Woolly releases local shared memory tool
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Woolly has released a local shared memory tool that stores memories as plain Markdown files on the local machine, allowing MCP applications such as Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and Cursor, as well as Ollama, OpenAI, and Anthropic API applications, to share the same memory. The tool subsequently appeared on Show HN. According to its description, the tool does not rely on the cloud, requires no account, and does no tracking; it refuses to save passwords and API keys, and claims that AI cannot implant instructions into memory, while deleted memories go into a recoverable recycle bin. Woolly can run standalone, and if Ollama is running locally, it will also use it to search memories semantically.
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- Hacker News AIShow HN: Woolly, one local memory shared by all your AI tools
Woolly is a Show HN project that provides a single local memory shared across all of a user's AI tools. The submission links to usewoolly.com and its Hacker News discussion thread.
- Hacker News AIWoolly, a local memory shared by all your AI tools
Woolly is a local, private memory layer that runs on your computer and gives MCP apps like Claude Code, Claude Desktop and Cursor one shared memory stored as plain Markdown files. It also adds memory to Ollama and OpenAI/Anthropic-compatible apps via `woolly proxy`, keeps facts current by replacing outdated ones, and lets you review, edit or delete memories through `woolly ui`. Installation is via a curl script, Homebrew, Windows PowerShell, or `go install`, with a Python SDK available as `pip install woolly-ai`.
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