> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://nmem.guoxudong.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Stop re-explaining

> Let another AI find past decisions and continue from there.

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  <span><Icon icon="book-open" /> Essentials · Lesson 6 / 6</span>
  <span><Icon icon="clock-3" /> \~5 min</span>
  <span><Icon icon="user-round" /> Beginner</span>
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You've saved knowledge and connected an AI tool. Now comes the payoff: start work without re-explaining your background. The tool reads your context from Mem when the session starts.

## What you'll accomplish

<Check>
  You'll start work in an AI tool and see it use a decision you saved earlier — without pasting any background.
</Check>

## Watch how it's done

<Note>
  The demo uses Codex as an example.
</Note>

<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RqSVUqlvk0Q?autoplay=0" title="Demo: stop re-explaining" allowfullscreen="true" />

## Your turn

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open a fresh session in a connected AI tool">
    Start a new session in Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, or another tool you connected. Don't paste any background context.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Ask it to continue from a past decision">
    Ask something only your Mem can answer. For example:

    ```text theme={null}
    What did we decide about caching for this service?
    ```

    <Tip>
      Use your own saved decision if you have a different one.
    </Tip>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Watch how it answers">
    The tool reads your context from Mem and answers from your saved knowledge — instead of asking you to restate everything from scratch.
  </Step>

  <Step title="See what the tool receives (optional)">
    In Mem, open **Context → Preview** to see what a connected AI sees before it starts.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What you should see

<Check>
  The AI recalls your saved decision without you re-explaining it.
</Check>

<Note>
  Not working? Make sure the tool is connected (lesson 5) and Mem is running. If the tool skipped the connection, run the connect prompt again in a new session.
</Note>

## Why this matters

This is the Reuse step — the last piece of the loop. Capture → Recall → Connect → Reuse

You leave knowledge once, and it keeps working across tools and sessions.

## Go deeper

Want to see what a connected AI receives at session start? Read the [context](https://mem.nowledge.co/docs/ai-context) page in the Nowledge Mem Docs.

## You've completed the Essentials course

<Check>
  Capture → Recall → Connect → Reuse
</Check>

The full loop is yours: leave knowledge, bring it back, connect your AI, and stop re-explaining. For everything beyond this course, see the [Nowledge Mem Docs](https://mem.nowledge.co/docs).

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