Rust Memory

Open-source Rust projects categorized as Memory
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Top 23 Rust Memory Projects

  1. memvid

    Memory layer for AI Agents. Replace complex RAG pipelines with a serverless, single-file memory layer. Give your agents instant retrieval and long-term memory.

    Project mention: Show HN: I accidentally built "SQLite for AI memory" (Memvid) | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-01-05
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  3. zerocopy

    Zerocopy makes zero-cost memory manipulation effortless. We write `unsafe` so you don’t have to.

  4. Divan

    Fast and simple benchmarking for Rust projects (by nvzqz)

  5. avml

    AVML - Acquire Volatile Memory for Linux

    Project mention: AVML (Acquire Volatile Memory for Linux) – By Microsoft | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-08-31
  6. memflow

    physical memory introspection framework

  7. heim

    Cross-platform async library for system information fetching 🦀

  8. compact_str

    A memory efficient string type that can store up to 24* bytes on the stack

    Project mention: UTF-8 is a brilliant design | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-09-12
  9. mevi

    A memory visualizer in Rust (ptrace + userfaultfd)

  10. Memoria

    Secure memory management for AI Agents • Ensures data integrity • Reduces hallucinations • Maintains consistent long-term context (by matrixorigin)

    Project mention: Benchmarking Memoria on LongMemEval: Strong Memory Retrieval, Clear Reader Separation | dev.to | 2026-04-16

    Experience the power of persistent memory for AI Agents. 🧠 💻 GitHub (Star us!):[https://github.com/matrixorigin/Memoria] 🌐 Website: [https://thememoria.ai/] 👾 Discord: [https://discord.com/]

  11. cortex-mem

    🧠 The production-ready cognitive foundation for autonomous systems such as OpenClaw and Embodied-AI. For memory management, from extraction and search to automated optimization, with SKILL, CLI, API, MCP, and insights dashboard out-of-the-box.

    Project mention: AI Agent Memory Management System Architecture Design: Evolution from Stateless to Intelligent | dev.to | 2025-12-28

    With the widespread adoption of Large Language Models (LLMs), AI Agents are evolving from simple Q&A tools to intelligent assistants with long-term memory and context understanding capabilities. However, the inherently stateless nature of LLMs limits Agent continuity and personalization in multi-turn conversations. This article provides an in-depth analysis of Cortex Memory—an AI Agent memory management system built with Rust—detailing its architectural design philosophy, core technical implementation, and how it addresses the core challenges of AI Agent memory management.

  12. xrem

    (Cross-Platform) An open source approach to locally record and enable searching everything you view on any computer.

  13. rust-jemalloc-pprof

    Convert jemalloc heap profiles to pprof to understand memory usage, fix memory leaks, and fix OOM Kills.

  14. ratel

    Context engineering for AI agents. ~80% fewer tokens. Fix tool overload. Skills and memory with in-process BM25 and semantic retrieval. Progressive Disclosure. No vector DB. (by ratel-ai)

    Project mention: Show HN: Ratel, give agents unlimited tools and skills without context bloat | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-07-16
  15. rs-process-memory

    A rust library that allows you to read/write into the memory of other processes

  16. yclass

    Inspect and recreate in-memory data structures

  17. venndb

    in memory Rust database to query your data like a Venn diagram

  18. reefdb

    ReefDB is a minimalistic, in-memory and on-disk database management system written in Rust, implementing basic SQL query capabilities and full-text search.

  19. AuraSDK

    Discontinued Cognitive memory for AI agents. Pure Rust, <1ms recall, 2.7MB, zero cloud. Patent Pending. [Moved to: https://github.com/teolex2020/aura-memory]

    Project mention: AI Agents Don't Need a Bigger Prompt. They Need Governed Memory | dev.to | 2026-07-17

    The project is MIT licensed. You can explore the source code and examples on GitHub, install the package from PyPI, or read the overview at aurasdk.dev.

  20. aura-memory

    Cognitive memory for AI agents. Pure Rust, <1ms recall, 2.7MB, zero cloud. Patent Pending.

    Project mention: AI Agents Don't Need a Bigger Prompt. They Need Governed Memory | dev.to | 2026-07-17

    The project is MIT licensed. You can explore the source code and examples on GitHub, install the package from PyPI, or read the overview at aurasdk.dev.

  21. basemind

    Full AI context and content layer for coding agents over one MCP server — tree-sitter code-map, document RAG, shared memory, multi-agent comms, web crawl, git history + blame. 300+ languages, 10+ agent harnesses, pure Rust.

    Project mention: Debugging basemind with Claude Code | dev.to | 2026-07-08

    The method I kept coming back to: verify the artifact, watch the live system, measure the change over time, isolate the confound, read for the mechanism, and prove the fix by the number you started from. basemind lives at github.com/Goldziher/basemind.

  22. linux-mem

    Linux memory tools

  23. emem

    Give your AI agent a shared, verifiable memory of the physical world, one signed fact it can cite and anyone can check offline.

    Project mention: Show HN: Emem.dev – signed earth memory for physical AI | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-07-06

    We added 3D to emem.dev , now you can get the signed answers as well as constructed Gaussian splats all directly from https://emem.dev for free.

  24. rewindos

    A private, open-source alternative to Windows Recall — for Linux. Captures your screen, OCRs it, and makes everything you've seen instantly searchable. 100% local, no cloud.

    Project mention: RewindOS – Searchable screen history for Linux local | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-06-16
NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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  • Show HN: Emem.dev – signed earth memory for physical AI

    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 6 Jul 2026
  • Benchmarking Memoria on LongMemEval: Strong Memory Retrieval, Clear Reader Separation

    1 project | dev.to | 16 Apr 2026
  • Show HN: Memoria – Snapshot, branch, and rollback for AI agent memory

    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 20 Mar 2026
  • AI Agent Memory Management System Architecture Design: Evolution from Stateless to Intelligent

    1 project | dev.to | 28 Dec 2025
  • Building High-Performance AI Infrastructure with Rust: Cortex Memory's Technology Selection and Engineering Experience

    1 project | dev.to | 28 Dec 2025
  • Design and Implementation of AI Memory System Evaluation Framework: How to Scientifically Measure Memory Quality

    1 project | dev.to | 28 Dec 2025
  • LLM-Driven Intelligent Memory Optimization Engine: Making AI Memories Continuously Evolve

    1 project | dev.to | 28 Dec 2025
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Index

What are some of the best open-source Memory projects in Rust? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 memvid 15,975
2 zerocopy 2,516
3 Divan 1,395
4 avml 1,104
5 memflow 1,065
6 heim 927
7 compact_str 862
8 mevi 738
9 Memoria 405
10 cortex-mem 298
11 xrem 278
12 rust-jemalloc-pprof 274
13 ratel 188
14 rs-process-memory 153
15 yclass 147
16 venndb 143
17 reefdb 91
18 AuraSDK 73
19 aura-memory 73
20 basemind 67
21 linux-mem 63
22 emem 45
23 rewindos 40

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