Pensieve free tier: Yes: free. Paid pricing: Free (MIT).

What is Pensieve pricing in 2026?

Pensieve pricing (as of our last verification on 2026-10-17): Free (MIT). Always confirm on the official site — plans change.

What is Pensieve's PromptToProd score?

Pensieve scores 70/100 on PromptToProd (fit, vibe-coder friendliness, quality, pricing, ecosystem, momentum, ownership). See the score breakdown on this page and our methodology.

When was Pensieve last verified on PromptToProd?

Pricing and details for Pensieve were last verified on 2026-10-17 from official docs and pricing pages.

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Local search and MCP context for your files, repos, agent sessions and tickets on a Mac

Free, open-source (MIT) Mac app by Ted Haley that indexes your documents, code, past agent sessions and tickets locally (Qwen3 embeddings in SQLite) and serves the most relevant passages to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents over MCP. One command (pensieve integrate recommended) wires it into the agents it finds.

Best for: Mac developers who want agents to get the right files and past sessions without grepping the disk

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Pricing: Free (MIT)
Free tier: Yes: free
Open source: Yes
Last verified: 2026-10-17

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Sources (checked 2026-10-17): pensieve.tools · github.com/TedHaley/pensieve · tedhaley.ca

Score breakdown

Fit for the use case15 / 25
Vibe-coder friendliness10 / 15
Output quality & reliability9 / 15
Pricing & free tier15 / 15
Ecosystem & integrations6 / 10
Momentum5 / 10
Code ownership & lock-in10 / 10

Why this score: Strong idea, fully local and free, with one-command MCP setup across many agents. Apple Silicon Mac only, heavier install (local embedding model), and new (created Oct 8, 2026, ~65 stars), so quality and momentum are not yet proven.

Based on desk research of official pricing pages and docs; see methodology.

FAQ

Is Pensieve free?: Pensieve free tier: Yes: free. Paid pricing: Free (MIT).
What is Pensieve pricing in 2026?: Pensieve pricing (as of our last verification on 2026-10-17): Free (MIT). Always confirm on the official site — plans change.
Is Pensieve open source?: Yes. Pensieve is open source.
What is Pensieve's PromptToProd score?: Pensieve scores 70/100 on PromptToProd (fit, vibe-coder friendliness, quality, pricing, ecosystem, momentum, ownership). See the score breakdown on this page and our methodology.
What is Pensieve best for?: Pensieve is best for: Mac developers who want agents to get the right files and past sessions without grepping the disk.
When was Pensieve last verified on PromptToProd?: Pricing and details for Pensieve were last verified on 2026-10-17 from official docs and pricing pages.

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