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Migrate HonchoBLOCK

skills/plastic-labs/migrate-honcho

Memory library for building stateful agents

Verdict
BLOCK
Grade
F
Trust score
41 /100
Version
0.1.0
Hosts
8 documented
License
AGPL-3.0
Stars
7,776
01

Overview

From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.

[](https://pypi.org/project/honcho-ai/) [](https://npmjs.org/package/@honcho-ai/sdk) [](https://pypi.org/project/honcho-cli/) [](https://discord.gg/honcho)

Honcho is memory infrastructure for building stateful agents that understand changing people, agents, groups, projects, and ideas over time.

Store messages and events, let Honcho reason in the background, then query peer representations, session context, search results, or natural-language insights from any model or framework. Use it managed at api.honcho.dev, run a local stack with honcho start, or self-host the FastAPI server yourself.

Using Honcho as your memory system will earn your agents higher retention, more trust, and help you build data moats to out-compete incumbents.

Honcho has defined the Pareto Frontier of Agent Memory. Watch the video, check out our evals page, and read the blog post for more detail.

Contents

  • Start Here
  • Why Honcho
  • The Honcho Loop
  • Quickstart
  • What Honcho Gives You
  • Integrations
  • CLI
  • Core Concepts
  • [Benchmarks & Evals](#benchma
Read from source at commit 2da7ea58d367OBSERVED · 2026-10-26
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02

Install

Commands as the repository documents them. They are shown, not run.

pip install honcho-ai
npm install @honcho-ai/sdk
claude mcp add honcho \
npm install -g @honcho-ai/codex-honcho
npx skills add plastic-labs/honcho
uv tool install honcho-cli
03

Host compatibility

What the documentation claims. We have not run a compatibility test.

HostStatusNotes
claude-codementioned
claude-desktopmentioned
codexmentioned
copilotmentioned
cursormentioned
gemini-climentioned
openclawmentioned
windsurfmentioned
04

What it tells the agent

The instruction file, verbatim from the audited commit — this is the text the model reads, and the surface the audit's instruction layer examines. Quoted here so you can judge it without cloning anything.

---
name: honcho-memory
description: Gives AI agents persistent memory across conversations using Honcho. Automatically saves and retrieves user context so the AI remembers preferences, history, and facts between sessions. Use when you need the AI to remember past conversations, recall what a user has told it, inject relevant context into prompts, or manage separate memory spaces for different topics.
license: AGPL-3.0
compatibility: Requires Python 3.9+, honcho-ai>=2.1.0, and a Honcho API key from honcho.dev. Set HONCHO_API_KEY and optionally HONCHO_WORKSPACE_ID in your environment.
metadata:
  author: plastic-labs
  version: "0.1.0"
  honcho-sdk: "2.1.0"
---

# Honcho Memory Skill

This skill provides three tools for storing and retrieving AI memory using [Honcho](https://honcho.dev).

## Setup

1. Get a Honcho API key at [honcho.dev](https://honcho.dev).
2. Set environment variables:

   ```
   HONCHO_API_KEY=your-api-key
   HONCHO_WORKSPACE_ID=default   # optional, defaults to "default"
   ```

3. Install dependencies:

   ```
   pip install honcho-ai python-dotenv
   ```

## Tools

### `save_memory`

Saves a conversation turn (user or assistant message) to Honcho.

**When to use:** After every message exchange to build up the user's memory.

```python
from tools.save_memory import save_memory

save_memory(
    user_id="alice",           # unique user identifier
    content="I love hiking",   # message text
    role="user",               # "user" or "assistant"
    session_id="chat-1",       # conversation session ID
    assistant_id="assistant"   # optional: assistant peer ID (default: "assistant")
)
```

### `query_memory`

Asks a natural language question against stored memory using Honcho's Dialectic API.

**When to use:** When the user asks "do you remember...?", or when you need to recall facts about the user before responding.

```python
from tools.query_memory import query_memory

answer = query_memory(
    user_id="alice",
    query="What are Alice's hobbies?",
    session_id="chat-1"   # optional: scope to a session
)
# Returns: "Alice enjoys hiking."
```

### `get_context`

Retrieves recent conversation history formatted for direct use in an LLM API call.

