phernandez
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Comment · 2 months ago
Comment · 8 months ago
PSA: Export your ChatGPT conversations before cancelling
If you're thinking about cancelling (or switching to Claude/Gemini), don't lose months of conversations first.
I built Basic Memory — it imports your ChatGPT export and turns it into plain Markdown files. Every conversation becomes a file you can actually read, search, and use with whatever AI you switch to.
This is not an ad. It is free and open source. Your data belongs to you. Keep it.
Steps:
1. Settings → Data Controls → Export Data (ChatGPT emails you a zip)
2. Install Basic Memory (brew tap basicmachines-co/basic-memory && brew install basic-memory)
bm import chatgpt conversations.zip
Complete docs: http://docs.basicmemory.com
Comment · 10 months ago
Basic Memory - an MCP server that creates a knowledge graph from your conversations. Chats become markdown notes, notes inform future chats.
Local: https://github.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory or hosted: http://basicmemory.com
Comment · 1 year ago
Location: Austin, TX
Remote: Yes (US-based preferred)
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Python, FastAPI, Rust, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Vue, Nuxt, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Redis, Terraform, Docker, Event Sourcing, CI/CD, LLM Integration
Résumé/CV: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1neImwQawfg8lbedopWElJFoU...
Email: [email protected]
Senior/Staff/Principal Software Engineer with 20+ years building scalable SaaS platforms. Recently founded Basic Memory LLC, growing it from concept to 2,000+ GitHub stars and 56 paying customers in under 6 months, building one of the first production Model Context Protocol (MCP) implementations. Previously: Engineering Manager/Principal at companies like Fracture (50% AWS cost reduction), Spot Insurance, Pensa (ML/computer vision), and Spanning (100M+ events daily). Strong track record of rapid iteration, technical leadership, and delivering products that generate revenue. Looking for Staff/Principal Engineer or Engineering Manager roles at product companies building developer tools, SaaS platforms, or AI-powered products.
GitHub: github.com/basicmachines-co
Website: basicmemory.com
Comment · 1 year ago
SEEKING WORK | Austin, TX | Remote (US-based clients preferred)
Senior/Staff/Principal Software Engineer with 20+ years building scalable SaaS platforms. Recently built Basic Memory (basicmemory.com) - an AI-powered knowledge management platform from concept to 2,000+ GitHub stars and 56 paying customers in 6 months.
What I do:
- Full-stack SaaS platform architecture and implementation
- Python/FastAPI backends, modern frontend (React/Vue/TypeScript)
- Multi-tenant cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform)
- Event-driven systems, microservices, API design
- LLM integration and AI-powered workflows
- Technical leadership and team mentorship
Recent work:
- Built complete MCP (Model Context Protocol) server implementation - one of the first production deployments
- Multi-tenant SaaS with per-tenant isolation (Fly.io, PostgreSQL, Redis)
- OAuth authentication + billing infrastructure (Stripe, WorkOS)
- Semantic knowledge graph with full-text search
- Cross-platform sync architecture (web, desktop, mobile)
Available for:
- Architecture consulting and technical leadership
- Platform development (0->1 or scaling existing systems)
- AI/LLM integration projects
- Team augmentation for Python/cloud infrastructure work
Rate: $200-250/hour depending on project scope
Contact: [email protected] | GitHub: github.com/basicmachines-co
Comment · 1 year ago
Late to the game here, but I'm working on Basic Memory (https://memory.basicmachines.co/docs/introduction), a knowledge management system for the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
What makes it different:
* Claude (and other MCP AIs) can both read from and write to your local markdown files
* Creates a connected network of notes that Claude can navigate between
* All data stays as markdown files on your computer
* When you chat with Claude, it automatically builds structure with simple patterns
* You can start a new chat and just say "Let's continue discussing X" without uploading files or copy/pasting
* Files are available locally, so you can edit them in and editor, like Obsidian, VS Code, etc.
I built this because I was tired of repeating myself to AI assistants and wanted my conversations to accumulate into something useful over time. It's basically a way to give Claude persistent memory while keeping your data local and be easily readable and editable my humans.
Some people are using it to maintain project context across sessions, document systems, and build topic maps without having to manually organize everything.
Demo video: https://basicmachines.co/images/Claude-Obsidian-Demo.mp4 GitHub: https://github.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory
Comment · 1 year ago
This is cool. Is there any reason you haven't published it to pypi?
Comment · 1 year ago
This is really cool. Thanks!
Comment · 2 years ago
I use intelij personally (for work and personal development). They also have a standalone product, DataGrip (https://www.jetbrains.com/datagrip/) with affordable/free pricing.
In the past I've just used raw psql from the console, but having an IDE is a big quality of life improvement IMO.
Comment · 3 years ago
SEEKING WORK | US| Remote
Experienced developer, leader and creative problem solver, iteratively designing, delivering, and improving software architectures to deliver business value.
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SKILLS:
- Expert guidance and practical solutions
- Tangible results without hype
- Extensive industry experience to address unique challenges effectively
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SERVICES:
- Consulting Principal Engineer - Empowering Your Team for Success: hands-on mentoring, code review, task estimation and decomposition. Help build a team of 10x engineers, level up engineering processes, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and engineering craftsmanship.
- Architecture and Design Reviews - Ensuring a Strong Foundation: optimize your existing design and technology stack for maximum efficiency and reliability
- Cloud-Native Expertise - Optimize for Cloud: Transition smoothly to the cloud or optimize your existing cloud setup, minimize cloud costs, automate delivery pipelines, and leverage cloud-native architectures
- Implement MVP - From Idea to Launch: design systems that are modern, scalable, and maintainable. Iterate rapidly and fine-tune your product offering to deliver value quickly.
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TECHNOLOGIES:
- Python, Java, Golang, Javascript/Typescript
- Linux, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker
- Microservices, Event Sourcing, Cloud Architecture, SaaS, Machine Learning (ML)
- PostgreSQL, Kafka
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Location: US
Remote: Yes (Worldwide)
Email: paul [at] basicmachines.co
Comment · 3 years ago
> reference labor theory/the alienation of man from his labor. I wonder if people are simply unaware of the large existing body of work on these issues
I’ve been interested in reading more about this. Do you have any pointers to good info?
Comment · 4 years ago
I do. I do development all day and it’s not a problem for me. I just run every window maximized under os x with multiple desktops. Easy to close the lid and open it wherever without having to worry about those windows on all the other screens.
The difference between mcp/cli/api has been discussed at length but in general mcp gives agents oauth (for clients like Claude web/chatgpt) and a “more agentic” interface that can helpfully steer the agent instead of having it thrash tokens on erroneous api calls and request formats.
There are good and bad parts to both. Remote mcp is pretty good these days. The generative ui (mcp app) stuff is interesting and useful, if still immature.
Use what works for you!