Give AI coding tools persistent memory and project context
veryslowcode built DocuMemory, which keeps persistent memory and context for AI coding tools between sessions.
Source
veryslowcode on Hacker News · 2026-10-18 · Project link
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-24.
What they did
veryslowcode built DocuMemory, which keeps persistent memory and context for AI coding tools between sessions.
Result (as claimed)
Agents stop starting every session from zero.
Tools they used
Cost: Pricing depends on the tools you pick; check each official pricing page.
Set it up
Pick a contained repo or task
Start on a branch or side project where mistakes are cheap.
Install and configure
Set up DocuMemory. Read what it can run on your machine and limit permissions where possible.
Run it on a real task
Give it a well-scoped issue and let it work. Review the diff like any pull request.
Add guardrails
Keep tests and CI in the loop, and never let an agent push to main or touch production secrets unattended.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Give AI coding tools persistent memory and project context What the original author did: veryslowcode built DocuMemory, which keeps persistent memory and context for AI coding tools between sessions. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Agents stop starting every session from zero. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50141365 Tools they used: DocuMemory Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Give AI coding tools persistent memory and project context What the original author did: veryslowcode built DocuMemory, which keeps persistent memory and context for AI coding tools between sessions. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Agents stop starting every session from zero. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50141365 Tools they used: DocuMemory Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Give AI coding tools persistent memory and project context What the original author did: veryslowcode built DocuMemory, which keeps persistent memory and context for AI coding tools between sessions. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Agents stop starting every session from zero. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50141365 Tools they used: DocuMemory Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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How to build agent memory and context layers ยท How to add memory to coding agents
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