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The Remnus Blog
Thoughts on open source, AI-native tooling, and building in public.
How to Give Claude Code Persistent Memory and a Shared Workspace
Learn how to combine Claude Code memory, CLAUDE.md, project tasks, and an MCP workspace for reliable long-running software work.
How Many Tokens Does Your Agent Burn Reading Your Notes?
A measured look at what an AI agent spends reading a workspace over MCP — and how field projection, outline mode, the digest, and delta sync cut it 80–90%.
Remnus vs Notion: Full Comparison
An honest, fact-checked look at Remnus vs Notion: workspace features, MCP authentication, agent tooling, pricing tiers, and audit trails.
Remnus vs AppFlowy: Full Comparison
A fact-checked comparison of two AGPL-3.0 Notion alternatives: AppFlowy's mature editor versus Remnus's first-party MCP server and agent tooling.
Remnus vs AFFiNE: Full Comparison
A fact-checked comparison of AFFiNE's mature editor and offline-first design against Remnus's first-party MCP server and open self-hosting.
Remnus vs Obsidian: Full Comparison
A fact-checked comparison of Obsidian's local-first notes and plugin ecosystem against Remnus's first-party MCP server for team workspaces.
How I Built an MCP-Native Open-Source Notion Alternative
The build story, from the headless agent that Notion's MCP could not run to the token contract that made Remnus.
MCP-Native vs MCP-Integrated
Two architectural approaches to AI agent access and why the distinction matters.
Why We Chose AGPL-3.0 for Remnus
Licensing philosophy: why not MIT, why not BSL, and what AGPL actually protects.