ACE: The Private Engineering Logbook for AI

Stop explaining your architecture to ChatGPT every morning.

ACE gives your AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) a persistent, shared memory that lives on your infrastructure, not the cloud.

🛑 The Problem

AI coding agents are amazing, but they are super-talented interns with amnesia.

• They forget your architectural decisions from last week.
• They re-introduce bugs you already fixed.
• They don't know why your codebase is structured this way.
• And you are tired of copy-pasting context into every new chat session.

✅ The Solution: Control, Not Magic.

ACE (Autonomous Context Engine) is a local-first memory layer that sits between you and your AI. It automatically indexes your codebase, tracks your decisions, and ensures every AI session starts with full context.

Why Developers Use ACE:

1. Complete Privacy (Local-First):

   • Your code, decisions, and patterns stay on your PostgreSQL database (Localhost or Private Cloud).
   • Zero telemetry. No data sent to OpenAI/Anthropic for training.
   • You own the "Brain."

2. The "Senior Engineer" in the Loop:

   • Pattern Enforcement: ACE scans your code (pattern_detector.py) and tells the AI: "We use the Repository pattern here, don't write spaghetti code."
   • Decision Tracking: When you decide "No Microservices," ACE remembers. If an AI tries to suggest a microservice next month, ACE blocks it with context.

3. Team Memory (The "Killer Feature"):

   • Junior Onboarding: A new hire asks: "How do I handle auth?" ACE answers with the context saved by your Lead Architect 6 months ago.
   • No More Repetition: Solve a bug once. ACE remembers the fix forever. The next time the AI sees that error, it knows the solution immediately.

⚡ Quick Start

You don't need a PhD in AI to use this. It's a single binary.

1. Install

macOS / Linux:

curl -fsSL https://ace3-ai.com/install | sh

Windows (PowerShell):

irm https://ace3-ai.com/install.ps1 | iex

Alternative (npm):

npm install -g @ace3-memory/ace

2. Run

# Login (Authenticates your license, NOT your data)
ace login

# Start the server (Runs on localhost:7777)
ace start

3. Connect Your AI

ACE provides a universal REST API that works with any AI tool that can run shell commands or make HTTP requests.

Example: Telling Claude/ChatGPT to "Remember":

# In your AI chat, just tell it to run:
ace remember --key "auth-decision" --value "We use JWT with 30d expiry because of [reason]"

Example: Search Context:

ace recall "why did we choose postgres?"
# Output: "Decision #45: Chosen for vector extension support and ACID compliance..."

🛠️ Features for "Control"

| Feature | What It Does | Why It Matters | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Pattern Detector | Scans Python/JS/TS code to find architectural patterns. | AI writes code that matches your existing style, not generic StackOverflow code. | | Decision Log | Tracks "Architecture Decision Records" (ADRs). | Prevents "Architecture Drift" where AI slowly ruins your design. | | Issue Tracker | Logs bugs and their specific fixes. | Never debug the same "stale token" error twice. | | Team Sync | Syncs memories across your team (Pro Plan). | Your Junior Dev inherits the Senior Dev's context instantly. |

🏗️ Architecture (Privacy First)

We built ACE to be the "Switzerland" of AI. Neutral, private, and secure.

[ Your Laptop / Server ]
   |
   +-- [ ACE Binary ] (The Brain)
   |      |
   |      +-- [ Your Local Postgres ] (The Memory) <--- DATA STAYS HERE
   |
   +-- [ AI Interface ] (Claude, ChatGPT, IDE) <--- Queries ACE via localhost:7777

We (ACE3) provide:

• The Intelligence (The Binary).
• The Dashboard (UI for visualizing memory).
• The License.

You provide:

• The Database (Postgres).
• The Infrastructure.

💰 Pricing (v3.0.5)

• Starter (Free): 1 User, 1 Namespace, 100 Memories, 50 API calls/day. Forever free.
• Developer: £9.99/mo. 1 User, 3 Namespaces, 2,500 Memories, 500 API calls/day.
• Pro: £24.99/mo. 10 Users (+£3/extra), Unlimited Namespaces & Memories.
• Founder's Deal: £299 one-time. 25 Users, Lifetime access. Limited to 100 licenses.
• Enterprise: Custom pricing. Unlimited everything, SSO, SLA.

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🤝 Contributing

We are "Open Core" at heart. While the core binary is proprietary (to protect our IP), we welcome contributions to:

• Parsers: Add support for Rust, Go, Java.
• SDKs: Build a Python or Node.js wrapper.
• Integrations: Build a VS Code extension.

See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

Built by a Developer, for Developers. This isn't "Magic." It's just a better way to work.