diff --git a/codex-rs/Cargo.lock b/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
index 152990aa479..c7752987b2f 100644
--- a/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
+++ b/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
@@ -1170,6 +1170,7 @@ name = "codex-cli"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "chrono",
  "clap",
  "clap_complete",
  "codex-arg0",
@@ -1179,13 +1180,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "codex-exec",
  "codex-login",
  "codex-mcp-server",
+ "codex-memory",
  "codex-protocol",
  "codex-protocol-ts",
  "codex-tui",
  "serde_json",
+ "tempfile",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-subscriber",
+ "uuid",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/codex-rs/cli/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/cli/Cargo.toml
index f7af3349e0a..23abe3be3a6 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/codex-rs/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ codex-login = { path = "../login" }
 codex-mcp-server = { path = "../mcp-server" }
 codex-protocol = { path = "../protocol" }
 codex-tui = { path = "../tui" }
+codex-memory = { path = "../memory", features = ["sqlite"] }
+chrono = "0.4"
+uuid = { version = "1", features = ["v4"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = [
     "io-std",
@@ -38,3 +41,6 @@ tokio = { version = "1", features = [
 tracing = "0.1.41"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.19"
 codex-protocol-ts = { path = "../protocol-ts" }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tempfile = "3"
diff --git a/codex-rs/cli/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/cli/src/lib.rs
index c6d80c0adfa..f00b5466dcf 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 pub mod debug_sandbox;
 mod exit_status;
 pub mod login;
+pub mod memory;
 pub mod proto;
 
 use clap::Parser;
diff --git a/codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs b/codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs
index 2acc3d84c50..bac7f49b98e 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use codex_tui::Cli as TuiCli;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use crate::proto::ProtoCli;
+use codex_cli::memory::MemoryCli;
 
 /// Codex CLI
 ///
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@ enum Subcommand {
     #[clap(visible_alias = "a")]
     Apply(ApplyCommand),
 
