Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/JuliusBrussee/caveman/vs/thedotmack/claude-mem
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/JuliusBrussee/caveman/vs/thedotmack/claude-mem.md
Description: caveman and claude-mem share 3 technologies: Postgres, Anthropic, and MCP. caveman is written in Go and claude-mem in TypeScript. Side by side: stack, size, who writes it, activity and tests.

# caveman vs claude-mem

caveman and claude-mem share 3 technologies: Postgres, Anthropic, and MCP. caveman is written in Go and claude-mem in TypeScript.

- [JuliusBrussee/caveman](https://seerepo.com/r/JuliusBrussee/caveman/built): 🪨 why use many token when few token do trick. Viral skill + proxy for coding agents that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like a caveman.
- [thedotmack/claude-mem](https://seerepo.com/r/thedotmack/claude-mem/built): Persistent Context Across Sessions for Every Agent –  Captures everything your agent does during sessions, compresses it with AI, and injects relevant context back into future sessions. Works with Claude Code, OpenClaw, Codex, Gemini, Hermes, Copilot, OpenCode + More

## Side by side

| | caveman | claude-mem |
|---|---|---|
| Stack | Go: net/http, Postgres, Anthropic, MCP | TypeScript: React, Vite, Postgres, MCP, Anthropic, PostHog |
| Size | 334,915 lines written, 435 code files | 475,490 lines written, 729 code files |
| Who writes it | 74.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Cursor | 61.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push October 26, 2026, 1,639 commits, 115,376 stars | Last push October 26, 2026, 3,396 commits, 103,531 stars |
| Tests | 711 test files. 71.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,198 test files. 70.8% of its code files have a test that imports them |

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Postgres, Anthropic, MCP
- Only in caveman: net/http
- Only in claude-mem: React, Vite, PostHog

## Sources

- JuliusBrussee/caveman: Read on October 27, 2026, at commit 9b68f7e (https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman/tree/9b68f7ed12b05e7efaff18e65c5a3fc2849fd0a4)
- thedotmack/claude-mem: Read on October 27, 2026, at commit 35f2ec0 (https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/tree/35f2ec0eb5b2b1e745564db4ce1ecec58eb331e7)