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 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "akitaonrails-ai-memory--keep-project-memory-in-sync-across-machines",
 "repo": "akitaonrails/ai-memory",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/akitaonrails/ai-memory",
 "repo_slug": "akitaonrails-ai-memory",
 "title": "Resume a project on another machine with the same memory",
 "page_title": "How to resume a project on another machine with the same memory with AI Memory",
 "summary": "Run memory on a server you control so a project started on a desktop continues on a laptop.",
 "who": "A developer who works on the same repository from a desktop, a laptop, and a homelab box and loses context when switching.",
 "problem": "Agent notes stay on one machine, so the open questions from the desktop session are missing on the laptop.",
 "outcome": "The laptop agent retrieves the same project knowledge and open questions recorded on the desktop.",
 "steps": [
  "Run `curl -fsSL https://github.com/akitaonrails/ai-memory/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh` on the server and on each machine",
  "Run `ai-memory setup` on each machine and point it at your server",
  "Work on the project on the first machine until a session ends",
  "On the second machine, start the agent in the same project and check that the brief lists the earlier open questions"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the ai-memory repo (github.com/akitaonrails/ai-memory), configure a second machine to use the memory server at <server-address>. Expected output: the agent on the second machine shows knowledge from sessions recorded on the first machine. Verify by asking for the open questions of the project and confirming they match the first machine.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README describes the server setup in general terms only, so the exact configuration for a remote server is not covered in the README excerpt and needs the docs.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "rust",
 "requirements": [
  "A Linux or macOS machine (native Windows is experimental; WSL2 is supported)",
  "At least one supported coding agent CLI installed, such as Claude Code or Codex",
  "A terminal with curl and sh available"
 ],
 "risk": "sensitive",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "Setup creates a bearer token for the server, so keep that token file owner-only and do not share it between people."
  }
 ],
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 "score": 0.9,
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