**When to use:** At the start of each LLM call to inject relevant context from past conversations.

```python
from tools.get_context import get_context

messages = get_context(
    user_id="alice",
    session_id="chat-1",
    assistant_id="assistant",
    tokens=4000              # max tokens to include
)
# Returns: [{"role": "user", "content": "..."}, ...]
```

## Concept Mapping

| Zo Computer | Honcho |
|---|---|
| Account | Workspace |
| User | Peer |
| Conversation | Session |
| Message | Message |

## Example: Full Conversation Flow

```python
from tools.save_memory import save_memory
from tools.query_memory import query_memory
from tools.get_context import get_context

user_id = "alice"
session_id = "session-1"

# 1. Save user message
save_memory(user_id, "I'm learning Rust and love rock climbing", "user", session_id)

# 2. Save assistant reply
save_memory(user_id, "That's great! Both require patience.", "assistant", session_id)

# 3. In a later session, recall what you know
print(query_memory(user_id, "What does Alice do in her free time?"))
# → "Alice is learning Rust and enjoys rock climbing."

# 4. Get context window for next LLM call
messages = get_context(user_id, session_id, "assistant", tokens=4000)
```
05

Trust audit

BLOCKgrade F · trust 41/100 Do not install this without reading the findings. The audit found something that could harm you or your machine.

LayerWhat it checksResult
L0Provenance & inventoryWARN
L1Static analysis of the codeFAIL
L2Instruction surface (what it tells the agent)PASS
L3Class-specific surfacePASS
L4Behavioural (sandbox)SKIPPED

What the source does

Filesystem
none-observed
Network
declared (2 observation(s))
Shell
declared (4 observation(s))
Dependencies
not all pinned
Secrets in source
found

Findings (25)

