AtticDBInstall

Memory that hits the disk

Disk
Writers
PowerOn

AtticDB is an open-source memory database for coding agents. It acks a write only after fdatasync. One Rust binary, no model calls.

curl -fsSL https://github.com/Clawdlinux/atticdb/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh
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On your own disk

Every turn your agent takes is written to a tape on your own disk. Synced, then acked. Nothing leaves the machine.

A tall stack of metal disk platters beside its access arm and wiring, behind museum glass.
IBM 350 RAMAC disk mechanism, Computer History Museum. ArnoldReinhold, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Two hinged circuit boards, each holding a dense grid of tiny ferrite rings threaded on wire.
Core memory board from a Titan missile guidance computer. Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0.
A metal computer tape reel with three cut-outs, lying on a quilted cloth.
NCR 304 computer tape reel, 1959. Mark Greenia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

1 of 16 records match, newest first

  1. turnatticdb@mainWhy did we pick ext4 for the durability runs? We need a tested filesystem for fdatasync and directory fsync.

The same search as memory_search. Every word must match, across every session and fact. No embeddings, no model call.

Three steps, then forget about it

  1. About ten seconds

    First, install AtticDB.

    curl -fsSL https://github.com/Clawdlinux/atticdb/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh
  2. Under a minute

    Then connect your apps. One command wires them all.

    atticdb setup
  3. Every chat after that

    After that, your agent remembers. No command for this one.

Install it your way

Pick your system and your apps. The commands below are exactly what to run.

Your system
How to install
Apps to connect
Options

  1. Install the binary. It checks the download against SHA256SUMS and never uses sudo.

    curl -fsSL https://github.com/Clawdlinux/atticdb/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh

  2. If the installer says ~/.local/bin isn't on your PATH, add it.

    export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

  3. See what setup would change. It writes nothing.

    atticdb setup --harness copilot,vscode,claude-code,codex --dry-run

  4. Connect your apps. Every edited file is backed up first.

    atticdb setup --harness copilot,vscode,claude-code,codex

  5. Check the install. It writes nothing.

    atticdb doctor --harness copilot,vscode,claude-code,codex

Wires itself into

Claude Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, VS Code and Codex. On macOS, Linux and Windows.

Measured, not promised

Medians of 7 runs on Azure, 24 October 2026. SQLite wins closed-loop p50, and we say so. Read the benchmarks

2.8
times the durable acks of Redis, Valkey and DiceDB, at most. Premium SSD v2
1.3
ms p50 under agent load, Premium SSD v2
94
µs p50, 1 writer, local NVMe
0
model calls per write
1
binary, no other services

Local is free. Cloud is $15 a month.

The binary is free forever. Cloud adds sync across your machines and backups. Planned pricing.

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Questions

Is it production ready?

No. AtticDB is early. Don't run it in production.

Does it call a model?

No. AtticDB stores turns and facts without model calls. Search finds them by words, without embeddings.

Where is my data?

On your own disk, in AtticDB's per-user home. ATTICDB_HOME moves it. Don't put it on network filesystems or in folders synced by cloud storage apps.

How is it different from Mem0 or Zep?

They extract memories with a model call and use a vector or graph store. AtticDB stores turns and facts as written, acks after fdatasync, and finds them by words. See the compare page.

What happens if the disk fills?

Below a free-space floor, AtticDB goes read-only. It keeps serving reads.

What will the cloud add?

Planned cloud adds sync across your machines and backups. Cloud Team adds shared team memory. Local stays free.

Ready to remember?

Two coils of punched paper tape, one 5-hole and one 8-hole, on a pale ground.
Punched paper tape, 5-hole and 8-hole. TedColes, Public domain.
curl -fsSL https://github.com/Clawdlinux/atticdb/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh
orStar on GitHub

Then run atticdb setup to connect your apps.