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Codex Mem alternatives
Codex Mem by 2kDarki: Automatically capture, compress, and inject session context back into future Codex sessions. Here are 7 plugins in our catalog that describe a similar job, with the numbers you'd check before switching.
Why you might look elsewhere
- Need a permissive license? Honcho, Delx Recovery, Loom are MIT or similar, while Codex Mem is No license file.
- Want active development? Magents, Agent Deck, Delx Recovery got a push in the last two weeks.
- Want the most-watched option? Loom has 85 stars to Codex Mem's 15.
- On a different tool? Delx Recovery mentions Claude Code, Cursor.
7 alternatives, side by side
| Plugin | Stars | License | Last push | Packaged as |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honcho Persistent cross-session memory for Codex powered by Honcho — lifecycle hooks capture each session and inject relevant context back at session start, so Codex remembers your preferences, projects, and decisions across restarts. | ★ 66 | MIT | 2026-09-01 | plugin |
| Delx Recovery Free recovery and continuity plugin for AI agents: resume prior sessions, capture state, process failures into a recovery plan, and remember across sessions through a hosted MCP server (works in Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and VS Code). | ★ 0 | Apache-2.0 | 2026-11-05 | MCP server, plugin |
| TokenChronicle Local-first Codex work journal that automatically archives sessions for private search, audit, usage analytics, and long-term memory continuity without recurring model-token cost. | ★ 0 | No license file | 2026-09-10 | plugin |
| Loom Self-hosted shared long-term memory and code index (definitions, callers, change impact) for Codex, stored in ClickHouse, with lifecycle hooks that capture each session and MCP tools that save and recall decisions across sessions and teammates. | ★ 85 | Apache-2.0 | 2026-11-15 | MCP server, plugin |
| Agent Deck One MCP for context management: bind self-improving playbooks, MCP tools, and API keys to the session. | ★ 6 | MIT | 2026-11-13 | MCP server |
| TMCRA Local Memory Owner-local memory for Codex that recalls user and project evidence before each answer and carries source-attributed project context across sessions and supported agent tools. | ★ 1 | Apache-2.0 | 2026-11-01 | plugin |
| Magents Shared session bus MCP + skill so Codex can list, read, hand off, send, and spawn with Claude, Cursor, Grok, and friends without pasting context. | ★ 16 | MIT | 2026-11-14 | MCP server, skills |
Picked by overlap between each project's own description and Codex Mem's, same category first. Ordered by that overlap, not by stars or payment.
Head-to-head
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Data from GitHub and each project's README, checked 2026-11-15. We haven't installed or audited these, and stars measure attention, not quality. Paid placements never change this page. Spot a mistake? hello@pickaplugin.com
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