honcho — Agent Tool by plastic-labs

by plastic-labs · Agent Tool · ★ 5.3k

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About honcho

Honcho is an open source memory library with a managed service for building stateful agents. Use it with any model, framework, or architecture. It enables agents to build and maintain state about any entity--users, agents, groups, ideas, and more. And because it's a continual learning system, it understands entities that change over time. Using Honcho as your memory system will earn your agents higher retention, more trust, and help you build data moats to out-compete incumbents. Honcho has defined the Pareto Frontier of Agent Memory. Watch the video, check out our evals page, and read the blog post for more detail. TL;DR - Getting Started With Honcho you can

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Quick Facts

Stars5,295
Forks643
LanguagePython
CategoryAgent Tool
LicenseAGPL-3.0
Quality Score54.572/100
Open Issues155
Last Updated2026-06-19
Created2023-09-10
Platformspython
Est. Tokens~18k

Compatible Skills

These tools work well together with honcho for enhanced workflows:

  • mcp-memory-service — semantic(0.37)+complementary+rare_topics+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (76%)
  • EverMemOS — semantic(0.50)+complementary+rare_topics+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (72%)
  • automem — semantic(0.45)+complementary+rare_topics+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (70%)
  • nocturne_memory — semantic(0.44)+complementary+rare_topics+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (69%)
  • mengram — semantic(0.40)+complementary+rare_topics+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (69%)

honcho alternative? Top 6 similar tools

Looking for a honcho alternative? If you're comparing honcho with other agent tool tools, these 6 projects are the closest alternatives on Agent Skills Hub — ranked by topic overlap, star count, and community traction.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is honcho?

honcho is Memory library for building stateful agents. It is categorized as a Agent Tool with 5.3k GitHub stars.

What programming language is honcho written in?

honcho is primarily written in Python. It covers topics such as agent-memory, ai, ai-agents.

How do I install or use honcho?

You can find installation instructions and usage details in the honcho GitHub repository at github.com/plastic-labs/honcho. The project has 5.3k stars and 643 forks, indicating an active community.

What license does honcho use?

honcho is released under the AGPL-3.0 license, making it free to use and modify according to the license terms.

What are the best alternatives to honcho?

The top alternatives to honcho on Agent Skills Hub include MemOS, agentic-context-engine, langchain4j. Each offers a different approach to the same problem space — compare them side-by-side by stars, quality score, and community activity.

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