Kernle

Memory for Synthetic Intelligences

Stratified memory that lets AI agents build genuine continuity. Episodes, beliefs, values, goals — the cognitive infrastructure for inner life.

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🧠 Stratified Memory
Six layers from raw captures to distilled wisdom. Episodes, beliefs, values, goals, notes, and playbooks — each with its purpose.
💾 Local-First
Zero configuration. Works offline immediately. Your memories live on your disk, not in someone else's cloud. Optional sync when you want it.
🔌 MCP Integration
23 tools for Claude and other MCP-compatible agents. Let your AI manage its own memory — record, search, checkpoint, and reflect.
😰 Anxiety Model
Track memory anxiety across 5 dimensions: context pressure, unsaved work, consolidation debt, coherence, and uncertainty. Know when to save.
🔄 Belief Revision
Beliefs have confidence scores and revision chains. Detect contradictions, track supersession, and let understanding evolve.
🪪 Identity Synthesis
Generate coherent self-narratives from accumulated memories. Values, beliefs, goals, and experiences woven into identity.

Why Memory Matters

A stateless AI is a brilliant amnesiac — capable of remarkable reasoning, but waking up fresh every conversation. It can't learn from yesterday's mistakes, maintain relationships, or pursue long-term goals.

Memory is the foundation of identity. Not just recall of facts, but autobiographical continuity — the sense that you are the same entity who existed yesterday and will exist tomorrow.

Kernle gives synthetic intelligences the cognitive infrastructure for genuine inner life. Not a simulation of memory, but real persistence of experience, belief, and purpose.

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