The assistant forgets yesterday, so you explain the project again in each session. Long chats also lose track of the plan. These add-ons save plans and session notes in files that the assistant reads back.
Free picks (tested by us)
Most useful first. Each one was installed on a clean test system; start with the first, try it, then add the next.
Lets the assistant remember what it did in earlier sessions.
Test: installs cleanly; its main features need an account we did not use. Not yet used on real work.
EveryoneWatch outHooks record what you and the agent do, including file names and parts of your prompts. Treat the memory store like a diary of your work.
For Claude CodeAlso works with Codex CLI — see all steps