neveronce 0.1.0

Persistent, correctable memory for AI. The memory layer that learns from mistakes.

Persistent, correctable memory for AI. The memory layer that learns from mistakes.

Free. Open source. Zero dependencies. Works with any LLM. Runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

They gave us MCP for free. They gave us agents for free. Now here's the missing piece — memory that actually learns — for free too.

Every AI agent forgets everything when the session ends. NeverOnce gives them a brain that persists — and more importantly, a brain that learns from corrections so the same mistake never happens twice.

Why NeverOnce?

Without NeverOnce	With NeverOnce
AI forgets everything each session	Memories persist forever
Same mistakes repeated daily	Corrections prevent repeat errors
No learning from feedback	Helpful memories strengthen, bad ones decay
Each session starts from zero	Context builds over time

Proven in Production

NeverOnce's correction system was battle-tested for 4 months before open-sourcing:

Metric	Value
Total memories stored	1,421
Corrections	87
Running since	November 2025
Most-surfaced correction	491 times
Avg correction surfaced	78 times each
Memory types used	11

The most-used correction was surfaced 491 times — and the AI never repeated that mistake once after it was stored. That's the power of corrections over plain memory.

Install

pip install neveronce

Zero dependencies. Just Python's built-in SQLite. That's it.

Quickstart — 5 lines

from neveronce import Memory

mem = Memory("my_app")
mem.store("user prefers dark mode", tags=["preference"])
mem.correct("never use imperial units", context="unit conversion")
results = mem.recall("what units should I use?")
# → Returns the correction first, always

The Killer Feature: Corrections

Most memory systems just store and retrieve. NeverOnce has corrections — a special memory type that:

• Always stored at maximum importance (10/10)
• Always surfaces first in recall results
• Never decays, even if not used frequently
• Represents "I was wrong, here's the fix"

# Store a correction when the AI makes a mistake
mem.correct(
    "use metric units, never imperial",
    context="unit conversion in engineering calculations"
)

# Later, before taking action, check for applicable corrections
warnings = mem.check("converting measurements to feet and inches")
# → Returns: "use metric units, never imperial"

This is the difference between an AI that's smart and an AI that gets smarter.

Full API

Memory(name, db_dir=None, namespace="default")

Create a memory store. Each name gets its own SQLite database at ~/.neveronce/<name>.db.

.store(content, *, tags=None, context="", importance=5)

Store a general memory. Returns the memory ID.

.correct(content, *, context="", tags=None)

Store a correction. Always importance 10. Always surfaces first.

.recall(query, *, limit=10, min_importance=1)

Search memories by relevance (FTS5/BM25). Corrections always float to top.

.check(planned_action)

Pre-flight check. Returns only matching corrections for the planned action. Call this before doing something to catch mistakes early.

.helped(memory_id, did_help)

Feedback loop. Mark whether a surfaced memory was actually useful. Helpful memories get stronger. Unhelpful ones can be decayed.

.decay(surfaced_threshold=5, decay_amount=1)

Lower importance of memories surfaced many times but never marked helpful. Corrections are immune to decay.

.forget(memory_id)

Delete a memory.

.stats()

Returns {total, corrections, avg_importance, avg_effectiveness}.

MCP Server

NeverOnce includes an MCP server so any MCP-compatible AI client can use it:

# Install with MCP support
pip install neveronce[mcp]

# Run the server
python -m neveronce

Add to your MCP config (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.):

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "neveronce": {
            "command": "python",
            "args": ["-m", "neveronce"]
        }
    }
}

The server exposes all NeverOnce operations as MCP tools: store, correct, recall, check, helped, forget, stats.

Multi-Agent Support

Namespaces let multiple agents share a memory store without stepping on each other:

from neveronce import Memory

mem = Memory("team")

# Agent 1: research agent
mem.store("found 3 relevant papers on transformer memory", namespace="researcher")
mem.correct("ignore papers before 2024, methodology changed", namespace="researcher")

# Agent 2: coding agent
mem.store("user prefers async/await over callbacks", namespace="coder")
mem.correct("always use Python 3.12+ syntax", namespace="coder")

# Each agent recalls only its own context
research_context = mem.recall("relevant papers", namespace="researcher")
coding_context = mem.recall("coding style", namespace="coder")

One database, multiple agents, isolated context. Cross-namespace search is also possible by omitting the namespace parameter.

Why FTS5 Instead of Embeddings?

Most memory systems use vector embeddings for search. NeverOnce uses SQLite FTS5 (full-text search with BM25 ranking) instead. This is a deliberate choice, not a limitation:

1. Corrections are short, high-signal text. "Never use HTTP for internal services" doesn't need semantic similarity — it needs exact keyword matching. BM25 excels at this.
2. Zero dependencies. Embeddings require numpy, sentence-transformers, or an API call. FTS5 is built into Python's sqlite3. Nothing to install, nothing to break.
3. Speed. FTS5 queries are sub-millisecond. No model loading, no inference, no API latency.
4. Deterministic. Same query, same results. No embedding model drift or version mismatches.
5. Offline. Works without internet. No API keys, no cloud services.

For most correction and preference storage, keyword matching is actually more reliable than semantic search. When you store "never use tabs, always use spaces," you want the word "tabs" to trigger that correction — not a semantically similar but different concept.

If your use case needs semantic search, NeverOnce's architecture is simple enough to extend. But for the core use case — corrections that prevent mistakes — FTS5 is the right tool.

How It Works

• Storage: SQLite with FTS5 full-text search. Zero external dependencies.
• Search: BM25 ranking via FTS5. Fast, proven, built into Python.
• Corrections: Stored at importance 10, tagged as corrections, always surface first in results.
• Feedback loop: helped() tracks effectiveness. Memories that help get stronger. Memories that don't can be decayed.
• Decay: Unhelpful memories lose importance over time. Corrections never decay.

Design Philosophy

1. Zero dependencies — Just sqlite3 (built into Python). No numpy, no embeddings, no vector DBs.
2. Corrections > memories — The ability to say "I was wrong" is more important than total recall.
3. Feedback-driven — Memories that help survive. Memories that don't fade away.
4. One file, one store — Each Memory instance is a single .db file. Copy it, back it up, share it.
5. Model-agnostic — Works with any LLM. NeverOnce is the memory, not the brain.

License

MIT