Do AI coding tools still lose project context for you after a while?

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Summary

A developer describes the persistent issue of AI coding tools losing project context over time, forcing manual documentation, and asks the community about their workflows and potential solutions for maintaining project memory.

I've been building projects with AI (Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) and I've noticed that the biggest problem isn't generating code—it's maintaining project context over time. For every project, I end up creating documents like: * Project overview * Tech stack decisions * Architecture notes * Development plan * Completed tasks * Remaining tasks * Decision logs Otherwise after a few days or weeks: * The AI forgets why certain decisions were made * It suggests patterns that don't match the architecture * It generates duplicate or conflicting implementations * I spend a lot of time re-explaining the project What I really want is: 1. Persistent project memory 2. Architecture consistency 3. Automatic project planning and progress tracking Basically, when I come back to a project after 2 weeks, I want the AI to know: * What has been built * What is left * Why certain decisions were made * What the next task should be Curious: * Do you have the same problem? * How are you solving it today? * Are documents enough, or do you use some other workflow? * Would you use a tool focused specifically on project memory and AI context management? Trying to figure out whether this is just my workflow or a broader pain point.
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