Like Basic Memory, but your notes get a web editor too
Basic Memory nails a real insight: AI assistants should read and write your knowledge base through MCP, in plain markdown, on your terms. If you live entirely in the terminal, it's a clean local-first choice.
OneKB shares the same philosophy — markdown truth source, MCP tools, AI as a first-class writer — and adds the half that terminal tools skip: a fast web editor, phone access from any browser, a visual audit trail of AI writes, and share links for humans.
| OneKB | Basic Memory | |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | Markdown + MCP, AI writes are first-class | Markdown + MCP, AI writes are first-class |
| Human editing | Full web editor — tree, wiki links, images, mobile | Your own text editor, local files |
| Access | Any browser on any device | The machine(s) you install and sync it on |
| AI audit | Visual ledger UI: every AI write versioned, diffable, revertible | Git-style history in files |
| Sharing | Read-only share links, revocable | Send files manually |
| Storage | Cloud with full zip export anytime | Local-first, fully offline |
| Price | Free; Pro $1.9/mo for higher AI throughput | Free, open source |
Choose Basic Memory if…
- · You want notes as local files under your own version control, fully offline.
- · Your entire workflow is terminal-based and you don't need a web UI.
- · You prefer self-hosted open source over a managed service.
Choose OneKB if…
- · You (or non-terminal humans in your life) want to read and write notes in a browser.
- · You want to check what your AI changed from your phone, and roll it back in a click.
- · You want zero setup per device — one login, same library everywhere.