It's inspired by a moment a few years ago when I realized I had no history of what I had worked on in the past.
It let's you quickly get answers to questions like:
- What did I work on last week?
- What was that one hacker new post about compiler optimization that I forgot to bookmark last week?
And it has MCP support so it plays well with Claude.
I've used it recently to target specific job applications by adjusting my resume based on what the job application is looking for and what I've worked on in the past... Claude one shots this (because it has context from Memex). And it feels amazing!
Also, the name Memex comes from Vannevar Bush's 1945 article "As We May Think". He originally thought of as a device in which individuals would compress and store all of their books, records, and communications, "mechanized so that it may be consulted with exceeding speed and flexibility". The individual was supposed to use the memex as an automatic personal filing system, making the memex "an enlarged intimate supplement to his memory".
And he created a word - memex - which is a portmanteau of "memory" and "index".
It's been a slow start for me. But now, between the cli interface and the MCP connection with Claude I find that I'm starting to use it instead of:
- Bookmarks
- Lists / Bug Tracking
And even more exciting it's unlocking capabilities that I didn't have before:
- Can ask Claude to review the last week of work and remind me of things that I might still need to do
- Can prevent randomization when someone asks me how to configure a server that I set up a month ago. Now I just ask claude and it checks in Memex. And I can send over a nice .md file
AMA: I'm hoping a few folks will be interested in trying this super simple MacOS app. It flashes a warning each time that you say 'Like' during a video call :)
Yeah I think compression would be good. Wondering if there's a good way to build a frame by frame tool that keeps track of different 'data flows' and then only sends the delta of what's changed.
Would love to chat more about this. Feel free to send me an email at: joenewbry@gmail.com
It's inspired by a moment a few years ago when I realized I had no history of what I had worked on in the past.
It let's you quickly get answers to questions like:
- What did I work on last week? - What was that one hacker new post about compiler optimization that I forgot to bookmark last week?
And it has MCP support so it plays well with Claude.
I've used it recently to target specific job applications by adjusting my resume based on what the job application is looking for and what I've worked on in the past... Claude one shots this (because it has context from Memex). And it feels amazing!
Also, the name Memex comes from Vannevar Bush's 1945 article "As We May Think". He originally thought of as a device in which individuals would compress and store all of their books, records, and communications, "mechanized so that it may be consulted with exceeding speed and flexibility". The individual was supposed to use the memex as an automatic personal filing system, making the memex "an enlarged intimate supplement to his memory".
And he created a word - memex - which is a portmanteau of "memory" and "index".
The wikipeida entry here has more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memex
It's been a slow start for me. But now, between the cli interface and the MCP connection with Claude I find that I'm starting to use it instead of:
- Bookmarks - Lists / Bug Tracking
And even more exciting it's unlocking capabilities that I didn't have before:
- Can ask Claude to review the last week of work and remind me of things that I might still need to do - Can prevent randomization when someone asks me how to configure a server that I set up a month ago. Now I just ask claude and it checks in Memex. And I can send over a nice .md file
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