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This tutorial shows how to add persistent session memory to Claude Code with Claude-mem. The speaker describes it as an open source plugin that stores memory locally and helps avoid repeating project context when starting a new session. The walkthrough uses an NPX installer and reports plugin version 13.12.54. Node is required for the demonstrated workflow.
After installation, the speaker starts Claude Code in another terminal and opens a localhost browser interface to inspect saved observations. For a simple test, he asks Claude to remember his name and preference for blue, exits the session, then restarts Claude and asks which color he likes. He reports that Claude recalls the preference even though it is absent from the website codebase.
The speaker claims this memory can reduce repeated codebase reads and token costs, but provides no measured savings. He also recommends keeping AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md for project instructions, with a changelog file to record code changes.
The privacy discussion qualifies the earlier claim that memory stays local. The speaker cites GitHub issue 1251 as a critical vulnerability that may expose data externally and advises against using the plugin for sensitive enterprise work. The tutorial does not establish whether that issue is resolved. It ends with an NPX uninstall workflow, a Claude restart, and a check of the installed plugins list.
