v1.8.4 — Now with configurable enforcement

Your Knowledge,
Never Lost

External context management for Claude Code. A two-tier documentation system that persists your knowledge across every session.

curl -sL https://ctx-vault.com/install | bash
curl -sL https://ctx-vault.com/install | bash
irm https://ctx-vault.com/install.ps1 | iex

AI assistants forget
everything between sessions.

Every new conversation starts from zero. Your architecture decisions, bug fixes, project patterns — all gone. You repeat yourself endlessly.

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Constant Repetition

You explain the same project structure, patterns, and decisions in every session. Time wasted, context lost.

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Knowledge Vanishes

Bug fixes, architectural decisions, gotchas discovered — none of it carries over. The next session is a blank slate.

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No Continuity

Multi-session projects lose coherence. Each AI session makes different assumptions with no shared memory.

Two-tier vault.
Infinite memory.

ContextVault organizes knowledge into two layers — global patterns that follow you everywhere, and project-specific docs that stay where they belong.

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Global Vault

~/.claude/vault/
  • Cross-project knowledge
  • Reusable patterns & best practices
  • Tool configurations & preferences
  • Available in ALL your projects
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Project Vault

./.claude/vault/
  • Project-specific architecture
  • Local configs & decisions
  • Codebase-specific patterns
  • Stays with THIS project only

Built for developers
who ship fast.

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Smart Hooks

Automatic reminders when you've done significant work without documenting. Configurable: light, balanced, or strict.

Auto-Bootstrap

Run /ctx-bootstrap on any new project. Scans your codebase and generates architecture + feature docs instantly.

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Session Handoffs

End every session with /ctx-handoff. The next session picks up exactly where you left off.

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Smart Dedup

Never create duplicate docs. ContextVault searches by exact terms, synonyms, and related concepts before creating.

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25 Slash Commands

Purpose-built commands for every workflow: documenting bugs, decisions, plans, code snippets, and explorations.

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Size Guards

Hard limits built in: 100 lines per doc, 50 entries per index, 15-word summaries. Lean context, always.

Three steps to
permanent context.

1

Install

One command. Sets up global vault, hooks, and 25 slash commands. Works on macOS, Linux, WSL.

2

Work

Use Claude Code normally. Smart hooks nudge you to document at natural milestones — not mid-thought.

3

Remember

Next session loads your vault index automatically. Architecture, decisions, gotchas — all there. Zero repetition.

A command for every moment.

25 purpose-built slash commands. Here are the ones you'll use most.

/ctx-docDocument a feature or learning
/ctx-errorDocument a bug fix with root cause
/ctx-decisionRecord an architecture decision
/ctx-planTrack a multi-step implementation
/ctx-bootstrapAuto-generate docs for entire codebase
/ctx-handoffCreate session summary for next time
/ctx-intelDocument codebase exploration findings
/ctx-snippetSave reusable code patterns
/ctx-searchSearch across all vault documents
/ctx-modeSwitch enforcement level on the fly

What developers are saying.

“I stopped re-explaining my project architecture every session. ContextVault just knows. The handoff feature alone is worth it.”
Early AdopterClaude Code User
“The smart hooks are genius. They don't interrupt mid-work, but they catch me before I close a session without documenting.”
Early AdopterOpen Source Developer
“Bootstrap scanned my 50k-line codebase and generated meaningful docs in seconds. That's hours of onboarding saved.”
Early AdopterFull-Stack Engineer

Start remembering.

Install ContextVault in 30 seconds. Your vault starts building from session one.

curl -sL https://ctx-vault.com/install | bash
curl -sL https://ctx-vault.com/install | bash
irm https://ctx-vault.com/install.ps1 | iex