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Everything we know about personal context for AI - what it is, how it works, how to build it, and why the difference between context and memory matters more than it sounds. Written for people who use AI tools seriously and want to get more out of them.
Read article How to Build Personal Context for AI
Build context in four layers: Identity, Profile, Mind, and Environment. Start with Identity and Profile, then update Mind weekly so every AI tool knows you from message one.
28 May 2026 · 5 min read
Read article Built-In AI Memory vs External Memory Tools: Which Should You Use?
AI tools finally remember things. ChatGPT references past chats, Claude stores context, Gemini personalizes. So do you still need an external memory tool? The answer depends entirely on how you wor...
19 May 2026 · 4 min read
Read article What Is a Context File?
As AI coding agents went mainstream, a new kind of file started showing up in repositories: `CLAUDE.md`, `AGENTS.md`, and similar. These are context files — and they've quietly become one of the mo...
17 May 2026 · 3 min read
Read article Context Rot: Why AI Gets Worse the Longer You Talk to It
You've probably felt it: a long AI session that started sharp slowly gets dumber. The model contradicts something it said earlier, forgets a constraint you set, or confidently states something you'...
16 May 2026 · 4 min read
Read article How to Feed Knowledge to Hermes
Hermes is built to learn — it improves the more you use it, building a model of you over time. But you don't have to wait for it to figure everything out on its own. You can feed it knowledge direc...
14 May 2026 · 3 min read
Read article How Salespeople Should Set Up Context for Their AI Tools
Salespeople use AI to research prospects, draft outreach, prep for calls, and write follow-ups. It's a real time-saver — until the output reads like a template, because the AI doesn't know your pro...
13 May 2026 · 4 min read