works:**
Experiences flow through three tiers based on Cowan's working memory model<br>
[1]. New information enters capacity-limited working memory, overflows into session storage, and consolidates into long-term memory based on importance. When memories are retrieved together successfully, their connections strengthen—classic Hebbian learning<br>
[2]. After enough co-activations, those connections become permanent. Unused memories naturally fade. The system learns what matters to *you*.
**What you get:**
Your decisions, errors, and patterns—searchable and private. No cloud. No API keys. Your memory, your machine.
```
Working Memory ──overflow──▶ Session Memory ──importance──▶ Long-Term Memory
(100 items) (500 MB) (RocksDB)
```
### Architecture
**Storage & Retrieval**
- Vamana graph index for approximate nearest neighbor search [3]
- MiniLM-L6 embeddings (384-dim) for semantic similarity
- RocksDB for durable persistence across restarts
- User isolation — each agent gets independent memory space
**Cognitive Processing**
- *Activation decay* — exponential decay A(t) = A₀ · e^(-λt) applied each maintenance cycle (λ configurable)
- *Hebbian strengthening* — co-retrieved memories form graph edges; edge weight w increases as w' = w + α(1 - w) on each co-activation
- *Long-term potentiation* — edges surviving threshold co-activations (default: 5) become permanent, exempt from decay
- *Importance scoring* — composite score from memory type, content length, entity density, technical terms, access frequency
**Semantic Consolidation**
- Episodic memories older than 7 days compress into semantic facts
- Entity extraction preserves key information during compression
- Original experiences archived, compressed form used for retrieval
**Context Bootstrapping**
- `context_summary()` provides categorized session context on startup
- Returns decisions, learnings, patterns, errors — structured for LLM consumption
- `brain_state()` exposes full 3-tier visualization data
### Use cases
**Local LLM memory** — Give Claude, GPT, or any local model persistent memory across sessions. Remember user preferences, past decisions, learned patterns.
**Robotics & drones** — On-device experience accumulation. A robot that remembers which actions worked, which failed, without cloud round-trips.
**Edge AI** — Run on Jetson, Raspberry Pi, industrial PCs. Sub-millisecond retrieval, zero network dependency.
**Personal knowledge base** — Your own searchable memory. Decisions, learnings, discoveries—private and local.
### Compared to alternatives
| **Deployment** | Single 8MB binary | Cloud API | Neo4j + Vector DB |
| **Offline** | 100% | No | Partial |
| **Learning** | Hebbian + decay + LTP | Vector similarity | Knowledge graphs |
| **Latency** | Sub-millisecond | Network-bound | Database-bound |
| **Best for** | Local-first, edge, privacy | Cloud scale | Enterprise ETL |
### Installation
**Claude Code / Claude Desktop:**
Add to your `claude_desktop_config.json`:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"shodh-memory": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@shodh/memory-mcp"]
}
}
}
```
Config file locations:
- macOS: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
- Windows: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`
- Linux: `~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
**Python:**
```
pip install shodh-memory
```
**From source:**
```
cargo build --release
./target/release/shodh-memory-server
```
### Usage
**Python**
```python
from shodh_memory import Memory
memory = Memory(user_id="my-agent")
# Store
memory.remember("User prefers dark mode", memory_type="Decision")
memory.remember("JWT tokens expire after 24h", memory_type="Learning")
# Search
results = memory.recall("user preferences", limit=5)
# Session bootstrap - get categorized context
summary = memory.context_summary()
# Returns: decisions, learnings, patterns, errors
```
**REST API**
```
# Store
curl -X POST http://localhost:3030/api/record \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-API-Key: your-key" \
-d '{
"user_id": "agent-1",
"experience": {
"content": "Deployment requires Docker 24+",
"experience_type": "Learning"
}
}'
# Search
curl -X POST http://localhost:3030/api/retrieve \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-API-Key: your-key" \
-d '{"user_id": "agent-1", "query": "deployment requirements", "limit": 5}'
```
### Memory types
Different types get different importance weights in the scoring model:
- **Decision** (+0.30) — choices, preferences, conclusions
- **Learning** (+0.25) — new knowledge, facts learned
- **Error** (+0.25) — mistakes, things to avoid
- **Discovery**, **Pattern** (+0.20) — findings, recurring behaviors
- **Task** (+0.15) — work items
- **Context**, **Observation** (+0.10) — general info
Importance also increases with: content length, entity density, technical terms, and access frequency.
### API reference
**Python client**
| `remember(content, memory_type, tags)` | Store a memory |
| `recall(query, limit)` | Semantic search |
| `context_summary()` | Categorized context for session start |
| `brain_state()` | 3-tier visualization data |
| `stats()` | Memory statistics |
| `delete(memory_id)` | Remove a memory |
**REST endpoints**
| `/api/record` | POST | Store memory |
| `/api/retrieve` | POST | Semantic search |
| `/api/memories` | POST | List memories |
| `/api/memory/{id}` | GET/DELETE | Single memory operations |
| `/api/users/{id}/stats` | GET | User statistics |
| `/api/brain/{user_id}` | GET | 3-tier state |
| `/health` | GET | Health check |
### Configuration
```
SHODH_PORT=3030 # Default: 3030
SHODH_MEMORY_PATH=./data # Default: ./shodh_memory_data
SHODH_API_KEYS=key1,key2 # Required in production
SHODH_MAINTENANCE_INTERVAL=300 # Decay cycle (seconds)
SHODH_ACTIVATION_DECAY=0.95 # Decay factor per cycle
```
### Platform support
| Linux x86_64 | ✓ | Servers, workstations |
| macOS ARM64 | ✓ | Development (Apple Silicon) |
| Windows x86_64 | ✓ | Development, industrial PCs |
| Linux ARM64 | Coming soon | Jetson, Raspberry Pi, drones |
### References
[1] Cowan, N. (2010). The Magical Mystery Four: How is Working Memory Capacity Limited, and Why? *Current Directions in Psychological Science*, 19(1), 51-57. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4207727/
[2] Magee, J.C., & Grienberger, C. (2020). Synaptic Plasticity Forms and Functions. *Annual Review of Neuroscience*, 43, 95-117. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10410470/
[3] Subramanya, S.J., et al. (2019). DiskANN: Fast Accurate Billion-point Nearest Neighbor Search on a Single Node. *NeurIPS 2019*. https://papers.nips.cc/paper/9527-diskann-fast-accurate-billion-point-nearest-neighbor-search-on-a-single-node
[4] Dudai, Y., Karni, A., & Born, J. (2015). The Consolidation and Transformation of Memory. *Neuron*, 88(1), 20-32. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4183265/
### License
Apache 2.0
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