A coding conversation archive is only useful if you can find the decision later

Description and use

Kireo turns AI assistant conversations into structured, credential‑redacted decision archives, enabling quick retrieval of reasons and next steps.

Problem

Conversation archives often lack actionable context, making it hard to retrieve decisions and reasons later.

Outcome

Kireo transforms raw AI assistant conversations into searchable, credential‑redacted decision archives, enabling developers to retrieve specific decisions and reasons efficiently.

Workflow

• 1. Install Kireo plugin for your assistant (Claude Code or Codex).
• 2. Create a Kireo API key and store it in ~/.kireo/config.json with proper permissions.
• 3. Open the project directory and discuss decisions with the assistant.
• 4. Run the compact command (/kireo:compact or $kireo-compact).
• 5. Add "Preview only; do not upload" to review the summary before uploading.
• 6. If satisfied, remove the preview flag to upload the summary to Kireo.
• 7. Verify upload success; check for outbox_pending: false.
• 8. To retrieve a decision later, query Kireo with a search phrase and the namespace returned by compact.

Evidence

Kireo asks the host assistant to create the summary. The archive tool then redacts recognized credential patterns, writes a local Markdown copy, and sends the content to your account.

Source

The tool returns the exact path, platform namespace and memory IDs. The website stores memory records with filename metadata rather than a file attachment.

Source