+    /// Manage persistent memory items.
+    Memory(MemoryCli),
+
     /// Internal: generate TypeScript protocol bindings.
     #[clap(hide = true)]
     GenerateTs(GenerateTsCommand),
@@ -209,6 +213,9 @@ async fn cli_main(codex_linux_sandbox_exe: Option<PathBuf>) -> anyhow::Result<()
             prepend_config_flags(&mut apply_cli.config_overrides, cli.config_overrides);
             run_apply_command(apply_cli, None).await?;
         }
+        Some(Subcommand::Memory(memory_cli)) => {
+            codex_cli::memory::run(memory_cli)?;
+        }
         Some(Subcommand::GenerateTs(gen_cli)) => {
             codex_protocol_ts::generate_ts(&gen_cli.out_dir, gen_cli.prettier.as_deref())?;
         }
diff --git a/codex-rs/cli/src/memory.rs b/codex-rs/cli/src/memory.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a007aeb25b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/cli/src/memory.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+use chrono::Utc;
+use clap::Parser;
+use codex_memory::factory;
+use codex_memory::types::{Counters, Kind, MemoryItem, RelevanceHints, Scope, Status};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+/// CLI for memory management commands.
+#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+pub struct MemoryCli {
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    pub cmd: MemoryCommand,
+}
+
+/// Memory subcommands.
+#[derive(Debug, clap::Subcommand)]
+pub enum MemoryCommand {
+    /// Add a new memory item with given content.
+    Add { content: String },
+    /// List memory items.
+    List,
+    /// Edit an existing memory item.
+    Edit { id: String, content: String },
+    /// Remove a memory item by id.
+    Rm { id: String },
+    /// Archive a memory item.
+    Archive { id: String },
+    /// Unarchive a memory item.
+    Unarchive { id: String },
+    /// Export memory items to stdout.
+    Export,
+    /// Import memory items from stdin.
+    Import,
+    /// Migrate a JSONL file to a SQLite database.
+    Migrate { jsonl: PathBuf, sqlite: PathBuf },
+    /// Show basic statistics about stored memories.
+    Stats,
+    /// Recall memories for a given prompt.
+    Recall {
+        #[arg(long = "for")]
+        query: String,
+    },
+}
+
+/// Execute the memory command.
+pub fn run(cli: MemoryCli) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    match cli.cmd {
+        MemoryCommand::Migrate { jsonl, sqlite } => {
+            codex_memory::migrate::migrate_jsonl_to_sqlite(&jsonl, &sqlite)?;
+        }
+        cmd => {
+            let repo_root = std::env::current_dir()?;
+            let store = factory::open_repo_store(&repo_root, None)?;
+            match cmd {
+                MemoryCommand::Add { content } => {
+                    let now = Utc::now().to_rfc3339();
+                    let item = MemoryItem {
+                        id: Uuid::new_v4().to_string(),
+                        created_at: now.clone(),
+                        updated_at: now,
+                        schema_version: 1,
+                        source: "codex-cli".into(),
+                        scope: Scope::Repo,
+                        status: Status::Active,
+                        kind: Kind::Note,
+                        content,
+                        tags: Vec::new(),
+                        relevance_hints: RelevanceHints {
+                            files: Vec::new(),
+                            crates: Vec::new(),
+                            languages: Vec::new(),
+                            commands: Vec::new(),
+                        },
+                        counters: Counters {
+                            seen_count: 0,
+                            used_count: 0,
+                            last_used_at: None,
+                        },
+                        expiry: None,
+                    };
+                    store.add(item)?;
+                }
+                MemoryCommand::List => {
+                    for item in store.list(None, None)? {
+                        println!("{}", item.content);
+                    }
+                }
+                MemoryCommand::Edit { id, content } => {
+                    if let Some(mut item) = store.get(&id)? {
+                        item.content = content;
+                        item.updated_at = Utc::now().to_rfc3339();
+                        store.update(&item)?;
+                    } else {
+                        anyhow::bail!("memory id not found: {id}");
+                    }
+                }
+                MemoryCommand::Rm { id } => {
+                    store.delete(&id)?;
+                }
+                MemoryCommand::Archive { id } => {
+                    store.archive(&id, true)?;
+                }
+                MemoryCommand::Unarchive { id } => {
+                    store.archive(&id, false)?;
+                }
+                MemoryCommand::Export => {
+                    let mut out = std::io::stdout();
+                    store.export(&mut out)?;
+                }
+                MemoryCommand::Import => {
+                    let mut input = std::io::stdin();
+                    let n = store.import(&mut input)?;
+                    println!("Imported {n} items");
+                }
+                MemoryCommand::Stats => {
+                    let stats = store.stats()?;
+                    println!("{stats}");
+                }
+                MemoryCommand::Recall { query } => {
+                    let ctx = codex_memory::recall::RecallContext {
+                        repo_root: Some(repo_root),
+                        dir: None,
+                        current_file: None,
+                        crate_name: None,
+                        language: None,
+                        command: None,
+                        now_rfc3339: Utc::now().to_rfc3339(),
+                        item_cap: 0,
+                        token_cap: 0,
+                    };
+                    let items = codex_memory::recall::recall(store.as_ref(), &query, &ctx)?;
+                    println!("{}", serde_json::to_string(&items)?);
+                }
+                MemoryCommand::Migrate { .. } => unreachable!(),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/codex-rs/cli/tests/memory.rs b/codex-rs/cli/tests/memory.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..09dc97adb77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/cli/tests/memory.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+use chrono::Utc;
+use clap::Parser;
+use codex_cli::memory::{MemoryCli, MemoryCommand, run};
+use codex_memory::{
+    factory,
+    store::MemoryStore,
+    types::{Counters, Kind, MemoryItem, RelevanceHints, Scope, Status},
+};
+use tempfile::tempdir;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+#[test]
+fn parses_recall_for() {
+    let cli = MemoryCli::parse_from(["memory", "recall", "--for", "hello"]);
+    match cli.cmd {
+        MemoryCommand::Recall { query } => assert_eq!(query, "hello"),
+        _ => panic!("expected recall"),
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn sqlite_add_and_list() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let dir = tempdir()?;
+    let prev = std::env::current_dir()?;
+    std::env::set_current_dir(dir.path())?;
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(dir.path().join(".codex/memory"))?;
+    unsafe { std::env::set_var("CODEX_MEMORY_BACKEND", "sqlite") };
+    run(MemoryCli {
+        cmd: MemoryCommand::Add {
+            content: "hello".into(),
+        },
+    })?;
+    let store = factory::open_repo_store(dir.path(), Some(factory::Backend::Sqlite))?;
+    let items = store.list(None, None)?;
+    assert_eq!(items.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(items[0].content, "hello");
+    std::env::set_current_dir(prev)?;
+    unsafe { std::env::remove_var("CODEX_MEMORY_BACKEND") };
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn migrate_jsonl_to_sqlite() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let dir = tempdir()?;
+    let jsonl_path = dir.path().join("mem.jsonl");
+    let sqlite_path = dir.path().join("mem.db");
+    let now = Utc::now().to_rfc3339();
+    let item = MemoryItem {
+        id: Uuid::new_v4().to_string(),
+        created_at: now.clone(),
+        updated_at: now,
+        schema_version: 1,
+        source: "test".into(),
+        scope: Scope::Repo,
+        status: Status::Active,
+        kind: Kind::Note,
+        content: "hello".into(),
+        tags: Vec::new(),
+        relevance_hints: RelevanceHints {
+            files: Vec::new(),
+            crates: Vec::new(),
+            languages: Vec::new(),
+            commands: Vec::new(),
+        },
+        counters: Counters {
+            seen_count: 0,
+            used_count: 0,
+            last_used_at: None,
+        },
+        expiry: None,
+    };
+    let line = serde_json::to_string(&item)?;
+    std::fs::write(&jsonl_path, format!("{line}\n"))?;
+    run(MemoryCli {
+        cmd: MemoryCommand::Migrate {
+            jsonl: jsonl_path.clone(),
+            sqlite: sqlite_path.clone(),
+        },
+    })?;
+    let store = codex_memory::store::sqlite::SqliteMemoryStore::new(sqlite_path);
+    let items = store.list(None, None)?;
+    assert_eq!(items.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(items[0].content, "hello");
+    Ok(())
+}