# Drew Smith

> Drew Smith is cofounder. Basic Memory on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Licence: CC BY 4.0, credit Anchor Terminal and link this page (https://www.anchorterminal.com/terms/#data)
- Updated: 2026-11-06

Cofounder.

## What Drew builds

- [Basic Memory](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/basic-memory.md), graded BB, 76.9/100, in Agent memory. Basic Memory is an open-source MCP server and CLI that keeps an AI assistant's memory as Markdown notes on the user's disk, with full-text, semantic and graph search, plus an optional paid cloud for shared team memory. Cofounder, researched 2026-11-06.

## Works with

- [Drew Cain](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/drew-cain/), Cofounder
- [Paul Hernandez](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/paul-hernandez/), Founder

## Questions

### Who is Drew Smith?

Drew Smith is cofounder.

### What does Basic Memory LLC make?

Anchor Terminal lists Basic Memory from Basic Memory LLC. Basic Memory is an open-source MCP server and CLI that keeps an AI assistant's memory as Markdown notes on the user's disk, with full-text, semantic and graph search, plus an optional paid cloud for shared team memory.

### How are Drew's tools graded?

Basic Memory is graded BB, 76.9 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://basicmemory.com/about
- https://basicmemory.com/raw/legal/terms.md
- https://github.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory/blob/main/SECURITY.md

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