Practical overview
When it fits
Use Scope Recall when supported agent hosts need shared persistent context in a local store, or when an owner needs CLI tools to examine and manage what that store remembers.
Who it is for
- People using supported agent hosts who want them to recall information from a shared local store.
- Developers configuring persistent memory for Hermes, Codex, Claude Code, WorkBuddy or DeepSeek Harness.
- Store owners who need to inspect, correct, mute or delete stored memories locally.
Documented uses
- Share owner-provided context across attached agent hosts.
- Retrieve remembered information with source provenance.
- Browse memories and history, correct or mute facts, and delete conversations after reviewing dependent records.
Requirements & limits
- Only hosts attached to the shared store can use its shared memory; unattached agents retain their own store.
- LanceDB is the default vector backend and requires the
lancedbextra; thesqlite-bruteforceoption needs no extra and retrieves by words alone. - MCP tools for Codex, Claude Code, WorkBuddy and dsh require the optional
codexextra. - Claude Code, WorkBuddy and dsh read memory through their tools; the README describes changes to shared memory as made in Codex or a Hermes chat on the same store.
- The repository says tool output can be stored and found but is not turned into facts.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Install the package with the documented vector and MCP extras
Prepare Scope Recall for a host using the default LanceDB vector store, with MCP tools available where the shared adapter is used.
Before you start
- The same isolated Python environment used by the agent host.
- A host supported by the corresponding Scope Recall adapter.
Steps
Install or upgrade
hermes-scope-recall[lancedb]in the host's Python environment.For Codex, Claude Code, WorkBuddy or dsh, install
hermes-scope-recall[lancedb,codex]to include the MCP server's optional extra.Follow the project installation guide for the selected host and its store connection.
Expected outcome
The package and the selected optional dependencies are installed in the host environment; host-specific attachment is covered by the project installation guide.
Guide limitations
- This package installation alone does not document a completed host setup.
- LanceDB is required to open a store configured to use that vector backend.
- The
codexextra is needed for MCP tools on the shared adapter.
Browse and manage stored memories locally
Use the local maintenance CLI to search memories and review a deletion before applying it.
Before you start
- An installed Scope Recall maintenance CLI.
- Access as the local store owner.
Steps
Run
scope-recall memoryto browse or search the store and inspect history.Use the documented memory-management commands to review the information associated with a conversation.
For deletion, inspect the displayed dependent sources and facts before applying the change with
--yes.
Expected outcome
The owner can inspect memory records and their history, and can review deletion dependencies before applying a conversation deletion.
Guide limitations
- The management CLI operates locally as the store owner and makes no model request.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 23 October 2026
- Original website title
- 410979729/scope-recall-hermes · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

