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Guides
Give any AI a memory you own
Short, practical answers to the questions people ask most about AI memory, context, and building your own agent.
- How to build your own AI agent without coding
Start a personal AI agent free in one plain-text file, then give it a castle to grow into when it outgrows the file. No coding. Works with Claude or ChatGPT.
- How to give ChatGPT memory that carries over between chats
Tired of re-explaining yourself to ChatGPT? Keep your context in one plain-text file, paste it into any chat, and type "unpack." Works on free plans.
- How to give Claude memory that carries over between chats
Tired of re-explaining yourself to Claude? Keep your context in one plain-text file, paste it into any chat, and type "unpack." Works on free plans.
- How to give Gemini memory that carries over between chats
Tired of re-explaining yourself to Gemini? Keep your context in one plain-text file, paste it into any chat, and type "unpack." Works on free plans.
- How to move your context from ChatGPT to Claude (or any AI)
Switching AI assistants? Carry who you are, your projects, and how you like to work from ChatGPT to Claude, Gemini, or any AI with one plain-text file.
- Custom instructions vs. a Carrierfile
Custom instructions tell one AI how to behave. A Carrierfile is a portable, plain-text file that carries who you are, your projects, and your preferences to any AI.
- The Carrierfile format, explained
A plain-English guide to the CARRIERFILE/2.0 format: the header, each section, the unpack and pack up commands, and how memories are stored. Open, MIT licensed.
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