Lisa – Long Term Memory for AI Coding Assistants

Lisa, never forgets a commit, a pr, a code change, or a saxophone lesson.

Why Lisa?

Unlike simple vector databases or file-based memory, Lisa uses Graphiti - a knowledge graph that captures relationships between concepts, not just text.

• Graph-native storage (Neo4j) - Connections matter as much as content
• LLM-powered extraction - Automatically identifies entities and relationships
• Temporal awareness - Knows when you learned something
• Semantic retrieval - Finds relevant context by meaning, not keywords
• Multi-CLI support - Works with Claude Code and OpenCode

Installation

Quick Start

# Install Lisa globally - IMPORTANT
npm install -g @tonycasey/lisa

# change to any project directory
cd your-project-directory

# initialize - copies in relevant files
lisa init

Using Lisa

Once installed, Lisa works automatically. Your AI assistant will:

1. Load context at session start - Previous memories and project context
2. Capture important info during coding - Decisions, patterns, etc.
3. Remember explicitly when asked - Say "remember that..." to save important notes

During a coding session:

• "remember that we decided to use Redux for state management"
• "hey lisa, what do you know about the authentication system?"
• "lisa, show me recent memories"
• "lisa, what tasks are we working on?"

See the Getting Started Guide

Contributing | Changelog