HIGHHard-coded secrets · secret.db_uri · CWE-798, CWE-321
honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/local/profile.py:107
"postgres": f"postgresql://postgres:[email protected]:{self.db_port}/postgres",
MEDIUMInventory / provenance · inv.symlink · CWE-1104
.agents/skills
.agents/skills
Why it matters. link not followed
MEDIUMInventory / provenance · inv.symlink · CWE-1104
.claude/skills
.claude/skills
Why it matters. link not followed
MEDIUMCode injection · code.dynamic_import · CWE-78, CWE-94, CWE-95
hermes-plugin-honcho/__init__.py:1370
return getattr(importlib.import_module(target[0]), target[1])
MEDIUMCode injection · code.dynamic_import · CWE-78, CWE-94, CWE-95
hermes-plugin-honcho/client.py:742
return getattr(importlib.import_module(target[0]), target[1])
MEDIUMInformation disclosure · disclose.log_secret · CWE-209, CWE-532
hermes-plugin-honcho/cli.py:1725
print(f"  Honcho API key already configured: {_mask(cfg['apiKey'])}\n  Skip to Step 2.")
MEDIUMInformation disclosure · disclose.log_secret · CWE-209, CWE-532
scripts/generate_jwt.py:140
print(token)
MEDIUMInformation disclosure · disclose.log_secret · CWE-209, CWE-532
scripts/generate_jwt.py:159
print(f"Token:   {token}")
MEDIUMInformation disclosure · disclose.log_secret · CWE-209, CWE-532
scripts/generate_jwt_secret.py:30
print(secret)
MEDIUMInformation disclosure · disclose.log_secret · CWE-209, CWE-532
scripts/generate_jwt_secret.py:32
print(f"Generated JWT secret: {secret}")
MEDIUMNetwork egress · net.raw_ip · CWE-200, CWE-319
.env.template:326
# CORS_ORIGINS=["http://localhost","http://127.0.0.1:8000","https://api.honcho.dev"]
MEDIUMNetwork egress · net.raw_ip · CWE-200, CWE-319
docker-compose.yml.example:103
"fetch('http://127.0.0.1:3000/health').then((r)=>process.exit(r.ok?0:1)).catch(()=>process.exit(1))",
MEDIUMHard-coded secrets · secret.db_uri · CWE-798, CWE-321
docs/v3/contributing/troubleshooting.mdx:203
DB_CONNECTION_URI=postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/postgres
MEDIUMHard-coded secrets · secret.db_uri · CWE-798, CWE-321
docs/v3/contributing/troubleshooting.mdx:204
DB_CONNECTION_URI=postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/postgres
MEDIUMHard-coded secrets · secret.db_uri · CWE-798, CWE-321
kilo-honcho/tests/tool-capture.test.js:30
expect(redactShellCommand("DATABASE_URL='postgres://user:pw@db' npm test")).toBe("npm (arguments redacted)")
MEDIUMHard-coded secrets · secret.db_uri · CWE-798, CWE-321
tests/bench/harness.py:91
return f"postgresql://{self.db_user}:{self.db_password}@localhost:{self.db_port}/{self.db_name}"
MEDIUMHard-coded secrets · secret.generic · CWE-798, CWE-321
hermes-plugin-honcho/tests/test_client.py:455
api_key="explicit-top-level-key",
MEDIUMHard-coded secrets · secret.generic · CWE-798, CWE-321
tests/deriver/test_deriver_processing.py:137
secret = "my-sentinel-secret-4417"
MEDIUMHard-coded secrets · secret.generic · CWE-798, CWE-321
tests/llm/test_backends/test_openai.py:1455
secret = "my-sentinel-secret-4417"
LOWInventory / provenance · inv.hidden_file · CWE-1104
.env.template
.env.template
Why it matters. hidden member outside the usual dotfiles
Fix. review its purpose
LOWInventory / provenance · inv.hidden_file · CWE-1104
.markdownlint.json
.markdownlint.json
Why it matters. hidden member outside the usual dotfiles
Fix. review its purpose
LOWInventory / provenance · inv.hidden_file · CWE-1104
.pre-commit-config.yaml
.pre-commit-config.yaml
Why it matters. hidden member outside the usual dotfiles
Fix. review its purpose
LOWInventory / provenance · inv.hidden_file · CWE-1104
mcp/.dev.vars.example
.dev.vars.example
Why it matters. hidden member outside the usual dotfiles
Fix. review its purpose
LOWInsecure crypto · crypto.weak_hash · CWE-327, CWE-338
honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/message.py:58
h = hashlib.md5(m.content.encode()).hexdigest()
LOWFilesystem / path · fs.traversal · CWE-22, CWE-59
kilo-honcho/tests/file-guard.test.js:31
{ filePath: "../../.honcho/config.json" },

Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.

Audited 2026-10-26 · audit v0.4.1 · source sha 2da7ea58d367full audit observations/trust-audit/skill/plastic-labs__migrate-honcho.json · Report an issue / request a re-scan
06

Audit history

Every audit this skill has had.

DateSourceVerdictGradeScoreChange
2026-10-262da7ea58d367BLOCKF41first audit
07

Questions

What does the migrate-honcho — plastic-labs/honcho skill do?

Memory library for building stateful agents

Is migrate-honcho — plastic-labs/honcho safe to install?

No — not without reading the findings first. The audit graded it F (41/100) and found 1 critical or high issue in the source. Each one is listed on this page with the file and line it is on.

What can migrate-honcho — plastic-labs/honcho access on my machine?

The audit observed that it reaches the network and runs shell commands. Each of those is consistent with what it says it does. Secrets in the source: found — see the findings.

Which assistants does migrate-honcho — plastic-labs/honcho work with?

Its documentation mentions claude-code, claude-desktop, codex, copilot, cursor, gemini-cli, openclaw and windsurf. That is what the text claims, not a compatibility test we ran.

How current is this page?

The grade is for one exact copy of the source (2da7ea58d367), read on 2026-10-26. The repository is watched, and a new audit runs when it changes — this is the first audit.

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