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deja-vu vs Beads: catalog facts
deja-vu	Beads
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Builds memory from existing session history on disk Shares one memory across many coding agents	Gives coding agents memory that persists between sessions Ships with a Claude plugin and other integrations
Performance claims come from the maintainer's own benchmarks Only useful if you already use coding agents	Only useful alongside an AI coding agent Little documentation outside the repository in the research
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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