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How AI Agents Remember: OpenClaw, Claude Code, Codex, Hermes and Instinct

Context rot, compaction, dreaming, second brains — how OpenClaw, Claude Code, Codex, Hermes and Instinct actually handle memory, and what it means for your business.

William Burns28 September 2026

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A business team mapping an existing process together during a people-led AI implementation workshop

AI Implementation8 min read

AI Implementation Starts With Your Team, Not Your Technology

The Automate Wise 15-20-65 framework explains why successful AI implementation depends more on people and existing systems than on the AI itself.

Diagram of the agent layer — a large language model at the centre connected to reasoning steps, tools, MCP servers, memory, inputs and actions, wrapped inside an agentic harness

AI & Development7 min read

What Is an AI Agent? A Plain-English Guide for Business Owners

What an AI agent actually is — the model, tools, memory and harness around it — explained without jargon, and why the founders adopting them get ahead.