Deciduous – A code archaeology, living memory, and LLM programming helper tool (github.com)

Deciduous, a new tool for AI-assisted software development, has been launched to address significant challenges in tracking decision-making processes. This innovative tool creates a persistent, queryable decision graph that logs every goal, decision, and outcome in real-time, enabling developers to preserve context and reasoning across sessions with AI coding assistants. Unlike traditional documentation, Deciduous provides a real-time record, preventing important decisions from being forgotten and making onboarding new team members considerably easier. The significance of Deciduous for the AI/ML community lies in its potential to enhance collaboration and improve software development workflows by integrating seamlessly with multiple AI coding assistants like Claude Code, OpenCode, and Windsurf. It allows both developers and AI to query past decisions, see what strategies were tried, and understand the rationale behind them. Key features include an interactive web viewer for visualizing decision chains, timelines, and a Q&A interface that connects users to their decision-making history, thus fostering a deeper understanding of the development process and its evolution over time.