Lesson 8

Memory, context & keeping it alive

Beat context rot, grow Knowledge/, evolve AGENTS.md when patterns break, and optionally pipe in tools like Fireflies.

~15 min Output: A system that grows with you

What You'll Learn

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When to start fresh threads

Long chats make AI worse (context rot) - know when to reset and lean on files instead.
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Growing your Knowledge/ folder

Meeting notes, competitive intel, decision records - the durable layer that compounds.
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Evolving AGENTS.md

Update when Claude keeps making the same mistake - your instruction file is versioned behavior.
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Advanced: connect other platforms

Fireflies and similar tools can feed your system so updates aren’t only manual.

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Paste this into your AI assistant Use the browser connector to read the lesson file at https://patrickwalther.ch/personal-os/lessons/08-memory-and-context.md and teach me. You're the teacher - go one step at a time and wait for my responses.

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Memory, context & keeping it alive

When to start fresh threads

Growing your Knowledge/ folder

Evolving AGENTS.md

Advanced: connect other platforms

Start this lesson