AI context that lives only in one folder or one person’s setup disappears when work moves to another clone, tool, or teammate.
The practical check
Ask where the shared rules live, who maintains them, and how a new work location receives the same current context.
Where AI fits
AI can compare the maintained shared reference with divergent local copies and flag context that no longer agrees with the authoritative source.
The human decision
People decide which context is authoritative and keep the shared reference current.
The lesson
Shared work memory works when one maintained source stays authoritative and local copies are checked against it before they become competing versions of the truth.
One maintained reference and the local copies that drift from it are compared in the Build Log companion.
AI Skills
Use this lesson with the AI assistant you already use
Map context sources, authoritative location, update owner, and local conflicts.
Paste the prompt, share only the context needed to answer it, and treat the result as a draft for your review. Do not include confidential information or let an AI assistant make changes without your approval.
Optional: for a visual report and saved memory, run /dxdev first.
Don’t have it? Get it at dxdev.com/skills/dxdev. The prompt works without it.
dxdev LESSON · paste into your AI agent
LESSON: Create a Shared Home for Context
WHAT TO SHARE:
A de-identified description of the work, current evidence, and the decision you are considering.
ASK YOUR AGENT TO:
1. Separate confirmed facts from assumptions and unanswered questions.
2. Map context sources, authoritative location, update owner, and local conflicts.
3. Identify the narrowest useful next review step.
RETURN:
A short table with the evidence, uncertainty, human-owned decision, and next action.
BOUNDARY: Do not change records, contact anyone, route work, publish content, or act in an external system. A person must review the evidence and approve every consequential step.
