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How to keep one context file every AI reads before it answers. The category, the common problems, honest comparisons, and how to connect your tools.
The personal context file
What it is, what goes in it, and how to write one.
- What is a personal context file?A personal context file is one structured profile that every AI reads before it answers you. Here is what goes in it, how it works, and why it beats retyping who you are.
- Personal context file templateA complete, copyable ten-section template for a personal context file, plus guidance on what belongs in each section and what to leave out.
- CLAUDE.md for your life: the complete guideCLAUDE.md is the file Claude Code reads before working in a repo. Here is how to apply the same pattern to your whole life, where it breaks, and the upgrade path.
- A personal CLAUDE.md templateA ready-to-copy personal CLAUDE.md with sections for who you are, how you work, your preferences, and your constraints, plus how to use it and why a portable file is better.
- about-me.md: give every AI the same introductionabout-me.md is a short Markdown intro you paste into AI tools so each one starts knowing you. Here is how to write one, its limits, and how to automate it.
Common problems
Why AI keeps forgetting you, and what actually fixes it.
- Why ChatGPT doesn't remember you across chats (and what actually fixes it)ChatGPT does have memory, but it lives inside ChatGPT, stays opaque, and never moves to your other tools. Here is how it works and the fix that makes context portable.
- ChatGPT custom instructions: what fits, and 5 workaroundsChatGPT custom instructions are two short boxes that apply to your account inside ChatGPT. Here is what fits, why they run out, and five ways to hold more context.
- Tired of re-explaining yourself to every AI?You retype the same context in every new chat and every new tool. Here is the re-explaining tax, why the usual fixes do not stick, and the one file that ends it.
- How to share context between ChatGPT and ClaudeChatGPT and Claude do not share memory with each other. The durable fix is one context file both read over MCP. Here is the step-by-step setup.
- How to sync your AI context across ChatGPT, Claude, and CursorPer-tool memory does not sync between apps. The way to keep ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor consistent is one context file each reads over MCP. Here is how.
- How to export ChatGPT's memory and make it portableYou can view and manage ChatGPT's saved memories and export your account data, but the export is not a clean profile. Here is how to do both and make it portable.
Comparisons
How Creed sits next to chatbot memory and the memory tools.
- ChatGPT memory vs a personal context fileChatGPT memory is automatic inside ChatGPT. A personal context file is portable and owned, read by every tool. Here is when each one is the right choice.
- Claude Projects and memory vs a portable context fileClaude Projects scope context to one workspace and do it well. A portable context file is one profile every tool reads. Here is how they compare and when to use each.
- Memory MCP servers compared: mem0, OpenMemory, Zep, Basic Memory, and CreedA fair comparison of memory MCP servers. mem0, Zep, and OpenMemory are developer agent-memory infrastructure. Basic Memory and Creed are user-owned profiles. Here is the split.
- Creed vs mem0: two different jobsCreed and mem0 both deal in memory, but they do different jobs. mem0 is developer infrastructure for agent memory; Creed is a user-owned context profile every tool reads.
- Memory browser extensions vs MCP: two ways to give AI your contextBrowser-extension memory tools inject context into web chat UIs; MCP-connected context lets the agent read a file directly. Here is how the two compare and when each wins.
- Rewind and Limitless alternatives in 2026As always-on life-logging recorders wind down or change hands, the alternative is intentional, owned context. Here are the approaches, and where a curated context profile fits.
Connect your tools
Wire one context file into the agents you already use.
- Connect Creed to Claude CodeAdd Creed to Claude Code as an MCP server, authorize with OAuth, and Claude Code reads your context before it works. Here is the full setup and the read-and-propose loop.
- Connect Creed to ChatGPTAdd Creed to ChatGPT as a custom MCP connector, authorize with OAuth, and ChatGPT reads your context before it answers. Here are the exact steps and how to verify.
- Connect Creed to CursorAdd Creed as a remote MCP server in Cursor, authorize with OAuth, and Cursor reads your context before it plans or edits. Here are the steps and how to verify.
For teams
One shared context file every agent in your company reads.
- A team context file: one page every agent in your company readsA team context file is one shared profile every member's AI reads before it answers, so agents work from how your company actually operates instead of re-explained fragments.
- A CLAUDE.md for your whole teamA repo CLAUDE.md guides one agent in one project. A shared Company Creed is a portable CLAUDE.md for the whole team: every member's agents read it, everywhere, not just for coders.