oceanbase/powercontext

What it solves

PowerContext provides a context runtime for human-agent collaboration, transforming shared work into a persistent, structured project context. It solves the problem of losing critical project state, decisions, and progress when switching between different AI agents, sessions, or models, enabling seamless handoffs and continuity of work.

How it works

PowerContext operates as a local or service-based server that manages a structured memory system. It integrates with various agent hosts (like Codex, Claude Code, and LangChain) via a standardized protocol. The system extracts and records decisions, constraints, and outcomes into a persistent store (SQLite or OceanBase), and generates a schema-validated PreparedContext for agents before they handle a request, ensuring they have the relevant project scope and evidence lineage.

Who it’s for

Developers and teams using AI agents for software development and complex project management who need a persistent, shared memory across different tools and agentic workflows.

Highlights

• Memory Management: Explicitly records decisions, constraints, and next steps with history-preserving revisions.
• Bounded Recall: Generates cited, schema-validated context based on a byte budget to avoid overloading the agent's context window.
• Handoffs: Packages objectives, progress, and blockers into inspectable work packages for easy transfer between agents or sessions.
• Evidence Lineage: Links memory and artifacts to their original sources with exact citations.
• Governance: Implements a review process for memory updates and explicit export for skills to prevent agents from self-approving changes.
• Broad Integration: Official support for a wide range of agent frameworks and hosts including Pydantic AI, LangGraph, and Claude Code.