Decision Workspace
termem vs memorywhale-cli vs memcan
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
termem
experimentalv0.6.1
Cross-agent terminal memory and session management: recall, search, and resume Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, opencode, and shell sessions by directory.
45
memorywhale-cli
experimentalv0.4.0
MemoryWhale CLI — local-first terminal memory. Record commands, sessions, and output into local SQLite; browse them in a built-in web dashboard. Nothing is uploaded.
53
memcan
experimentalv1.0.0
Persistent memory for Claude Code — CLI client
Core Metrics
| termem | memorywhale-cli | memcan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 45 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 215 | 40 | 216 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 26d ago | 5d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 28d | 10d | 4m |
Health Breakdown
termem
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
memorywhale-cli
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
memcan
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| termem | memorywhale-cli | memcan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1 | 0.4.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 6 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 60KB | 63KB | 35KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •memcan leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •termem, memorywhale-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.