I kept running into the same problem with AI coding assistants — every new session starts from zero. Paste the docs, explain the architecture, remind it about conventions. Next session, do it all again.
Tried Spec Kit, tried writing long CLAUDE.md files, but specs get created and then forgotten. The AI has no way to read them back automatically.
So I built Knowns. It stores project knowledge in .knowns/ — docs, tasks, templates — all linked through references like @doc/auth-pattern or @task-42. AI resolves these automatically via MCP server. Write it once, AI reads it every session.
It's a CLI tool (TypeScript, MIT license). Also has a web UI with Kanban board for tasks. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, Gemini CLI, and others.
Still early at v0.10. I'd appreciate honest feedback on what's missing or feels off.
howznguyen•1h ago
Tried Spec Kit, tried writing long CLAUDE.md files, but specs get created and then forgotten. The AI has no way to read them back automatically. So I built Knowns. It stores project knowledge in .knowns/ — docs, tasks, templates — all linked through references like @doc/auth-pattern or @task-42. AI resolves these automatically via MCP server. Write it once, AI reads it every session.
It's a CLI tool (TypeScript, MIT license). Also has a web UI with Kanban board for tasks. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, Gemini CLI, and others. Still early at v0.10. I'd appreciate honest feedback on what's missing or feels off.