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SaveContext

Persistent memory for AI coding agents. USE WHEN user says 'save context', 'remember this', 'checkpoint', 'resume session', 'prepare for compaction', 'wrap up', OR when starting work on a project that may span sessions.

personAuthor: jakexiaohubgithub

SaveContext

Save decisions, track progress, and maintain continuity across coding sessions.

Quick Actions

For most requests, use these patterns directly:

| User Says | Do This | |-----------|---------| | "save this decision" | context_save key="..." value="..." category="decision" | | "remember this" | context_save key="..." value="..." category="note" | | "checkpoint" | context_checkpoint name="..." | | "wrap up" | See WrapUp workflow | | "resume [topic]" | Search sessions, then context_session_resume |

Workflow Routing

| Workflow | Trigger | File | |----------|---------|------| | QuickSave | "save", "remember", "note this" | Workflows/QuickSave.md | | SessionStart | Starting work, "begin session" | Workflows/SessionStart.md | | WrapUp | "wrap up", "end of day", "checkpoint everything" | Workflows/WrapUp.md | | Resume | "resume", "continue", "pick up where I left off" | Workflows/Resume.md | | Compaction | "prepare for compaction", context getting long | Workflows/Compaction.md | | IssueTracking | "create issue", "track this bug" | Workflows/IssueTracking.md | | Planning | "plan this feature", "implement [complex]", multi-task work | Workflows/Planning.md |

Examples

Example 1: Quick save during work

User: "remember that we chose JWT over sessions for auth"
→ context_save key="auth-decision" value="Chose JWT over sessions for stateless scaling" category="decision" priority="high"
→ Saved. No session management needed.

Example 2: Starting a work session

User: "let's work on the payment feature"
→ context_session_start name="payment-feature" description="Implementing Stripe integration"
→ Session started (or resumed if exists)

Example 3: Wrapping up

User: "wrap up for today"
→ Invokes WrapUp workflow
→ Saves progress, creates checkpoint, pauses session

Do NOT Automatically

  • Start sessions for quick saves (just save the item)
  • Run multiple tools when one suffices
  • Load full reference docs unless user asks how something works

Reference

Full tool documentation: Workflows/Reference.md