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Stop pasting context every AI session: one command restores everything

A developer has released nodestone, a free project-level memory engine for AI-assisted development that restores context across sessions. The tool tracks decisions, tasks, and file changes, allowing users to pack context into a fingerprint and restore it in any AI coding tool like Claude Code or Cursor. It aims to eliminate the repetitive process of re-pasting documentation and context when switching between AI agents.

read1 min publishedJun 13, 2026

Every AI coding session starts the same: paste the README, paste the architecture doc, paste the last error message, re-explain where you left off. If you switch between Claude Code, Cursor, and Gemini in the same project, every tool starts from zero.

nodestone fixes that. It's a project-level memory engine for AI-assisted development, and it's free.

nodestone tracks four things across sessions:

pip install nodestone

That's it. Python 3.10+.

nodestone init

Creates a .nodestone/

directory in your project root.

nodestone decision add "Use SQLite instead of Postgres" --context "Only 3 users, no need for a server" --impact "Simpler deployment, no Docker needed"
nodestone task add "Add user authentication" --depends "Set up database schema" --effort 4h
nodestone pack

Prints a ~500 token context block. Copy it, paste it at the start of your next AI session. Done.

nodestone restore <fingerprint>

The other agent picks up exactly where you left off — decisions, tasks, file state, everything.

$ nodestone decision add "Use FastAPI over Flask" --context "Need async support for WebSockets"
$ nodestone task add "Build WebSocket handler" --effort 3h
$ nodestone pack
> Context fingerprint: ns_X7k2m9 (copied to clipboard)

$ nodestone restore ns_X7k2m9
> Restored: 3 decisions, 4 tasks, 2 file changes

No pastebin, no markdown file, no "as I mentioned yesterday...".

pack

  • restore

flow. Real-time sync across agents is on the roadmap but not here yet.pip install nodestone

If you're switching between AI tools on the same project, give it a try. Feedback and PRs welcome.

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