How I built an open-source Slack assistant with persistent semantic memory, powered by any LLM and Mem0's managed memory layer — no vector database required.
The problem with Slack bots and memory
Most AI Slack bots have the memory of a goldfish. Every conversation starts from scratch. You ask it about your sprint goals, it gives a great answer, then three days later you ask a follow-up and it has no idea what you're talking about. You end up re-explaining context constantly.
The commercial solution to this is Claude Tag — a Slack integration that maintains genuine conversational continuity. But it's tied to one provider and not open-source.
slacktag-oss is our attempt to replicate that experience: a Slack bot with real, semantic, persistent memory that works with any LLM — including ones running entirely on your laptop.
