https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog Notes on personal AI memory, Eigen Mesh, and open-source infrastructure. en Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/devlog-how-eigenmesh-is-built https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/devlog-how-eigenmesh-is-built An in-depth architecture tour of the Eigen Mesh memory engine — the three-tier pipeline from capture to recall, hybrid retrieval with weighted fusion and an LLM rerank, nightly consolidation, one Postgres doing three jobs, and the rules we don't break. Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/your-ai-remembers-everything https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/your-ai-remembers-everything Why ChatGPT and Google AI's built-in memory is a trap, and what a memory you actually own looks like. Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/eigenmesh-in-60-seconds https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/eigenmesh-in-60-seconds A quick, plain-language explainer of what Eigen Mesh does and why it's different from the usual note apps. Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/we-built-eigenmesh-because https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/we-built-eigenmesh-because A founder's note on why we built an open source AI memory instead of waiting for the labs to do the right thing. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/self-hosting-eigenmesh-in-5-minutes https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/self-hosting-eigenmesh-in-5-minutes A walkthrough of running Eigen Mesh on your own server with Docker Compose — what the stack looks like, what you bring, and where to look next. Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/remember-that-restaurant https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/remember-that-restaurant A small, everyday use case for AI memory — finding the place you told your assistant about three weeks ago, without scrolling. Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/the-ai-memory-war https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/the-ai-memory-war A field guide to the AI memory land grab — the players, the tactics, and the one bet they're all making about you. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/hey-chatgpt-remember-this https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/hey-chatgpt-remember-this The memory features in consumer AI tools turn your private thoughts into product data. Here's what's actually happening. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/ai-memory-explained-like-youre-five https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/ai-memory-explained-like-youre-five A plain-language walkthrough of how Eigen Mesh's memory actually works, no jargon required. Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/embeddings-without-vendor-lock-in https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/embeddings-without-vendor-lock-in Why Eigen Mesh stores embeddings in Postgres with pgvector, keeps them DB-only, and lets you bring your own embedding model via any OpenAI-compatible gateway. Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/kids-allergies-schedules-stories https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/kids-allergies-schedules-stories A parent's quiet use case for AI memory — the things you don't want to forget, kept in your own words, not mined from your phone. Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/google-openai-race-to-own-your-context https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/google-openai-race-to-own-your-context Two companies are spending billions to become the place your AI memory lives. Here's what each one wants, and why you lose either way. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/i-replaced-chatgpt-memory https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/i-replaced-chatgpt-memory A personal account of ditching built-in AI memory for a self-hosted second brain, and why I'm not going back. Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/less-than-a-coffee-a-month https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/less-than-a-coffee-a-month Why a simple €3.99/month subscription beats opaque usage-based pricing for an AI memory you actually use. Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/mcp-plus-eigenmesh https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/mcp-plus-eigenmesh How Eigen Mesh exposes memory over the Model Context Protocol so Cursor, Claude, and other MCP clients share one second brain instead of siloed context. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/your-therapist-remembers https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/your-therapist-remembers Why continuity of personal context across sessions matters — and why it shouldn't require handing your inner life to a chatbot company. Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/why-free-ai-isnt-free https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/why-free-ai-isnt-free Free-tier AI products are not gifts. They are a pricing strategy, and the price is almost always your context. Here's the honest math. Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/the-ai-that-forgets https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/the-ai-that-forgets Vendor lock-in isn't an accident in consumer AI memory — it's the product. Here's why that's a problem. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/open-source-doesnt-mean-complicated https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/open-source-doesnt-mean-complicated The "open source = hard" myth, and why Eigen Mesh ships a managed version alongside the self-hostable one. Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/contributing-to-eigenmesh https://eigenmesh.xyz/blog/contributing-to-eigenmesh An honest look at the open areas where Eigen Mesh welcomes contributors — docs, evals, MCP clients, i18n, and self-host UX — and how to start without burning out. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT