Open-source persistent memory layer for AI agents (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, n8n, custom MCP clients). Competitors require Docker + Postgres + Qdrant. Engram skips the infra entirely: single Node.js process, SQLite with FTS5, 23 MB local embeddings. npm install and it works.
Shipped: 6 MCP tools, REST API, React dashboard, macOS Tauri desktop app, hybrid retrieval engine.
v1.5.3, 226 tests, MIT-licensed, GitHub Sponsors enrolled.
Live: next.henrybarefoot.com/engram
npm: @hbarefoot/engram