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Foremind
AI with Long-Term Memory

An AI with long-term memory: stop re-introducing yourself

Three months in, it still remembers day one. One main thread. No new chat needed: what you said three months ago is still right where you left it. Topics file themselves, original words remain intact, and your profile follows you across one continuous conversation.

Main Thread Long-Term Memory Active
April
I want to turn this side project into something that pays rent, but I have no idea where to start.
Hold off on picking a direction. How many hours a week can you actually free up, and which of your skills already sell?
June
Out of those three routes, I took the contracting one. Landed the first job this week.
Noted. At the twelve hours a week you set in April, this one runs about two and a half weeks. It is on your timeline.
Today
I want to switch directions again. Am I just being flaky?
In April you said you were afraid of quitting early. This is different: you finished a whole contract before wanting to move.
Quoting what you said in April
The Common Friction

The friction of starting over in every new window

Standard chat tools slice your thinking into isolated rooms, forcing you to re-explain your life after a break.

Scene 1

The plan you settled last month gets squeezed into a vague summary

When a conversation runs long, conventional tools aggressively compress earlier context. The pricing strategy, time constraints and trade-offs you spent days developing collapse into a generic line such as "User discussed work plans". When you return to ask for next steps, the specific context is gone, leaving you with boilerplate suggestions.

Scene 2

New chat, new window: you introduce yourself again

To avoid sluggish responses in long threads, you open a fresh window. Facing an empty text box, you find yourself pasting paragraphs of background information: your role, weekly availability, existing skills and preferred tone. Instead of a dependable personal AI, you get a stranger who resets your working relationship on demand.

Scene 3

You dig through a list of old conversations looking for one sentence

You remember working through a solid concept or receiving an incisive recommendation three weeks ago. Looking back, you find dozens of vaguely titled sessions in your sidebar. Because your remarks are scattered across isolated rooms, finding that single sentence turns into an annoying manual search.

Scene 4

With Foremind, one continuous thread stays alive

Foremind keeps one main conversation that continues indefinitely. What you set in April, what you completed in June, and what puzzles you today all live along the same thread. When you second-guess yourself months later, an AI assistant that remembers you responds using the exact commitments you made in April, giving your efforts continuity instead of another reset.

Architecture

Five mechanisms behind continuous long-term memory

Intact original words, automated filing, transparent controls and multi-device continuity.

Core Engine

Asymmetric Lossless Memory engine

Foremind uses an Asymmetric Lossless Memory engine. When conversations run long, the system summarizes context in layers, but those summaries do not replace your original words. Your exact statements remain intact in your history and can be located by searching your records. When older replies are archived, plans, promises and unfinished business are kept. When the assistant looks back, it reads your original words instead of guessing.

The usual way: compressed summary User and assistant discussed work plans Details erased: hourly commitments, skills and pricing rules discarded
Foremind: intact original words "I want to turn this side project into something that pays rent, but I have no idea where to start." Original words kept · Linked to your timeline
Auto Organization

Topics file themselves in the background

As your conversation grows across weeks and months, you do not need to create folders or sort chat logs manually. The main conversation is sorted into topics automatically. The side project direction from April, the first contract in June and today’s doubts each land in their own topic, so you can find a thread again without filing anything.

Auto-Filed Topics Automatic
Side project direction Since April · your words kept
First contract June · about 2.5 weeks
Switching directions? Today
Full Control

User profile and long-term facts under your control

Foremind structures what it learns into two clear areas: your user profile for stable preferences and work habits, and long-term facts for concrete statements you made about yourself. Each saved fact links directly to its source turn and your exact original phrasing. In Settings, you can inspect, edit or withdraw any entry. The very next turn respects the updated record.

Settings · Memory Management Illustration
User Profile · Working Hours
Edit Withdraw
Allocates up to 12 hours weekly to side project development
Source: April main thread, turn 1 original words
Long-Term Fact · Route Decision
Edit Withdraw
Pursuing contracting route, first client contract landed
Source: June main thread, turn 1 original words
Private Sandbox

Temporary chat: a lightweight sandbox

When you want to draft a quick message or try an idea without adding it to your long-term memory, open a temporary chat. Your tools for creating tasks, writing notes and saving web clips work normally, but the conversation itself is not filed into topics, not written into long-term memory, and not indexed for semantic search. It automatically clears one day after the last message, though you can tap Merge into memory if you want to keep it.

