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AI agent nearly shipped reverted code; developer builds memory tool
A developer's AI agent tried to add a card_token column to a database, unaware the team had reverted it two days earlier to avoid PCI-DSS compliance. The agent had no memory of the previous decision because its context died when the session closed. The developer built Selvedge, an open-source MCP server that stores agent reasoning in SQLite to prevent repeat mistakes.
Meridian48 take
The real story isn't the agent's error—it's that AI coding tools lack persistent reasoning, and this developer's pragmatic fix highlights a gap most vendors ignore.
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