EGC: Instructions file for Gemini CLI

EGC: Session Memory Protocol

This project has persistent cross-session memory via the egc-memory MCP server.

At the start of every session

Call get_state with no arguments: it uses the current working directory automatically:

get_state({})

If the AI is running from outside the project directory, pass the path explicitly:

get_state({ project_path: "/absolute/path/to/this/project" })

Read the returned Markdown. It contains the decisions already made, what failed, coding preferences, and what to pick up next. Do not ask the user to re-explain any of that.

At the end of every session

Call update_state with a summary of this session:

update_state({
  project_path: "/absolute/path/to/project",
  context: "One sentence: what this project is and its current phase.",
  decisions: [
    { what: "What was decided", why: "Why" }
  ],
  avoid: [
    { what: "What failed or was rejected", why: "Why to skip it next time" }
  ],
  preferences: [
    "Coding style or workflow preference discovered this session"
  ],
  next: [
    "First thing to pick up in the next session"
  ]
})

update_state merges with existing state: it does not erase previous memory. Only include fields that changed this session. Leave out fields with nothing new.

Where state is stored

~/.egc/state/<project-slug>/<branch>.md: one file per project branch (flat <project-slug>.md files from older versions are still read). Files are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM (key at ~/.egc/encryption.key); the memory server and session hooks decrypt them transparently.

MCP servers required

Both servers must be registered in your MCP config (.mcp.json):

• egc-guardian: validate_command, validate_write, reduce_context, orchestrate_task
• egc-memory: get_state, update_state, store_decision, query_history, search_history

Run sh install.sh to build the servers. Run egc doctor to verify they are registered and running.

EGC Guardian Protocol — MANDATORY