# hippo-memory

> hippo-memory — kitfunso-hippo-memory. Use this tool when you need to improve AI agent performance by preventing repeated errors and incorporating new information. It solves problems of redundant mistakes and outdated knowledge by learning from marked incorrect memories and replacing them with newer facts. With a local SQLite store and optional hosted reranker, it provides a persistent and efficient memory solution for AI agents, integrating with various platforms like Claude Code and Codex.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/kitfunso-hippo-memory  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/kitfunso-hippo-memory

## Description

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.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-29

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **License:** MIT
- **Updated:** 2026-11-04

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/kitfunso/hippo-memory)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "kitfunso-hippo-memory"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/kitfunso-hippo-memory` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/kitfunso-hippo-memory/pull`

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