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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: 'REPL Works Manifesto' |
| 3 | +date: 2026-06-06 |
| 4 | +--- |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +## Introduction |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +We are discovering better ways to build products with AI. |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +AI models generate better code every year. |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +Yet long-term projects continue to fail for familiar reasons. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +Project intent disappears. |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +Architecture drifts. |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +The same mistakes repeat. |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +Context is lost between sessions. |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +Changing models often means starting over. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +We do not believe this happens because AI lacks intelligence. |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +We believe it happens because projects lack memory. |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +--- |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +## Core Belief |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +AI memory is temporary. |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +Project memory must be externalized. |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +Models forget. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +Projects must not. |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +--- |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +## Values |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +We value Project Memory over Model Memory. |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +We value Architecture over Prompt Engineering. |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +We value Persistent Knowledge over Long Conversations. |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +We value Workflow Consistency over Agent Intelligence. |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +We value Model Independence over Single Model Dependency. |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +We value Sustainable Development over Fast Implementation. |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +--- |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +## Principles |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +### Project knowledge must exist outside the model |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +Projects must survive model upgrades, vendor changes, and new sessions. |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +### Project memory must be persistent |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +Knowledge that matters should not disappear when a conversation ends. |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +### Architecture defines intent |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +Implementation should follow architecture, not replace it. |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +### Context is a limited resource |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +Important context must be preserved, not repeatedly reconstructed. |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +### Models are replaceable |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +Project continuity should not depend on a specific model. |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +### Long-term development requires long-term memory |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +Projects live longer than sessions. |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +Memory must live longer than context windows. |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +--- |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | +## Final Statement |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +We are not trying to make AI smarter. |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +We are trying to make projects more durable. |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +The future of AI development is not better memory inside models. |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | +It is better memory outside them. |
| 97 | + |
| 98 | +Models forget. |
| 99 | + |
| 100 | +Projects must not. |
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