opencode-semantic-memory 0.4.1

Persistent semantic memory system for OpenCode sessions

opencode-memory

Persistent semantic memory system for OpenCode AI assistant sessions.

Overview

opencode-memory is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides long-term memory capabilities for OpenCode sessions. It automatically learns from your workflow, stores decisions and procedures, and provides relevant context when needed.

Key benefits:

• Remember decisions, blockers, procedures, and facts across sessions
• Semantic search finds relevant memories even with different wording
• Session coordination prevents conflicts when running multiple OpenCode instances
• Project-scoped directives for per-project instructions
• Zero manual effort - learns passively from your workflow

Features

• Hybrid retrieval: Combines full-text search (FTS5) with vector similarity search
• Instant storage: Memories stored immediately, embeddings computed async
• Session coordination: Tracks active sessions, supports item claiming to prevent conflicts
• Contextual directives: Global + project-specific instructions loaded at boot
• Entity tracking: Links memories to MRs, issues, epics (!123, #456, &789)
• GitLab enrichment: Fetches metadata for entities from GitLab API
• Memory age: All outputs show age to identify potentially outdated information

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11+ (check with python3 --version)
• git (for cloning the repository)
• venv module (usually included with Python, or install via python3-venv package)

On Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt install python3.11 python3.11-venv git

On macOS (with Homebrew):

brew install python@3.11 git

Installation

From PyPI

pip install opencode-semantic-memory

Quick Install Script

Works on both Linux and macOS, sets up the daemon as a background service:

curl -fsSL https://gitlab.com/ghavenga/opencode-memory/-/raw/master/scripts/setup.sh | bash

This will:

• Clone the repository to ~/.local/share/opencode-memory-install
• Create a virtual environment and install dependencies
• Download the embedding model (~90MB, one-time, runs locally)
• Set up a background service:
  • Linux: systemd user service
  • macOS: launchd LaunchAgent
• Configure OpenCode integration
• Create ~/.config/opencode/AGENTS.md with memory bootstrap
• Optionally bootstrap core directives (requires confirmation due to LLM costs)

From Source

git clone https://gitlab.com/ghavenga/opencode-memory.git
cd opencode-memory
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Download the embedding model (required, ~90MB, runs locally)
python -c "from sentence_transformers import SentenceTransformer; SentenceTransformer('all-MiniLM-L6-v2')"

Important: After installing from source, you must manually set up the service (see Quick Start below). The service files in the repo assume the quick install path - you'll need to update the paths to match your clone location.

Cost Information

Default background processing is free - The memory daemon uses:

• Local embedding model (sentence-transformers, no API calls)
• Pattern-based extraction (regex, no LLM)
• Session summaries (stores conversations as-is, no LLM processing)

LLM-based knowledge extraction is OFF by default - There is an optional feature that uses opencode run to analyze old conversations and extract procedures, decisions, and facts. This:

• Runs every 6 hours, processing up to 50 conversations per cycle
• Makes LLM API calls for each conversation (significant cost potential)
• Is disabled by default to avoid unexpected charges

To enable LLM extraction (if you want it), add to ~/.config/opencode-memory/config.toml:

[ingestion]
llm_extraction = true

Quick Start

1. Start the Memory Services

The recommended setup uses 3 background services (see ARCHITECTURE.md):

Using the setup script (recommended):

# The setup script handles everything including service installation
curl -fsSL https://gitlab.com/ghavenga/opencode-memory/-/raw/master/scripts/setup.sh | bash

Manual start (development/testing):

source .venv/bin/activate

# Terminal 1: HTTP/MCP server
python -m opencode_memory.http_server

# Terminal 2: File watcher daemon
python -m opencode_memory.daemon

# Terminal 3: Background worker
python -m opencode_memory.background_worker

Install services manually (Linux systemd):

mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user
INSTALL_DIR="$PWD"  # Run from your clone directory

# Copy service files
for svc in opencode-memory opencode-memory-daemon opencode-memory-worker; do
    sed "s|%h|$HOME|g" "$INSTALL_DIR/${svc}.service" | \
    sed "s|\.local/share/opencode-memory-install|${INSTALL_DIR#$HOME/}|g" \
    > ~/.config/systemd/user/${svc}.service
done

# Enable and start
systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable --now opencode-memory opencode-memory-daemon opencode-memory-worker

# Check status
systemctl --user status opencode-memory*

Install services manually (macOS launchd):

See the setup script for plist templates, or run the setup script which handles this automatically.

2. Configure OpenCode

Add to ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "memory": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "http://localhost:9824/mcp"
    }
  }
}

3. Configure the Agent

Add to ~/.config/opencode/AGENTS.md:

# Agent Instructions

At session start, always call `memory_get_boot_context` to load prior context, active sessions, and blockers.

## Memory System

The memory system provides persistent context across sessions.

### Proactive Usage

Call `memory_remember` when:
- You make a decision about approach
- You hit a blocker
- You learn how to do something
- You discover an interesting fact

Call `memory_recall(query)` before:
- Using an unfamiliar API
- Making assumptions about how something works

Call `memory_get_context(entity_ref)` before working on any MR/issue/epic.

Categories: decision, blocker, procedure, fact, event, directive

Configuration

Create ~/.config/opencode-memory/config.toml:

[identity]
user = "your-gitlab-username"  # Optional, auto-detected from git
instance = "gitlab.com"

[boot]
identity = true
active_sessions = true
hot_items = true
unresolved_blockers = true
recent_decisions = false
max_hot_items = 5

[ingestion]
watch_paths = ["~/.local/share/opencode/opencode.db"]
db_poll_interval = 30
llm_extraction = false
working_directory = "/path/to/your/projects"

[storage]
path = "~/.local/share/opencode-memory"

MCP Tools

Note: Tools are registered with the memory_ prefix when accessed through the "memory" MCP server. For example, recall becomes memory_recall in OpenCode sessions.

Core Memory Tools

Tool	Description
memory_recall(query, limit?, project?, category?, compact?)	Semantic search across memories
memory_remember(content, category, what?, why?, learned?, entities?, project?)	Store a memory
memory_get_context(entity_ref)	Get all memories for !MR, #issue, or &epic
memory_get_boot_context()	Load startup context (identity, blockers, directives)
memory_get_linked_memories(memory_id, link_types?)	Get memories linked to a specific memory

Session Coordination

Tool	Description
memory_session_start(session_id, working_on?)	Register session
memory_session_end(session_id, summary?)	End session with summary
memory_session_heartbeat(session_id)	Keep session alive
memory_get_active_sessions()	List active sessions
memory_claim_item(session_id, item_ref)	Claim exclusive ownership
memory_release_item(session_id, item_ref)	Release claimed item

Memory Management

Tool	Description
memory_resolve_blocker(memory_id)	Mark blocker as resolved
memory_unresolve_blocker(memory_id)	Reopen a blocker
memory_archive_memory(memory_id, reason?)	Archive outdated memory (soft delete)
memory_delete_memory(memory_id, also_delete_vector?)	Permanently delete a memory
memory_edit_memory(memory_id, content?, what?, why?, learned?)	Edit memory content or metadata
memory_bulk_archive(memory_ids?, category?, older_than_days?, reason)	Archive multiple memories
memory_consolidate_memory(days_stale?, project?)	Find stale/duplicate memories
memory_search_history(query, category?, limit?)	Search with category filter

Backup & Transfer

Tool	Description
memory_export_memories(output_path?, project?, categories?, since_days?)	Export to JSON
memory_import_memories(input_path, dry_run?, skip_duplicates?)	Import from JSON

Utilities

Tool	Description
memory_ingest_file(file_path)	Manually ingest a markdown file
memory_enrich_entity(entity_ref, project?)	Fetch GitLab metadata
memory_bootstrap_memory(path?)	Scan project files for initial facts
memory_log_session(summary, learnings?, entities?)	Log session summary
memory_memory_status()	Check system health and queue status

Memory Categories

Category	Use For
boot_gate	STOP trigger shown every session (≤400 chars, points to directive)
directive	Full standing instructions (loaded via recall)
procedure	How-to knowledge, workflows
decision	Architectural choices, design decisions
blocker	Obstacles preventing progress
fact	Project-specific information
plan	Sequence of steps with end state
goal	Sustained target/threshold (ongoing, no end state)
idea	Future possibilities, deferred considerations
event	Significant occurrences
conversation	Full conversation content (auto-generated)

Storage

All data is stored locally:

• SQLite: ~/.local/share/opencode-memory/memory.db - Memories, entities, sessions, FTS index
• LanceDB: ~/.local/share/opencode-memory/vectors/ - Vector embeddings for semantic search

The daemon automatically:

• Cleans up old resolved blockers (>90 days)
• Archives old conversations (>180 days)
• Compacts LanceDB versions (keeps last 10)

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
GITLAB_TOKEN	Enable GitLab entity enrichment
HF_HUB_OFFLINE=1	Prevent model downloads (use cached)
TRANSFORMERS_OFFLINE=1	Prevent model downloads
OPENCODE_MEMORY_HOST	HTTP server bind address (default: 127.0.0.1)
OPENCODE_MEMORY_PORT	HTTP server port (default: 9824)
OPENCODE_MEMORY_API_KEY	Optional API key for authentication
OPENCODE_MEMORY_RATE_LIMIT	Requests per minute per client (default: 60)

Development

# Activate environment
source .venv/bin/activate

# Run tests
python -m pytest tests/ -v

# Lint
ruff check src/

# Type check
mypy src/

# Check memory stats
python -m opencode_memory.cli stats

Architecture

opencode-memory uses a 3-process architecture to separate concerns:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                           opencode-memory                                   │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  ┌─────────────────────┐  ┌─────────────────────┐  ┌─────────────────────┐  │
│  │   HTTP/MCP Server   │  │       Daemon        │  │  Background Worker  │  │
│  │  (opencode-memory)  │  │ (opencode-memory-   │  │ (opencode-memory-   │  │
│  │                     │  │       daemon)       │  │       worker)       │  │
│  ├─────────────────────┤  ├─────────────────────┤  ├─────────────────────┤  │
│  │ • MCP tool handlers │  │ • File watching     │  │ • Embedding compute │  │
│  │ • Request/response  │  │ • OpenCode DB poll  │  │ • GitLab enrichment │  │
│  │ • Health endpoints  │  │ • Queue work items  │  │ • Memory linking    │  │
│  │                     │  │                     │  │ • Cleanup/archival  │  │
│  │                     │  │                     │  │ • LLM extraction    │  │
│  └─────────┬───────────┘  └─────────┬───────────┘  └─────────┬───────────┘  │
│            │                        │                        │              │
│            └────────────────────────┼────────────────────────┘              │
│                          ┌──────────▼──────────┐                            │
│                          │   Shared Storage    │                            │
│                          ├─────────────────────┤                            │
│                          │ • SQLite + FTS5     │                            │
│                          │ • LanceDB (vectors) │                            │
│                          │ • Work queues       │                            │
│                          └─────────────────────┘                            │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Process	Purpose	Module
HTTP Server	MCP tools, health endpoints	opencode_memory.http_server
Daemon	File watching, DB polling	opencode_memory.daemon
Worker	All heavy background processing	opencode_memory.background_worker

This separation ensures:

• API requests are never blocked by background processing
• Worker can crash/restart without affecting the API
• Multiple workers can run in parallel for scaling

See ARCHITECTURE.md for detailed documentation.

