# AI Memory vs Graphicle

> Graphicle scores 69.8 (B) to AI Memory's 55.7 (C) for memory search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Graphicle scores 69.8 (B) on agent readiness against AI Memory's 55.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do memory search.

- AI Memory: grade C, 55.7/100, rank #733 of 1171. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ai-memory.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/ai-memory.json
- Graphicle: grade B, 69.8/100, rank #183 of 1171. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/graphicle.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/graphicle.json
- Best memory layers for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-memory/index.md
- All 103 memory comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-memory/index.md

## Which one, for what

### AI Memory (C)

Good for: AI Memory keeps shared project memory and task handoffs across coding agents.

Watch for: Existing deployments may still lack authentication

### Graphicle (B)

Good for: A developer who wants one local tool that gives Claude Code, Codex or Cursor both code structure and project memory with citations.

Ahead on:
- Reliability, 63 against 50
- Schema & documentation, 83 against 65
- Agent ergonomics, 86 against 65
- Security & auth, 69 against 55
- Transparency & trust, 68 against 35

Also in its favour:
- Free to start without a card
- Open source

Watch for: One release, v0.1.0 on 14 October 2026, from a repository created that day


## Score by category

| Category | Weight | AI Memory | Graphicle | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 50 | 63 | Graphicle +13 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 65 | 83 | Graphicle +18 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 65 | 86 | Graphicle +21 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 55 | 69 | Graphicle +14 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 60 | even |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 50 | 48 | AI Memory +2 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 35 | 68 | Graphicle +33 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| **Total** | | **55.7 · C** | **69.8 · B** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | AI Memory | Graphicle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | MCP server |
| Vendor | Fabio Akita | KarLex AI, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | stdio | stdio, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | none | 25 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | no | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-17 | 2026-10-14 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2025-03-14 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2025-03-14 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes, with an opt-out |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 11k stars | 144 stars |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | 3.8/5 (4) |

## Verdicts

**AI Memory.** Cross-agent task handoffs and shared search. Existing deployments may still lack authentication.

**Graphicle.** One local program gives a coding agent a code graph and project memory through 25 typed, annotated MCP tools that return cited excerpts within a token budget, with agent-written memories held for human approval. It is one day old at version 0.1.0, its SDKs are not on any registry, and the licence and advisory check fails on main.

## Before you call either

### AI Memory

1. Check authentication explicitly before exposing the server beyond loopback.
2. Exclude secrets and sensitive repositories from memory capture.
3. Back up memory and follow the version 3 migration guide.

### Graphicle

1. Call `recall_project` with a `max_tokens` budget, then `read_project_source` with the cited id and byte offset to continue a cut excerpt
2. Use `query_graph`, `get_neighbors` and `shortest_path` for structure questions, and pass `repo` to reach another synced project
3. Treat proposed memories as drafts. They are not served until a person approves them in `graphicle open` under Memory
4. Ask the user before running `graphicle setup`, which edits agent settings, AGENTS.md and Git hooks, and use `graphicle disconnect` to undo it
5. Over HTTP send the key as `Authorization: Bearer`, never in the URL, and on 429 wait for the Retry-After reset

## Questions

### Which is better for AI agents, AI Memory or Graphicle?

Graphicle scores 69.8 (B) on agent readiness against AI Memory's 55.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories.

### Do AI Memory and Graphicle need an API key?

Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.

### Can an agent call AI Memory and Graphicle without installing anything?

AI Memory runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed. Graphicle runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed.

### Are AI Memory and Graphicle open source?

No open-source release is listed for AI Memory. Graphicle is open source (Apache-2.0).


## For agents

- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ai-memory-vs-graphicle.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ai-memory-vs-graphicle.min.md
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