Cleared after 1 day Merge into memory
Draft a quick introductory email to an engineering lead, keep it brief.
Here is a concise introductory draft. This chat clears one day after the last message.
Full Workspace

Cross-device continuity and workspace integration

Your single main conversation syncs across web, iPhone and Mac. Pick up mid-sentence on another device whenever you step away. In addition, the main conversation connects directly with the rest of your workspace. It can search and read your notes, tasks, past conversations and memories, and prepares changes to notes and tasks as a preview that you confirm before anything is written. Every change can be rolled back.

Mac & Web Desktop Foremind: In April you said you were afraid of quitting early. This is different: you finished a whole contract before wanting to move.
iPhone Mobile Continuity Pick up mid-sentence: Do you want to refine pricing or explore a new delivery scope?
Trust & Boundaries

Clear boundaries: how memory is used and protected

It looks things up when they matter, reads your words before quoting them, and leaves the controls with you.

Relevant lookups only

The assistant does not recite your memories on each turn to show off. It looks them up only when they matter to your active question, keeping your workspace calm and productive.

Reads original text instead of guessing

If your exact phrasing is not directly in front of the assistant, it searches your history instead of guessing.

Minimal data transmission

Only the content needed to complete your request is sent to the AI model. If you turn off AI data authorization in settings, nothing is sent.

Not used to train third-party models

The models Foremind uses are not used to train third-party foundation models.

Comparison

The usual way compared to Foremind

The difference between fragmented chat windows and a continuous workspace.

The usual way compared to Foremind memory architecture
Dimension The usual way Foremind
Past conversations Long chats collapse into a vague one-line summary and earlier commitments vanish Your original words stay intact, while plans, promises and open loops are preserved during archiving
Starting over Repeating your background in every new chat window One continuous thread where your profile and long-term facts follow you
Finding an old remark Digging through dozens of nameless chat titles Search your history by exact words or meaning, reading the original context before quoting
Organizing notes Manually creating and sorting folders Topics file themselves automatically
Off-the-record thoughts Deleting chat logs manually after the fact Temporary chat where messages clear one day after the last turn and do not enter long-term memory
Correcting mistakes Guessing what the AI assumed about you View, edit or withdraw facts in settings, and the next turn follows your updates
Questions & Answers

Frequently asked questions

Clear answers on lossless memory, privacy boundaries and workspace integration.

Is there an AI that remembers your past conversations?

Foremind is built around one continuous main conversation with long-term memory. Instead of forcing you to open a new chat window whenever a thread gets long, Foremind keeps your thoughts in a single stream. What you discussed months ago stays right where you left it, organized automatically and ready whenever relevant.

How does Foremind's long-term memory work? Does it summarize away what I said?

Foremind uses an Asymmetric Lossless Memory engine. When conversations run long, the system summarizes context in layers, but those summaries do not replace your original words. Your exact messages remain intact in your history. When older responses are archived, your plans, commitments and open tasks are preserved. When the assistant needs past context, it searches your history instead of guessing.

Why one main conversation instead of lots of chats?

Juggling dozens of isolated chats fragments your attention. You end up sorting folders manually and introducing your background repeatedly. With one main conversation, your context accumulates naturally over months. Topics file themselves in the background, and your preferences follow you without copy-pasting reminders into fresh prompts.

Can I edit or remove what the AI remembers about me?

Yes. You have full visibility and control over your memory records in Settings. You can inspect your profile traits and individual facts, complete with source links showing the exact turn and your original words. You can edit or withdraw any entry at any time, and the very next turn respects the updated record.

Can I talk about something without it being remembered?

Yes. You can open a temporary chat for quick brainstorming or sensitive questions. Tools like note creation and task management still work, but the temporary conversation itself is not filed into topics, not written into long-term memory, and not indexed for semantic search. It automatically clears one day after the last message, though you can tap Merge into memory if you want to keep it.

Is my chat history used to train AI models?

The models Foremind uses are not used to train third-party foundation models. Only the content needed to answer your request is sent to the AI model, and nothing is sent if you turn off AI data authorization.

Can I continue the same conversation on my phone?

Yes. Your continuous thread syncs across web, iPhone and Mac. You can step away from your desk and pick up the exact conversation from your phone mid-sentence, with all past context and active tasks readily available.

Can Foremind work as a second brain app?

Yes. Foremind combines your continuous conversation with a structured workspace for Markdown notes, tasks and life routes. The assistant can search and read across your past notes, propose updates in a clear preview modal, and only apply changes after you review and approve them. Every change can be rolled back whenever you choose.

An AI workspace that remembers you

Your conversations, life routes, tasks and notes grow in one place. Step away and pick up from the same line on any device.