mindswap

Keep project context and personal AI memory local so tools can continue work without re-explaining the same context.

Why it exists

AI sessions reset too often. mindswap saves the current task, decisions, blockers, and handoff context so the next tool can pick up cleanly.

Install

npm install mindswap --save-dev

Quick start

npx mindswap init
npx mindswap
npx mindswap doctor
npx mindswap resume
npx mindswap ask "Why did we choose JWT?"

What it gives you

• `init` to set up a repo and import existing AI context
• `save` to capture the current task, git state, and decisions
• `doctor` to check setup health and stale context
• `resume` to start with a clean briefing
• `ask` to search project memory with citations
• `memory` to manage blockers, assumptions, questions, and resolutions
• `--global` memory and ask scope for personal cross-tool memory under `~/.mindswap/`
• `reindex` to rebuild the local SQLite search index from your file-based memory
• `sync` to share continuity state across machines
• `mcp` and `mcp-http` to expose the same context to AI clients

Global personal memory

MindSwap now supports two local memory scopes:

• repo memory in `/.mindswap/`
• personal memory in `~/.mindswap/`

Use global memory when a preference or learning should follow you across projects and tools.

npx mindswap log "Prefer concise explanations" --type assumption --global
npx mindswap memory list --scope all
npx mindswap ask "What explanation style should we use?" --scope all
npx mindswap reindex --scope all

MCP and AI tools

mindswap generates context for tools like Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Codex, Windsurf, Cline, Roo, Aider, Amp, Gemini CLI, and AGENTS.md-based workflows.

npx mindswap mcp-install
npx mindswap mcp-http

Project state

The main repo data lives in `.mindswap/`:

.mindswap/
├── HANDOFF.md
├── state.json
├── decisions.log
├── memory.json
├── config.json
├── branches/
└── history/

npm package

• npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/mindswap
• GitHub: https://github.com/ShipOrBleed/mindswap

Use it

If mindswap helps your workflow, star the repo and keep improving the handoff loop.