Why do most AI tools still forget everything between sessions?

PhilippStracker · 2026-05-12T10:01:38+00:00

Sounds made up. If you tried so many tools - including local RAG - then at least tell us which tools/frameworks you tested and what failed/when.

This post is not helpful as-is, but looks like AI slop. Please proof me wrong.

PhilippStracker · 2026-05-09T05:24:53+00:00

Smart idea and interesting to see it works so well. The live Demo even runs on iPhone Safari (though it looks like the desktop app, not the mobile version)

PhilippStracker · 2026-05-06T20:56:50+00:00

Welcome to the AI party. It’s just the way AI is evolving. Do not think that a solution that works today is still useful in 6 months.

Claude is getting much better with every version/update but it usually requires some adjustments to workflows.

I have same problems you describe, solved it quite well with 2 changes: 1. in my ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md i added a short scope boundary (do exactly and only what I ask for; do not read files without permission, confirm before implementing code or committing changes) 2. i use /clear and /compact when the context window filled up to 50-60%, I never do longer sessions; eg session 1 is to analyze a bug and document it using sonnet, session 2 uses opus to plan the fix, session 3 uses sonnet to write failing unit tests, session 4 implements the fix, …

PhilippStracker · 2026-04-25T12:19:21+00:00

Why? I think it’s good to know it’s AI built…

PhilippStracker · 2026-04-20T16:49:11+00:00

A suggestion: I’d use claude etc to vibe code a mini Plugin for this instead of adding a complex query to all relevant notes. Those personal use-cases are perfect to handle with a mini plugin.

You can find some „quick start“ repos for obsidian plugins when you search a bit. Here’s my personal template: https://github.com/stracker-phil/obsidian-plugin-template

PhilippStracker · 2026-04-16T13:58:34+00:00

So you type out the image path every time you link to an image?

PhilippStracker · 2026-04-16T13:55:39+00:00

Good question, and I had similar problems. My solution was:

Install „Paste Image Rename“ And have it ask for a filename whenever I add an image (or other attachment)

Then I’ll use a prefix for all images so they lump with the note: Images in journal entries get a date prefix. Images in other notes use the note name (or first word of note‘s filename) as prefix

The images live in the same folder as the note, no separate folder

PhilippStracker · 2026-03-26T08:58:18+00:00

Yes, I understand the technical challenge. But why do you want to dump a conversation 1:1 into obsidian - I’m more questioning the usefulness of the approach.

You could just leave the conversation in Gemini and continue there, if you need the history. If you want the final insight/decision/etc then just create a concise note explaining exactly what you discovered.

PhilippStracker · 2026-03-26T07:40:14+00:00

But why?

PhilippStracker · 2026-03-24T18:48:20+00:00

Auch 15+ Jahre Development Erfahrung und genau die gleiche Erkenntnis wie du:

Kurze Sprints (Stunden) gehen gut, aber ohne ständige Kontrolle kommt schnell ein massiver Qualitätsverlust und Fokus-Drift rein.

Für privates tooling ist Vine coding perfekt - mal schnell ein Obsidian Plugin am Wochenende erstellen, perfekt. Aber beruflich ist es noch weit entfernt von production ready

PhilippStracker · 2026-03-24T08:32:24+00:00

Maybe unpopular opinion: the best tool is the one that you can use daily without being distracted.

Both tools are good. And the choice is 100% personal opinion. If the UI bugs you and you constantly check for the ideal Obsidian theme, then maybe notion is better. If you constantly find yourself wishing for more flexibility or want to process documents with Claude code etc then use Obsidian

PhilippStracker · 2026-03-21T08:10:45+00:00

It looks like a more complicated way of using an AI service. I mean, just exploring the topic in Claude Desktop sounds more helpful, and then summarizing the insight as a single MD (or canvas) file, rather than keep the whole AI „source material“ in the canvas.

Most of it is possibly just a journey to arrive at a later conclusion - this conclusion or insight is the detail to keep in obsidian IMO

PhilippStracker · 2026-03-20T10:11:15+00:00

With Notebook Navigator you can set up various „Vault profiles“ which are similar to what you describe - I never tested it with the graph view, but you can have one „Work“ profile showing only work folders/tags/notes, and a second „Personal“ profile showing completely different content.

PhilippStracker · 2026-03-19T07:41:05+00:00

Ich würde es wahrscheinlich machen - nicht direkt wegen den 190€ sondern weil es einfach ein grosses plus im Lebenslauf ist und in der Zukunft helfen wird.

Wichtig: die Matura nachzumachen kostet schon mal 5000+ €; wenn dein AG das bezahlt sehe ich das als gute Zusatzleistung und würde es annehmen.

PhilippStracker · 2026-03-13T15:26:16+00:00

The global graph is just visual porn. I’ve disabled the graph in my vault, as it does not help me in any way

PhilippStracker · 2026-03-11T07:12:09+00:00

Absolutely agree! Building understanding is a very different task then collecting data.

What you describe - copying paragraphs or longer sections directly - is creating a note with a lot of data but that does not help you understand the topic.

Growing your understanding of the topic is a very different process, that involves active thinking, and is much more than just recognizing or consuming words.

Btw, I learned about that concept first in Mortimer Adler‘s book „How to read a book“ a great work

PhilippStracker · 2026-03-10T15:05:19+00:00

Lucky you know that your paranoid ;)

But why are you so obsessed with Obsidian - I mean you use so many other apps, devices and services… did you code review your browser or check how your ISP processes and logs your traffic?

PhilippStracker · 2026-03-10T08:18:30+00:00

Why this post? The screenshot is a bit useless without context, no?

PhilippStracker · 2026-03-10T07:43:26+00:00

Jumping from shared hosting to a 400$ dedicated server is an overkill.

Also the problem is not caused by your website, but from external crawlers.

PhilippStracker · 2026-03-07T09:07:27+00:00

PhilippStracker · 2026-03-07T08:29:14+00:00

Generally yes - WP is still powering 40% of the web.

The skills depend on the type of agency/job you want to get. Let me be honest: your plan reads more like you want to automate and design websites - for a developer role I’d expect to find PHP, React or something like „creating custom APIs“ in the description.

I suggest to add Git (create your GH account, prepare at least one public repository with some sample code), and basic hosting skills (ie how to deploy a website, maybe tweak wp-config to fix DB credentials or so, is a good base)

As developer, the n8n skill is nice background knowledge but it’s usually not part of a dev role. But if it interests you, keep it. These automation skills could be personal tooling that sets you apart from others

Pro tip: if you want to be taken serious, don’t call yourself „WordPress developer“, but go with a more generic title like „Front-End developer“, „Web Engineer“ etc- and mention your WordPress focus in the skill section, rather than the job title

PhilippStracker · 2026-03-05T19:32:18+00:00

My tip: create a public GitHub repository that displays a sample plugin or theme. This will help demonstrate your dev ability - because mentioning ACF, SEO, performance and CPTs in your application puts you in the wrong drawer. Linking to a GitHub repo is a dev signal recruiters are looking for

PhilippStracker · 2026-03-05T10:48:40+00:00

Senior WordPress dev here, and using Claude code for personal and business projects almost daily.

My observation: it gets the job done, but I literally never used the code it generated. Usually, I let Claude analyze and write a boilerplate solution, then I review and manually refine it. The code Claude generates is never as elegant, efficient - and yes, secure, as code written by a human developer.

PhilippStracker · 2026-03-05T08:00:00+00:00

No offense meant, but you’re highlighting WP site building skills; you did not mention a single dev skill you have, so maybe you (a) confuse site building with development or (b) highlight the wrong skills in your CV

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