Project Journal – Give AI coding assistants persistent memory

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I created a simple technique to solve AI assistant context loss. The idea: Maintain a PROJECT_JOURNAL.md file that documents your project's story - decisions, progress, status, next steps. The AI reads it at session start (full context) and updates it at session end (persistent memory). I've been using this building Vibe CMS. Results: - Zero time wasted re-explaining - AI maintains consistency - Natural documentation - Better decisions (you write WHY) Made a free template (CC0): https://github.com/CursorWP/ai-project-journal Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, any AI. Would love HN's feedback on this approach!

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