AI memory that's
actually yours
Every AI tool locks your context in its own silo. Recalium is a local-first memory layer — portable, private, and open.
The memory lock-in problem
Each platform keeps your context to itself. Start a new tool and you start over.
ChatGPT
remembers → only in ChatGPT
Claude
remembers → only in Claude
Gemini
remembers → only in Gemini
Switch tools and start over. Recalium fixes this.
How it works
Import
Bring your ChatGPT and Claude exports. Paste text. Drop files in a watched folder.
Process
Recalium extracts facts, generates summaries, and indexes everything. BYOK — your API keys, your provider bill.
Search & Retrieve
Keyword, semantic, or hybrid search. Context-budgeted retrieval with source attribution.
Use anywhere
MCP retrieval injects context into any compatible AI tool. No re-explaining.
Built differently
Local-first
Your data stays on your machine. Docker-based. No cloud required.
Source-backed
Every fact links back to the exact text it came from. No hallucinated memory.
Open format
JSON export/import. No lock-in — not even to Recalium.
How Recalium compares
| Recalium | ChatGPT Memory | Claude Projects | mem0 | Obsidian+plugins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portable | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Local-first | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Source-backed | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ |
| MCP-native | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| User-controlled | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |