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ReadmeDB vs Supermemory: shared project brain vs context cloud

Supermemory sells context infrastructure — memory, search, user profiles, and connectors (Notion, Drive, Gmail, PDFs, audio). ReadmeDB sells a shared project brain: versioned markdown files plus optional distilled memories, wired to Cursor / Claude / Windsurf via MCP.

Feature comparison

DimensionReadmeDBSupermemory
Primary modelHosted markdown namespaces agents editContext cloud: ingest → embed → retrieve
Best jobCross-tool coding brain (Cursor ↔ Claude)Apps that need broad personal/org recall
Human-readable store.md files + dashboard diffsChunks / memories in a cloud UI
Agents write durable truthFirst-class (write/patch/version)Add memories / ingest docs
Connectors (Drive/Gmail/Notion)Not builtCore product surface
Coding-agent MCPFile + memory tools for IDEsAPI / plugins — IDE-native varies
Auto-extract from chatExtract endpoint (opt-in)Memory pipeline focus
Pricing vibeSimple free → Pro hosted brainFree → $19–$399 context tiers
Typical buyerIndie hackers & small eng teamsBuilders needing multi-source RAG memory

When Supermemory wins

You need to suck in Gmail, Notion, Drive, and PDFs and retrieve across all of it for a consumer or enterprise agent. Connectors + broad ingestion is their lane — ReadmeDB is not trying to be your document crawler.

When ReadmeDB wins

Your pain is agents re-asking stack/decisions every session, or Cursor and Claude not sharing one source of truth. You want CLAUDE.md / decisions.md as living files — humans can audit, agents can patch, MCP everywhere.

Hybrid on ReadmeDB

We mixed project brain with Mem0-lite facts: add_memory, search_memories, promote_memory_to_file, and optional extract — without turning into a full connector/RAG cloud.

Try the project-brain path

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "readmedb": {
      "url": "https://app.readmedb.com/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer rdb_your_key"
      }
    }
  }
}
Start free project brain →
vs HackMD / GitHubvs Mem0vs Lettavs ZepProject brain