Cortex

Features

• Persistent memory for Claude Code
• Cognitive profiling of user behavior
• Retrieval of relevant context based on query intent
• Consolidation of memories over time
• Automatic generation of wiki pages from project history

Use Cases

• Maintain context across long coding sessions
• Recall past decisions and their rationale
• Trace project history and evolution
• Enhance AI agent performance through persistent memory

Non-Goals

• Replacing the core Claude Code IDE
• Storing arbitrary user files or data unrelated to code execution
• Providing a general-purpose knowledge base outside of the coding context

Workflow

1. User interacts with Claude Code
2. Cortex captures context, decisions, and codebase elements
3. Memories are stored and consolidated over time
4. Relevant memories are retrieved to enhance future interactions

Practices

• Memory management
• Cognitive profiling
• Contextual awareness
• Knowledge retention

Prerequisites

• Requires PostgreSQL server with pgvector extension installed.
• Requires Python 3.10+ runtime.
• Claude Code environment.