Ingest your project - PMB

Index the codebase

pmb index project .        # scan files + symbols for project-aware recall
pmb track modules          # one-line "what this file does" per file
pmb track changes          # summarise the INTENT of new commits (the "why")
pmb track install          # run track changes automatically after each commit

The agent reads this back with the project_structure(name) MCP tool - languages, files grouped by directory (purpose + symbol count), key modules, and recent change intents - no filesystem scan.

Index PDFs

pmb index pdf paper.pdf        # extract + chunk + embed
pmb index pdf ~/docs --recurse # a whole directory

Import existing history

Bring memory from elsewhere and rebuild the graph after:

pmb import chatgpt ~/Downloads/conversations.json
pmb import claude  export.json
pmb import markdown ~/notes/         # an Obsidian vault
pmb import mem0    export.json

Keep imported third-party histories in a separate workspace until you trust the resulting facts and lessons - see Privacy & security.

Capture as you go

pmb note "decided to use Postgres for JSONB" --pin
pmb learn "always run make fmt before committing"
pmb watch ~/notes/daily.md          # auto-capture new paragraphs