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Cortex gives coding agents local, persistent memory
Developer GSL created Cortex, a local memory system for coding agents that stores session context in a SQLite database. It deduplicates and ranks information to fit within token budgets, avoiding cloud dependencies and repeated context loss. The open-source tool includes a dashboard and optional autopilot for managing worktrees and model routing.
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Cortex addresses a real pain point for agent-assisted coding, but its utility hinges on adoption and the quality of its memory ranking engine.
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Title: Why I gave my coding agent a memory (and how Cortex works) →
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