hippo-memory
Stop re-teaching your agent. Make your agent's memory work like a brain. Hippo is long-term memory for coding agents. It's a critical layer for your AI harness that connects across your different tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex). It keeps your proprietary data completely local, and it actually learns over time.
No outside reports on file
Hippo-memory can be useful for keeping AI focused on your work, but only if you carefully control what data touches the system and monitor what gets stored locally.
Based on public adoption and transparency signals as of Oct 21, 2026. Our opinion, not a code audit or security guarantee.
What it can access
- Local filesNo local folder access notedLOW
- Command executionNo shell command runner notedLOW
- Network reachConnects to outside service APINOTED
- CredentialsRequires API key or tokenREVIEW
- Package sourcenpm (hippo-memory)PUBLIC
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Install
npx -y hippo-memoryAbout Hippo Memory
Hippo-memory is a long-term memory system designed for AI coding agents. It stores information locally so agents remember previous work and learn over time, instead of starting fresh each conversation.
Who it’s for
Developers using AI coding assistants like Cursor or Claude who want their agent to build on past projects and remember custom patterns. Teams that need their AI to stay within local data boundaries for privacy.
Alternatives
- Mem0: Persistent memory layer for AI agents with versioning and multiple storage backends.
- LangChain memory modules: Built-in conversation and summary memory for language model chains.
- ChromaDB or Pinecone: Vector databases for semantic memory search, often used with AI agents.
- LlamaIndex: Document indexing and retrieval system for giving agents access to external knowledge.
Setup
Check these steps against the project’s own instructions before running anything.
Install via npm: npm install hippo-memory or npm install git+https://github.com/kitfunso/hippo-memory.git. Follow the project's README for integration details with your specific AI tool.
Why this grade
Signal-based grade (4/7 points): well starred on GitHub, listed in several sources, public source code. This reflects adoption and transparency, not a code review.
Popularity and upkeep
- GitHub stars
- 786
- Weekly npm downloads
- 1.4k
- Listing last refreshed
- 2026-10-29
These are public popularity signals, not a maintenance check. Look at the repository’s commit history and open issues.
Security reports
No reports found for this package in our research (last checked 2026-10-29).
Risks to watch for
- Local data exposure: Memory stores proprietary code and project details on disk; if your machine is compromised, all stored memories could be stolen.
- Unbounded memory growth: Without cleanup policies, the memory store could accumulate sensitive information over months and become a larger attack surface.
- Implicit data leakage: The agent might extract and store more information than intended from conversations, including credentials or secrets buried in code snippets.
- No audit trail: It is unclear whether the tool logs what gets stored and retrieved, making it hard to verify which data the agent accessed.
- Third-party tool chain risks: If integrated with external coding tools, those tools could exploit the memory interface to exfiltrate stored data.
How to lower the risk
Least-privilege permissions
- Run the agent with minimal file system access; restrict it to project directories only.
- Never give the agent read access to global config files containing secrets or tokens.
Network isolation
- Keep the memory store offline or behind a firewall if storing highly sensitive code.
- Regularly back up and audit the local memory database for unexpected entries.
Monitoring
- Enable logging if available to see what data is being stored and retrieved.
- Periodically review the memory directory for files that shouldn't be there.
Red flags to watch for
- Agent begins storing unrelated or system-level information in memory.
- Unusual file sizes or creation patterns in the memory store directory.
- Memory retrieval starts returning data from unrelated projects unexpectedly.
Questions
How do I install Hippo Memory?
Run npx -y hippo-memory in your terminal, or add the server entry to your claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json as shown in the Setup section on this page. Full setup docs and environment variables are in github.com/kitfunso/hippo-memory.
Are there security reports about Hippo Memory?
No reports found for this package in our research (last checked 2026-10-29). Hippo Memory currently holds Grade B (Some risk signals) based on public adoption and transparency signals. Key risk areas to watch include local data exposure, unbounded memory growth, implicit data leakage.
Is Hippo Memory actively maintained?
Hippo Memory has 786 GitHub stars and 1.4k weekly npm downloads. Our directory data was last refreshed on 2026-10-29. Check recent commit activity, release tags, and open issues at github.com/kitfunso/hippo-memory before pinning it in production.
What are alternatives to Hippo Memory?
Notable alternatives to Hippo Memory include Mem0 (Persistent memory layer for AI agents with versioning and multiple storage backends), LangChain memory modules (Built-in conversation and summary memory for language model chains), ChromaDB or Pinecone (Vector databases for semantic memory search, often used with AI agents), LlamaIndex (Document indexing and retrieval system for giving agents access to external knowledge). You can also compare Hippo Memory side by side with other MCP servers in the Related tools section on this page.
README badge and team notes
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### AgentArmorHQ Security Review Memo: hippo-memory
- **Listing URL:** https://agentarmorhq.com/skills/kitfunso-hippo-memory
- **Type:** App connector
- **Risk Grade:** Grade B (Some risk signals)
- **Outside Security Advisories on File:** 0
- **Public Adoption:** 786 GitHub stars, 1.4k weekly npm downloads
#### Permission & Blast-Radius Signals
- **Local files:** No local folder access noted
- **Command execution:** No shell command runner noted
- **Network reach:** Connects to outside service API
- **Credentials:** Requires API key or token
- **Package source:** npm (hippo-memory)
#### Recommended Hardened Setup
- **Command:** `npx -y --ignore-scripts hippo-memory`
- **Controls:** Pin an exact version in `.mcp.json`, scope access to a single workspace folder, and use a least-privilege read-only token where supported.
_Based on public adoption and transparency signals as of Oct 21, 2026. Our opinion, not a code audit or security guarantee._Key facts
- Type
- App connector
- Publisher
- kitfunso
- Source code
- github.com/kitfunso/hippo-memory
- Install command
- npm install hippo-memory
- Est. context load
- ~950 tokens / turn (~5 tool schemas, 0.47% of 200k context)
- Popularity
- 786 GitHub stars, 1.4k weekly npm downloads
- Last updated
- 2026-10-29
- Last graded
- 2026-10-21
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