https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/deploy-incident-caught-by-our-own-memory-querying-our-own-memory-mid-incident

A real production incident where Empirical's memory graph surfaced the exact prior root cause mid-outage, plus the honest follow-up mistake and fix.

2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/empirical-cli-front-door-empirical-cli-front-door

Empirical's CLI now provides a clearer path to OAuth, native plugin installation, and updates across Codex, Claude, and Copilot.

2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/empirical-plugin-system-empirical-plugin-system

Empirical now installs as a core memory plugin with optional Work History, Scar Tissue, and Todo plugins for different ways of working with AI agents.

2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/empirical-todo-skill-empirical-todo-skill

Empirical's optional Todo skill tracks actionable follow-ups by project, with examples for software, reading, and personal goals.

2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/memory-trust-and-portability-memory-trust-and-portability-release

Empirical ships MCP error codes with suggested fixes, save receipts, retrieval diagnostics, duplicate detection and merge, portable JSON export, and new workspace create/soft-delete tools.

2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/your-ai-needs-your-second-brain-ai-memory-layer-for-your-second-brain

Why second-brain users are the exact people who need a portable AI memory layer, and how Empirical turns saved notes into reusable context across tools.

2026-06-27T00:00:00.000Z 2026-06-27T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/vibe-coded-app-memory-vibe-coded-app-got-serious-faster-than-i-expected

A practical essay on how vibe-coded apps turn into real software before their builders have somewhere durable to keep launch warnings, assumptions, and scars.

2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/ai-coding-agent-scar-tissue-your-ai-coding-agent-needs-scar-tissue

AI coding agents become trustworthy when they retain remembered failure, not just prompt context.

2026-06-13T00:00:00.000Z 2026-06-13T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/chatgpt-long-conversation-memory-chatgpt-forgets-details-in-long-conversations

A field note about what happened when a months-long ChatGPT health-tracking conversation started forgetting details, and how Empirical gave the record somewhere durable to live.

2026-05-31T00:00:00.000Z 2026-05-31T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/empirical-ui-recovery-memory-recall-lost-ui-rework-recovered-with-empirical-memory

First-person incident report on recovering lost frontend work by querying Empirical memory, locating an unreachable WIP commit, and restoring the missing public-site redesign. Empirical saved my ass.

2026-05-27T00:00:00.000Z 2026-05-27T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/audit-every-recall-logs-audit-every-memory-recall

Recall auditing in Empirical provides visibility into injected context, improving trust, safety, and debugging.

2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/developer-grade-memory-api-build-on-the-empirical-memory-api

Empirical exposes memory through MCP, REST, and TypeScript interfaces so teams can integrate durable context into agents quickly.

2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/portable-memory-no-lockin-portable-memory-no-vendor-lock-in

Empirical keeps memory portable through exportable formats and open integration paths, preventing model or vendor lock-in.

2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/scoped-memory-workspaces-keep-work-and-personal-memory-separate

Scoped memory in Empirical separates work and personal context, reducing leakage and improving relevance in AI responses.

2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/time-aware-memory-ranking-time-aware-memory-relevance

Empirical uses time-aware ranking to prioritize recent, relevant context and reduce stale memory interference.

2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/universal-recall-memory-layer-universal-recall-across-tools

Universal recall in Empirical lets multiple AI tools query the same memory graph so context follows your work across surfaces.

2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/coding-agent-context-savings-coding-agent-context-savings-22-45-percent

Real session telemetry showing 22-45% context reduction when replacing static AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md files with on-demand Empirical memory queries. Measured across 10 real coding tasks and 1,978 Copilot CLI sessions.

2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/codex-session-tone-voice-how-i-used-codex-empirical-to-lock-in-my-writing-voice

April 30 note on using Empirical with Codex to define a repeatable writing voice through guided questions and live revision.

2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/workspace-implementation-workspace-implementation-live

Empirical workspace release update covering team-scoped memory, cleaner join flows, and faster handoffs.

2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/discord-bot-implementation-discord-bot-implementation-lessons

Empirical Discord bot retrospective on join flow issues, notification control, and reliability-driven workspace decisions.

2026-04-26T00:00:00.000Z 2026-04-26T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/cli-qa-global-prompt-cli-install-qa-dynamic-global-prompt

Empirical CLI onboarding update with Q&A flow and dynamic global prompt generation for consistent memory behavior.

2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/full-cli-tools-expanded-full-cli-tools

Empirical update on expanded CLI command surface as a direct interface alongside MCP integrations.

2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/100-users-100-users-milestone

Empirical milestone reflection after reaching 100 users and learning what users value most.

2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/claude-web-install-docs-claude-web-install-docs

Empirical launch update for Claude web app installation docs with clearer MCP setup and troubleshooting guidance.

2026-04-05T00:00:00.000Z 2026-04-05T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/chatgpt-app-submission-chatgpt-app-store-submission

Empirical update on ChatGPT app submission and the reliability work required for app review.

2026-04-04T00:00:00.000Z 2026-04-04T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/hipaa-auditing-hipaa-compliant-storage-auditing

Empirical compliance update with HIPAA-aligned storage, auditing, and production safeguards.

2026-03-20T00:00:00.000Z 2026-03-20T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/blueprint-concept-blueprint-concept-what-it-solves

Empirical blueprint concept and how it enables portable skills across chat tools and coding agents.

2026-03-15T00:00:00.000Z 2026-03-15T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/geocoding-image-processing-geocoding-image-processing-location-search

Empirical feature update introducing geocoding, image processing, and location-aware memory search.

2026-03-15T00:00:00.000Z 2026-03-15T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com https://empirical.gauzza.com/blog/origin-story-why-empirical-exists

The Empirical origin story and mission to preserve long-term, portable memory across AI tools.

2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z 2026-02-02T00:00:00.000Z Matt Gauzza hello@gauzza.com