Persistent memory for Claude Code with Slowave

Give Claude Code a local, persistent memory with Slowave. One command connects the MCP server and adds the instructions Claude Code needs.

Slowave gives Claude Code a memory that carries across sessions. Decisions, constraints and procedures stay on your machine and come back when they matter.

What you get

• Slowave’s memory tools appear in Claude Code through MCP.
• Setup adds the Slowave server to Claude Code’s user-level MCP list in ~/.claude.json.
• Setup adds Slowave’s instructions to ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md. They tell Claude Code when to recall, save and report on memory.
• No manual paste is needed.

Set up

1. Install Slowave

   pipx install slowave
   
2. Preview the changes

   slowave setup --dry-run
   
3. Run setup

   To configure only Claude Code, run:

   slowave setup --client claude-code
   

   Or run slowave setup to connect every agent it finds.

4. Restart Claude Code

   Restart so it loads the server and instructions.

Check that it works

Open Claude Code and start a coding task. The slowave_* tools should appear in its tool list.

From a terminal, run:

slowave doctor

It shows which agents it detected and whether the background service is healthy. Run slowave stats to see recorded sessions, or slowave dashboard to browse them in your browser.

Good to know

• Setup detects Claude Code when the ~/.claude/ folder exists.
• Slowave runs on macOS, Linux and Windows.
• Slowave keeps memory on your machine. Recalled context is still sent to the model like any other prompt text.

Troubleshooting

The Slowave tools don't appear

Run slowave status --services to check the background service. Then restart Claude Code.

The tools appear but memory isn't used

Run slowave setup --client claude-code again. This refreshes the instructions in ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md.

Setup didn't connect the server

Add the server to ~/.claude.json yourself, then restart Claude Code:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slowave": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8766/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Quickstart

Install Slowave and see your first memory.

All integrations

Compare every supported agent.