Muninn Memory
A local-first memory system for AI agents. Store episodic, semantic, and procedural memories with intelligent retrieval.
Installation
clawhub install muninn-memory
Or install from source:
cd ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills
git clone https://github.com/openclaw/muninn-memory.git
cd muninn-memory
npm install && npm run build
Requirements
- Node.js 18+
- Ollama running locally (for embeddings)
- SQLite (included)
Quick Start
import { MemoryStore } from 'muninn-memory';
// Initialize (creates SQLite DB)
const memory = new MemoryStore('./memories.db');
// Store a memory
const mem = await memory.remember(
'Phillip lives in Brisbane, Australia',
'semantic',
{ entities: ['Phillip', 'Brisbane', 'Australia'], salience: 0.8 }
);
console.log('Stored:', mem.id);
// Recall memories
const results = await memory.recall('Where does Phillip live?');
console.log(results[0].content);
// "Phillip lives in Brisbane, Australia"
// Get stats
console.log(memory.getStats());
// { total: 1, byType: { episodic: 0, semantic: 1, procedural: 0 }, entities: 3, edges: 0, procedures: 0 }
memory.close();
Memory Types
| Type | Use Case |
|---|---|
episodic |
Events, conversations, experiences |
semantic |
Facts, knowledge, relationships |
procedural |
Skills, workflows, step-by-step processes |
API
remember(content, type, options?)
Store a new memory.
await memory.remember(
'Meeting with Sarah about Q3 roadmap',
'episodic',
{
entities: ['Sarah', 'Q3 roadmap'],
salience: 0.7,
title: 'Q3 Planning Meeting'
}
);
Options:
title?: string- Short titlesummary?: string- Brief summaryentities?: string[]- Extracted entitiestopics?: string[]- Topics/tagssalience?: number- Importance 0-1 (default: 0.5)
Returns: Memory object with id, content, type, entities, etc.
recall(query, options?)
Search memories using hybrid search.
const results = await memory.recall('Sarah Q3', {
limit: 5,
types: ['episodic', 'semantic'],
entities: ['Sarah'],
topics: ['planning']
});
Options:
types?: MemoryType[]- Filter by typeentities?: string[]- Filter by entitytopics?: string[]- Filter by topiclimit?: number- Max results (default: 10)
Returns: Array of Memory objects sorted by relevance.
forget(id, hard?)
Delete a memory.
// Soft delete (can be recovered)
memory.forget('m_abc123');
// Hard delete (permanent)
memory.forget('m_abc123', true);
getEntities()
List all extracted entities.
const entities = memory.getEntities();
// [{ name: 'Phillip', memory_count: 5, last_seen: '2026-02-24...' }, ...]
getStats()
Get vault statistics.
const stats = memory.getStats();
// { total: 42, byType: {...}, entities: 15, edges: 8, procedures: 3 }
CLI Usage
# Run tests
node dist/index.js test
# Start MCP server (for agent integration)
npm run mcp
MCP Server
Start the MCP server for agent integration:
npm run mcp
Security Verification:
| Claim | Evidence |
|---|---|
| stdio-only transport | src/mcp/server.ts:5 imports StdioServerTransport from @modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js — no HTTP/TCP listeners |
| Local-only network | Only fetch('http://localhost:11434/...') for Ollama embeddings — no external servers |
| No postinstall scripts | package.json has no postinstall, preinstall, or postbuild scripts |
| Dependencies | Only better-sqlite3 (local DB), ollama (local embeddings), uuid — all from npm |
| Credentials | No environment variables, no secrets in code |
Database: Default location is ./openclaw-memory.db (SQLite, local file).
Known Limitations:
- Memory content is passed to LLM prompts — users could inject instructions via stored memories
- Calls local Ollama at
localhost:11434for embeddings — requires Ollama running
Security Notes
- ✅ No external network — MCP server uses stdio, not HTTP/TCP. Only calls
localhost:11434for local Ollama embeddings. - ✅ No authentication required — Only accessible to the parent process
- ✅ Local-only database — SQLite file, no remote connections
- ✅ No credentials needed — Only requires local Ollama for embeddings
- ✅ No postinstall scripts — Clean npm install
- ⚠️ Prompt injection risk — Memory content is passed to LLM prompts. If users store malicious content, it could affect LLM behavior. This is inherent to all memory systems.
Database Location
Default: ./openclaw-memory.db
Custom path:
const memory = new MemoryStore('/path/to/custom.db');
Features
- Hybrid Search — BM25 + semantic (embedding) with reciprocal rank fusion
- Entity Extraction — Auto-extract people, orgs, projects, technologies
- Spelling Variants — UK↔US English expansion (colour/color, etc.)
- Question-Type Aware — Factual questions prioritize semantic memories
- Entity Boost — Memories with matching entities rank higher
Benchmark
| System | LOCOMO Score |
|---|---|
| Muninn | 93% |
| Engram | 79.6% |
| Mem0 | 66.9% |
Muninn Phase 1.5 includes knowledge graph integration for temporal reasoning and contradiction detection.
License
MIT — Free, open source, no restrictions.
🦜 Built by KakāpōHiko (KH)