Nowledge Mem CLI

# Check server connection
nmem status

# Search memories
nmem m search "project notes"

# List recent memories
nmem m

# Add a memory
nmem m add "Important insight" --title "Project Learnings"

# Search threads
nmem t search "architecture"

# Show thread details
nmem t show <thread-id>

# Run nmem terminal UI
nmem tui

# connect to a remote nmem server, to enable mem server binding to non loopback address, go to settings--> preferences
export NMEM_API_URL=http://10.1.2.3:14242
nmem status 

$ nmem status
nmem v0.5.3
  status   ok
  api      http://127.0.0.1:14242
  database connected

$ nmem stats
Database Statistics
  memories    83
  threads     27
  entities    248
  labels      177
  communities 32

nmem m                    # List recent (default: 10)
nmem m -n 50              # List 50 memories
nmem m --importance 0.7   # Filter by minimum importance

nmem m search "authentication patterns"
nmem m search "API design" --importance 0.8
nmem m search "meeting" -l work -t month        # Filter by label and time
nmem m search "project" -l design -l frontend   # Multiple labels (AND)

nmem m show abc123-def456-...
nmem m show abc123 --content-limit 500   # Truncate content

nmem m add "Key insight about caching strategies"
nmem m add "Technical decision" --title "Architecture Notes" --importance 0.9

nmem m update abc123 --title "New Title"
nmem m update abc123 --importance 0.8
nmem m update abc123 --content "Updated content"

nmem m delete abc123
nmem m delete abc123 -f   # Force (no confirmation)

nmem t                    # List recent (default: 20)
nmem t -n 50              # List 50 threads

nmem t search "database migration"
nmem t search "python" -n 20

nmem t show ext-cursor-12345
nmem t show ext-cursor-12345 -m 50        # Show up to 50 messages
nmem t show ext-cursor-12345 --content-limit 200   # Truncate message content

# Single message (creates user message)
nmem t create -t "Quick Note" -c "Remember to review the API changes"

# From markdown file
nmem t create -t "Meeting Notes" -f notes.md

# Multi-message (JSON array)
nmem t create -t "Chat Session" -m '[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"},{"role":"assistant","content":"Hi!"}]'

nmem t delete ext-cursor-12345
nmem t delete ext-cursor-12345 -f          # Force (no confirmation)
nmem t delete ext-cursor-12345 --cascade   # Also delete associated memories

# Search and parse with jq
nmem --json m search "API" | jq '.memories[0].id'

# Chain commands
ID=$(nmem --json m add "Note" | jq -r '.id')
nmem --json m update "$ID" --importance 0.9

# Get all memory content
nmem --json m search "project" | jq '.memories[] | {id, title, content}'

{
  "query": "search term",
  "total": 10,
  "memories": [
    {
      "id": "abc123-def456-...",
      "title": "Memory Title",
      "content": "Full memory content...",
      "score": 0.85,
      "source": "ai-now"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "error": "api_error",
  "status_code": 404,
  "detail": "Resource not found"
}

# Use custom API URL
export NMEM_API_URL=http://localhost:8080
nmem status

# Agent searches for context
nmem --json m search "authentication flow" | jq '.memories[:3]'

# Agent saves insights
nmem m add "Discovered rate limiting issue in auth service" --title "Auth Investigation"

# Agent creates session backup
nmem t create -t "Debug Session $(date +%Y%m%d)" -m '[
  {"role":"user","content":"Investigate auth failures"},
  {"role":"assistant","content":"Found rate limiting issue..."}
]'

#!/bin/bash
# Daily knowledge backup script

# Export recent memories
nmem --json m -n 100 > ~/backups/memories-$(date +%Y%m%d).json

# Check for high-importance items
nmem --json m --importance 0.9 | jq '.memories | length'

# List to get full IDs
nmem --json m | jq '.memories[].id'

# Run nmem terminal UI
nmem tui