One dev, 58 repos, 58 isolated agent brains: a shared markdown memory fix
Southern_Kitchen3426 · reddit · 2026-09-08
A solo dev managing 58 project folders details two compounding pain points: context dies on compaction, and Claude Code's memory is scoped per repo, forcing constant re-explanation of conventions and deploy notes. Dated session handoff docs work but are per-repo, append-only, and unsearchable. His new setup: a shared markdown folder (one subfolder per project) on a separate drive, indexed with basic-memory (MCP) as one graph any agent can search and write to — plain markdown so knowledge survives tool churn. He flags four open problems: making agents write to the KB as a byproduct of work, preventing stale notes, getting agents to read before re-deriving, and whether one global graph just adds noise.
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