By mid-2025, I got tired of AI tooling that forgot what I was doing halfway through a project. So I did what I usually do—dropped the bloat, ignored the trend, and built something simple that actually works.

AI_CORE is a local-file-based context system that uses folder names, Markdown, and some light TOML to keep my thoughts—and the AI’s—connected and grounded.

🧠 Summary

No vector databases. No plugins. No 3rd-party APIs.