Deep reference

# Technical Documentation.

Architecture, runtime concepts, integrations, safety, portability and comparisons. Start here only when you need the deeper reference.

Practical user manual Quickstart
simple start, deep runtime

    Quickstart     -> first run
    User Manual    -> practical commands
    Technical Docs -> internals and reference

## Runtime core

### Continuity state

- Work State
- Handoffs and Decisions
- Execution Summary

### Guidance and safety

- Execution Contracts
- Failure Memory
- Strategy Memory
- Area Signals

### Inspection

- Continuity View
- RepoMap
- Doctor diagnostics
- Demo

## Agent integrations

### MCP and plugins

- MCP server
- Agent plugins

### Use cases

- Codex continuity
- Claude Code continuity
- GitHub Copilot continuity

### Operations

- Portability
- Cleanup
- Safety
- Limitations
- Upgrade
- Release checklist

## Comparisons and concepts

### Comparisons

- AICTX vs AGENTS.md
- AICTX vs long context
- AICTX vs vector databases
- AICTX vs chat history

### Concepts

- Operational continuity
- Repo-local continuity
- AI coding-agent memory
- Local memory for AI coding tools
- Failure memory

## Project identity

- Official AICTX
- Official project

- GitHub repository
- PyPI package