kluris 0.2.9

Create and manage git-backed AI brains for multi-project, multi-agent teams

Kluris

Create and manage git-backed AI brains for multi-project, multi-agent teams.

When your best engineer sleeps, Kluris doesn't. When they leave, Kluris stays.

What is Kluris?

Kluris is a CLI tool that creates brains -- standalone git repos of structured markdown that AI coding agents read, search, and update through globally installed slash commands.

Kluris = the tool. A brain = the git repo it creates.

Why not a wiki, Notion, or CLAUDE.md?

• Wikis and Notion are for humans. Agents can't natively read them, search across them, or write back. Kluris brains are markdown in git -- AI-native.
• CLAUDE.md is per-project and per-tool. A brain sits above all your projects and works with 8 different AI agents simultaneously.
• Agent memory is session-scoped and ephemeral. A brain is persistent, version-controlled, and shared across the entire team.

One brain serves all your projects. Every AI agent on the team reads the same knowledge. When someone leaves, nothing is lost.

Quick start

pipx install kluris
kluris doctor        # Check prerequisites
kluris create        # Interactive wizard

Or skip the wizard:

kluris create my-brain --type team
kluris create my-brain --type personal --path ~/brains
kluris create my-brain --remote [e-mail]:team/brain.git

Then open any project and run /kluris.learn -- the AI agent will analyze your codebase and populate the brain with architecture, conventions, APIs, and decisions.

Example workflow

# 1. Create a brain (wizard or one-liner)
kluris create

# 2. In your backend project, run the slash command:
#    /kluris.learn focus on architecture and API design

# 3. In your frontend project:
#    /kluris.learn focus on components and state management

# 4. Now any agent in any project can use the brain:
#    /kluris.think implement the new auth flow
#    (agent loads architecture decisions, API contracts, conventions)

# 5. After a session with useful decisions:
#    /kluris.remember

# 6. Validate and push
kluris dream         # Regenerate maps, validate links
kluris push          # Commit and push to git

# 7. Visualize the brain
kluris mri           # Generate brain-mri.html

What a brain looks like

acme-brain/
├── kluris.yml              # Local config (gitignored -- your agents, branch)
├── brain.md                # Root index + neuron table (auto-generated)
├── glossary.md             # Domain terms (hand-edited)
├── README.md               # Usage guide
├── architecture/
│   ├── map.md              # Lobe index (auto-generated)
│   ├── auth-keycloak.md    # <- neuron
│   └── data-flow.md        # <- neuron
├── decisions/
│   ├── map.md
│   └── use-raw-sql.md      # <- neuron (decision template)
├── services/
│   ├── map.md
│   └── btb-backend/
│       ├── map.md
│       └── data-model.md
└── ...

Folders are lobes (knowledge regions). Files are neurons (knowledge units). Links between neurons are synapses. Auto-generated map.md files keep everything navigable.

Brain types (scaffolding only)

Types determine the initial folder structure. After creation, every brain works the same -- all templates and commands are available regardless of type.

Type	Lobes	Use case
team (default)	architecture, decisions, product, standards, services, infrastructure, cortex, wisdom	Shared team knowledge
personal	projects, tasks, notes	Individual developer
product	prd, features, ux, analytics, competitors, decisions	Product management
research	literature, experiments, findings, datasets, tools, questions	Research projects
blank	(empty)	Build from scratch

How it works

1. kluris create scaffolds a brain (interactive wizard or flags)
2. kluris install generates slash commands for 8 AI agents
3. Agents use /kluris.learn to scan projects and populate the brain
4. Team members use /kluris.think <task> to load brain context before working
5. kluris dream validates links, regenerates maps and neuron index
6. kluris mri generates an interactive HTML visualization

Slash commands (used inside AI agents)

All slash commands accept free text. Examples:

• /kluris.learn focus on authentication and API design
• /kluris.think implement the new auth flow
• /kluris.remember the decision about using raw SQL instead of ORM

Command	What it does
/kluris <anything>	Main command. Read, write, or search the brain. Natural language.
/kluris.think <task>	Load brain knowledge, then work on the task as the team's expert.
/kluris.recall <topic>	Search the brain and summarize what it knows (read-only).
/kluris.learn [focus]	Scan a project or learn about a topic and store it in the brain.
/kluris.remember [topic]	Extract and store knowledge -- from the session or a specific topic.
/kluris.neuron <topic>	Create a new knowledge file (supports --template).
/kluris.lobe <name>	Create a new knowledge region (folder).
/kluris.push [msg]	Commit and push brain changes to git.
/kluris.dream [focus]	AI-powered brain analysis. Run kluris dream CLI for mechanical fixes.
/kluris.mri	Generate an interactive brain visualization (runs CLI).

think vs recall: /kluris.think reads the brain then works on your task as an expert. /kluris.recall just searches and reports what the brain knows -- it doesn't do any work.

CLI commands

Command	What it does
kluris create	Create a new brain (interactive wizard or kluris create <name> --type team)
kluris clone	Clone a brain from git (interactive or kluris clone <url> --branch develop)
kluris list	List all registered brains
kluris status	Show brain tree, recent changes, neuron counts
kluris recall <query>	Search brain and show results
kluris neuron <file>	Create a neuron (--lobe, --template decision)
kluris lobe <name>	Create a lobe (--parent for nesting)
kluris dream	Regenerate maps and neuron index, validate links
kluris push	Commit and push brain changes to git
kluris mri	Generate interactive HTML brain visualization
kluris templates	List available neuron templates
kluris install-commands	Install slash commands into AI agent directories
kluris uninstall-commands	Remove all kluris commands from agent directories
kluris remove <name>	Unregister a brain (keeps files)
kluris doctor	Check prerequisites (git, Python, config dir)
kluris help	Show all commands

All commands support --json for machine-readable output.

Neuron templates

Available in every brain. Use kluris templates to see them.

kluris neuron auth-migration.md --lobe decisions --template decision

Template	Sections
decision	Context, Decision, Rationale, Alternatives considered, Consequences
incident	Summary, Timeline, Root cause, Impact, Resolution, Lessons learned
runbook	Purpose, Prerequisites, Steps, Rollback, Contacts

Local config (kluris.yml)

Each brain has a kluris.yml that is gitignored -- it's your local config, not shared. Each team member can have different settings.

name: my-brain
description: my-brain knowledge base
git:
  default_branch: main
  commit_prefix: "brain:"
agents:
  commands_for: [claude, cursor, windsurf, copilot, codex, kilocode, gemini, junie]

Brain vocabulary

Term	Meaning
Brain	Git repo of structured markdown
Lobe	Folder / knowledge region
Neuron	Single knowledge file
Synapse	Link between neurons (bidirectional)
Map	map.md -- auto-generated lobe index
MRI	Interactive brain visualization
Dream	Brain maintenance -- regenerate, validate, repair

Supported agents

Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, Codex, Gemini CLI, Kilo Code, Junie

License

MIT