Fob

Founder guide

Use Fob on one real project.

The first test should prove one thing: you can stop re-explaining the same project context every time you switch AI tools.

Before you start

  • Node.js 18 or newer.
  • Claude Code installed and logged in if you want Claude routing.
  • Codex installed and logged in if you want Codex routing.
  • A project folder you are comfortable testing with.

Free & open source

Fob is free and open source — no license, no key, no account. Download a build for your OS, or grab the source on GitHub.

Install it

unzip fob-0.1.0-mac-arm64.zip
cd fob-0.1.0-mac-arm64
./install.sh

Run it

cd /path/to/your-project
fob try

Open the local dashboard at http://127.0.0.1:8787.

Five-minute test

  1. Paste or import a useful prior AI answer.
  2. Ask one follow-up using Both or Debate.
  3. Save the decision or pin the answer.
  4. Build a context packet for another AI.
  5. Check whether the next answer uses the saved context.

What to save

Save decisions, constraints, project preferences, risk notes, and handoffs. Do not save everything. Fob is strongest when memory stays useful instead of becoming a junk drawer.

Remote access

For private access from a phone, tablet, or another computer, run Fob locally and use Tailscale to reach your own machine. Do not expose the local dashboard publicly.

Sharing code with an AI?

Install CLOAK alongside Fob — it's the redaction layer we built for outbound code. pip install cloak-cli, drop a .cloakpolicy in your repo, and Fob's context packets respect it automatically when present.