BooBridge

The problem

Every AI session starts cold. A new chat forgets what the project is, what was decided and how I like to work. That's fine for a quick question. For work that runs for weeks, it meant explaining the project again every session. Claude's own memory didn't cover a project that spans many sessions, and I couldn't find a tool that did, so I built one.

What I built

BooBridge is a free plugin (add-on) for Claude Cowork, the version of Claude that works with files on your computer. Cowork already gives each project a folder, some memory, and a way to reach it from the web or my phone while my computer is on. Out of the box, that memory is Claude's to manage, and each session starts close to fresh. BooBridge builds on Cowork and adds what a long project needs:

It remembers why

Each decision is saved with the reason and what was turned down, so the AI doesn't reopen settled questions or retry what already failed.

Lessons become rules

A mistake caught once becomes a standing rule, so it doesn't come back next week.

No warm-up

Each session opens with where things stand and the next step. I never explain the project again.

Set it once

Out of the box, I repeat instructions, and the AI drifts from them in long sessions. BooBridge loads my rules every time: no flattery, short answers, a plan first, and a check before anything that can't be undone.

Claims I can trust

Out of the box, AI can say it did something it didn't, or fill a gap with a guess. BooBridge's rules make it check the source and say it doesn't know, and plain code confirms the files it claims to have made exist.

Memory that stays lean

Out of the box, more memory means more clutter. BooBridge caps recent notes, files older ones away by theme and merges repeated rules, so memory doesn't bloat as a project grows.

I decide what's kept

Claude's own memory decides what to keep and when. With BooBridge, I decide what's saved, how it's organized and what loads each session.

A roadmap

The project's tasks, their status and the one marked as next.

It moves with the folder

Copy the folder and the whole project goes with it: memory, rules and roadmap.

The setup guide is public at boobridge.com.

What had to be handled carefully

• Keep the memory on my computer. Everything is plain text in the project folder on my own computer, not stored in the cloud with Anthropic or another company, so I can read it, back it up or delete it.
• Keep up with a fast-moving platform. Anthropic keeps changing Cowork underneath it. Once other people used BooBridge, any change could break their setup too, not just mine. New models also mean parts of it get reworked over time.
• Give the model the right context. What's always loaded and what's pulled up only when needed, at the right level of detail, so the AI sees what it needs without wading through the rest. It also follows standard practices for managing prompts and responses.
• Put what must be right through a deterministic layer. Anything that has to be accurate, consistent and trustworthy runs through plain code that gives the same result every time, not through the AI's judgment.

The value

Bigger, longer projects

I can run work that takes weeks or months, like this website and the system behind my job search, and keep several projects that hand work to each other. Without lasting memory, AI is mostly stuck with tasks that fit in one sitting.

Less effort

My time goes to decisions, not to explaining the project again or repeating instructions. The AI already knows the project and how I work.

Work I can rely on

Mistakes don't repeat, claims get checked and the record stays accurate, so I can hand the AI bigger jobs with confidence.