AI Memory Reader — Native macOS App for Claude Code, OpenClaw, Codex Memory

Auto-detects 8+ AI tools

Drop the app in your Applications folder. It finds your existing memory directories automatically — no config, no setup.

Claude Code (~/.claude) Project-level CLAUDE.md OpenClaw Codex Cursor Gemini Continue Aider GitHub Copilot

What's inside

📝 Beautiful rendering

GitHub-style markdown with code blocks, tables, lists. Powered by MarkdownUI.

🔍 In-page find

⌘F with character-level highlighting. Search all files in the sidebar.

✏️ Edit mode

⌘E toggles inline editing with syntax highlighting and auto-save.

🌳 Sidebar tree + TOC

Expandable file tree on the left, click-to-jump TOC on the right.

🔌 Agent integration

URL scheme aimemoryreader:// and CLI aimr let agents jump to any heading.

📱 iPhone too

Read-only iPhone version with native navigation and Files-app integration.

Install in 30 seconds

Universal binary (Apple Silicon + Intel). No Xcode required.

# 1. Download
curl -L -o aimr.zip https://github.com/nvwalj/ai-memory-reader/releases/latest/download/AI-Memory-Reader-0.4.0-universal.zip
unzip aimr.zip -d /Applications/

# 2. Strip Gatekeeper quarantine (or right-click → Open)
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/AI Memory Reader.app"

# 3. Launch
open "/Applications/AI Memory Reader.app"

Built for the Claude Code workflow

If you spend a lot of time in Claude Code, you know ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md and per-project CLAUDE.md files become your "second brain." Opening them in TextEdit feels wrong. AI Memory Reader treats them with the care they deserve:

Today panel — auto-highlights today's memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md
File watching — reloads when Claude writes to memory
URL scheme — agents can jump to a specific heading: aimemoryreader://open?path=...&heading=...
JSON support — inspect AI tool config files

FAQ

Is it free?: Yes, GPL-3.0. The binary release is free. Optional Ko-fi donations directly fund development.
Does it work on Intel Macs?: Yes, universal binary covers both Apple Silicon and Intel.
Why does macOS say "unidentified developer"?: The build is ad-hoc signed (notarization requires an Apple Developer membership). Either right-click → Open, or run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/AI Memory Reader.app" once.
How does it differ from claude-mem / memsearch?: Those are CLI/web dashboards focused on capturing memory. AI Memory Reader is purely a native app for browsing and lightly editing the memory files those tools (or Claude Code itself) create.
iPhone version — what's the use case?: Open the Files app on iPhone, tap any CLAUDE.md shared via iCloud Drive — AI Memory Reader renders it. Useful for reviewing your project notes on the go.
How do I contribute / report bugs?: Open an issue on GitHub. PRs welcome.

🧰 Companion: Claude Code Memory Pack

AI Memory Reader is the viewer. The Pack is the content: 8 stack-specific CLAUDE.md templates, 5 lifecycle hooks, 6 slash commands, and a 12-page setup guide on how Claude Code's layered memory loading actually works. Stop staring at a blank file.

Free preview

One full example from each section + setup guide TOC. MIT licensed.

View on GitHub →

Full pack — $9

All 8 templates · all 5 hooks · all 6 commands · 12-page PDF setup guide · lifetime updates.

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❤️ Support development

AI Memory Reader is free and open source. If it saves you time, every coffee directly funds new features — Claude Desktop support, cloud sync, custom themes, and notarization are next on the roadmap.

☕ $3 — Coffee 🥤 $9 — Three Coffees 🍱 $15 — Lunch 🚀 $30 — Backer

Any amount helps — Ko-fi takes 0% on tips (only Stripe's processing fee). All donations are public on ko-fi.com/nvwalj.