Git as Shared Memory for Multi-AI Workflows
Everyone uses a stack now: Claude Code, Codex, OpenClaw, Lobechat, and more. My bottleneck wasn't prompting — it was handoff.
I kept wasting time moving context from one AI tool to another:
- what I'm doing today
- what research I already did
- what tasks are still pending
I was inspired by OpenClaw's source code approach to this problem. So I stopped trying to make tools "integrate perfectly." I built a tiny shared memory system in a private GitHub repo.
The Setup
Two files, done:
daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md
- what I'm working on today
- today's focus
- notes for AI agents
inbox.md
- unprocessed thoughts/tasks
- ideas captured during AI chats
- follow-ups and links to revisit
Workflow is simple:
- Any tool can append to
inbox.md - At start of day, I pull relevant items into that day's daily note
- When something is done, I mark it in daily
That's it.
Why This Works
Because Git is the common layer.
If each AI tool can read/write via GitHub MCP (or a simple skill/plugin), then they all share one memory backbone — without vendor lock-in.
This is less "AI orchestration" and more human-grade continuity:
- one source of truth
- low friction
- easy to audit
- survives tool churn