Operations

Log Rotation

When running as a systemd service, logs are managed by journald. To configure log rotation:

# Check current log size
journalctl --user -u opencode-memory --disk-usage

# Set max journal size (add to ~/.config/systemd/user.conf or override)
# Or create ~/.config/systemd/journald.conf.d/opencode-memory.conf:
cat > ~/.config/systemd/journald.conf.d/opencode-memory.conf << 'EOF'
[Journal]
SystemMaxUse=100M
MaxRetentionSec=7d
EOF

# Or manually vacuum old logs
journalctl --user --vacuum-time=7d
journalctl --user --vacuum-size=100M

For file-based logging, configure rotation in the systemd service:

[Service]
StandardOutput=append:/var/log/opencode-memory/server.log
StandardError=append:/var/log/opencode-memory/error.log

Then use logrotate (/etc/logrotate.d/opencode-memory):

/var/log/opencode-memory/*.log {
    daily
    rotate 7
    compress
    delaycompress
    missingok
    notifempty
    create 0640 $USER $USER
}

Monitoring

The HTTP server exposes several endpoints:

Endpoint	Description
/health	Basic health check (returns 200 if healthy, 503 if degraded)
/stats	Detailed statistics (memories, cache, queue, links)
/metrics	Prometheus-format metrics

Example monitoring with curl:

# Health check (for load balancers/monitoring)
curl -s http://localhost:9824/health | jq .

# Full stats
curl -s http://localhost:9824/stats | jq .

# Prometheus metrics
curl -s http://localhost:9824/metrics

CLI Tools

# Show comprehensive statistics
python -m opencode_memory.cli stats

# Ingest markdown files
python -m opencode_memory.cli ingest /path/to/notes --recursive

# Archive old memories
python -m opencode_memory.cli cleanup --dry-run

# Enrich entities with GitLab metadata
python -m opencode_memory.cli enrich --limit 100

Troubleshooting

Check service status

Linux (systemd):

# Check all services
systemctl --user status opencode-memory*

# View logs for specific service
journalctl --user -u opencode-memory -f         # Server logs
journalctl --user -u opencode-memory-daemon -f  # Daemon logs
journalctl --user -u opencode-memory-worker -f  # Worker logs

# Restart all services
systemctl --user restart opencode-memory opencode-memory-daemon opencode-memory-worker

macOS (launchd):

# Check all services
launchctl list | grep opencode

# View logs
tail -f ~/.local/state/opencode-memory/server.log
tail -f ~/.local/state/opencode-memory/daemon.log
tail -f ~/.local/state/opencode-memory/worker.log

# Restart all services
for svc in com.opencode.memory com.opencode.memory.daemon com.opencode.memory.worker; do
    launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/${svc}.plist 2>/dev/null
    launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/${svc}.plist
done

Check memory system health

Use memory_status tool or:

# HTTP health endpoint
curl http://localhost:9824/health

# Detailed stats
curl http://localhost:9824/stats

Prometheus metrics

The HTTP server exposes metrics at /metrics:

curl http://localhost:9824/metrics

Backup and restore

# Export all memories
memory_export_memories(output_path="/backup/memories.json")

# Import on new machine
memory_import_memories(input_path="/backup/memories.json", dry_run=True)  # Preview
memory_import_memories(input_path="/backup/memories.json")  # Actually import

Reset memory database

Linux:

systemctl --user stop opencode-memory opencode-memory-daemon opencode-memory-worker
rm -rf ~/.local/share/opencode-memory/
systemctl --user start opencode-memory opencode-memory-daemon opencode-memory-worker

macOS:

for svc in com.opencode.memory com.opencode.memory.daemon com.opencode.memory.worker; do
    launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/${svc}.plist 2>/dev/null
done
rm -rf ~/.local/share/opencode-memory/
for svc in com.opencode.memory com.opencode.memory.daemon com.opencode.memory.worker; do
    launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/${svc}.plist
done

Upgrade from older versions

If you're upgrading from a version that used opencode-memory-enrich.service, the setup script will automatically migrate to the new 3-process architecture. Run the setup script again:

curl -fsSL https://gitlab.com/ghavenga/opencode-memory/-/raw/master/scripts/setup.sh | bash

This will:

1. Stop and disable the old opencode-memory-enrich service
2. Install the new opencode-memory-daemon and opencode-memory-worker services
3. Start all services

License

MIT