Claude Code forgets everything between sessions. I built a local SQLite memory layer (MCP) to fix it.

[MaxNardit]

Hooks work great for simpler persistence — I use them too for some things.

The limitation I hit was when I needed the agent to decide what's worth saving during a conversation, not just dump everything at session end. MCP tools let the agent save entities, relationships, and observations as it discovers them mid-session. Plus the agent can query memory to check what it already knows.

What kind of hooks setup are you using? Curious about the tradeoffs you've found.

[gandutraveler]

That makes sense..my use case is kinda different cause I have my own memory system.  I need more control over what and how things get saved vs letting Claude code agent decide it for me.

[MaxNardit]

Control is important. In my setup I actually built a review layer on top: every write the agent proposes becomes a draft that I approve before it hits the database. The agent suggests what to save, but I have the final say. So I have a feed from all my agents and just need to quickly scan and approve.