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A comprehensive review of the best AI Memory systems
In-depth 2025 review of the best AI memory systems for developers. Compare architectures, features, use cases, and performance
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Not a standup tool: the AI memory that makes standups great
Ditch standup bots. Use Pieces, an on-device artificial memory that captures your work to generate accurate, detailed standup reports with a simple prompt.
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How we stopped watching our engineers struggle through stand-ups
Tired of awkward standup meetings where great engineers sound like they did nothing? I automated our team's standups with AI and got 3 people promoted. Here's exactly how we changed standups and made real work visible to managers.
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How to have a better stand-up meeting than 99% of people
Stop treating standups like boring task reports. Learn how 1% of teams actually take advantage of that. Real example with team quotes and results.
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How we automated stand-up meetings (and why you should too)
Stop scrambling to remember what you worked on yesterday. Learn how one developer automated daily standup updates with AI, transformed "no updates from me" into career-advancing insights, and why this simple hack is changing how teams communicate their real impact.
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Your go-to daily standup agenda and how to actually make it work
Discover how to run daily stand-up meetings that actually drive results. Learn the meaning of a stand-up meeting, see classic and modern agenda examples, and explore best practices for team stand-ups.
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How to use AI Memory in Claude desktop (and why It changes everything)
Explore how prototypes lay the foundation for long-term memory in AI. Learn why early experiments, iteration, and design “blueprints” are critical for building durable, context-rich intelligence.
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Prototypes: the glue of Long-Term Memory
Explore how prototypes lay the foundation for long-term memory in AI. Learn why early experiments, iteration, and design “blueprints” are critical for building durable, context-rich intelligence.
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Why developers need AI that actually gets Their context
Tired of re-explaining your codebase to AI every week? Discover why developers need context-aware AI that remembers your workflow. Learn how Workstream Activity, Sources, and Time Ranges in Pieces give you control, continuity, and a searchable memory for your entire dev process.
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From Browser to IDE: how to carry context seamlessly with Pieces
iscover how Pieces helps developers carry context seamlessly across browser, IDE, CLI, and desktop. From snippet capture to Copilot-powered reuse, learn how to eliminate lost time, preserve continuity, and stay in flow throughout your workflow.
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How to maximize your developer flow with Pieces
Tired of losing focus while coding? Discover how Pieces helps you stay in flow, remember what matters, and move faster from idea to execution.
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From autocomplete to context: The real story of AI code completion in 2025
Explore the best AI code completion tools of 2025. Honest reviews of Pieces, Codeium, Copilot, Windsurf, ProxyAI, and Augment for real workflows.
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10 Questions no other AI tool can answer #OnlyInPieces
Discover 10 questions no other AI can answer because only Pieces layers true memory and context across your work. #OnlyInPieces
Engineering
Seed Diffusion: racing LLMs into a parallel future
Seed Diffusion explores how we’re pushing large language models toward a parallel future where AI learns faster, works smarter, and opens doors to entirely new possibilities
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How does gpt-oss compare to Gemma 3n architecture?
Inside our ML team’s week-long debate on OpenAI’s newly open-sourced GPT-OSS models versus Google’s Gemma3N architecture, from kernels and quantization tricks to efficiency, multimodality, and the quiet arrival of local AI’s future.
Developer Workflow
From IDE to deployment: 9 Best AI tools for Python
We put the top AI tools for Python coding to the test, not just to see which writes code the fastest, but which actually feels good to use, fits into your workflow, and makes building in Python more enjoyable.
Insights
Someday is already here
Local AI isn’t a distant dream, it’s already here. From nano-models running offline to industry-wide shifts toward privacy-first architecture, discover why real breakthroughs are happening on-device, not in the cloud.
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NVIDIA, SLMs, and why small might just be the future of AI (again)
NVIDIA is betting big on Small Language Models (SLMs), and at Pieces, we've been building for this future all along. Learn how nano models, local inference, and smarter AI architecture are reshaping the landscape
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Most people don’t think about tokens, and honestly, should they?
Most people don’t think about tokens, and maybe they shouldn’t. But the way we use AI today has real implications for energy, cost, and the future of software. Here's why local-first AI matters.
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5 Best AI assistants in 2025 and how to choose the right one
Explore the top AI assistants redefining productivity in 2025 – which tools actually deliver and how to choose the right one for your workflow, team, or daily routine.
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Building an AI Agent that thinks and grows with you
Build an AI agent that remembers, reasons, and adapts alongside you. Learn step-by-step workflows, memory architecture, and best-practice tooling to create truly intelligent systems.
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What is Red teaming in AI: a complete guide to AI security testing
Discover what red teaming in AI really means. This complete guide explains how AI red teaming works, why it's essential for security testing, and how organizations use it to identify vulnerabilities and strengthen AI safety.
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Investigating LLM Jailbreaking: how prompts push the limits of AI safety
Explore the concept of LLM jailbreaking: how users bypass safety guardrails in language models, why it matters for AI safety, and what it reveals about the limits of control in modern AI systems.
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Claude fine-tuning: a complete guide to customizing Anthropic's AI model
Learn how to fine-tune Claude, Anthropic’s AI model, with this comprehensive guide. Explore customization strategies, use cases, and best practices for tailoring Claude to your organization’s needs.
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How to evaluate AI: a practical guide for building trustworthy systems
AI systems don't behave like traditional software, so they shouldn't be evaluated like it. Learn how to assess accuracy, safety, reliability, and usability in real-world workflows, plus how Pieces helps teams track what matters.
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What is AI reasoning? And why do new models get more reasoning updates
AI reasoning goes beyond pattern recognition, it's about simulating logical thinking, decision-making, and inference. Learn why newer AI models prioritize reasoning updates and what this means for real-world performance.
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The Pieces approach for AI fluency
Discover the Pieces Framework for AI Fluency – a practical, human-centered approach to developing the mindset and habits needed to work effectively with intelligent tools
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What are large language models? A technical breakdown
Explore the technical foundations of large language models (LLMs), including how they work, their architecture, training methods, and real-world applications
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Understanding the difference between AI Agents vs. AI Assistants
Learn what sets AI agents and AI assistants apart, and why that difference matters for designing smarter, safer systems. Discover best practices with Pieces.
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How AI Agents are redefining software engineering
Discover how AI agents are revolutionizing software engineering by automating workflows, enhancing code quality, and accelerating development cycles.
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14 Best code review tools in 2025 that I recommend to my students
Discover the 14 best code review tools in 2025, comparing AI features, pricing, and value. A curated list I recommend to my students.
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The best DevOps platforms compared: The definitive guide for 2025
Compare the top DevOps platforms of 2025 in our comprehensive guide. Discover key features, pros & cons, and expert recommendations to choose the best solution for your team.
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Rizel Scarlett on AI agents, MCP, and the future of dev creativity
Rizel Scarlett shares how vibe coding, enabled by open protocols like MCP, empowers creators while highlighting how to code responsibly with AI agents.
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No code? No problem: Andrey Gavrilenko shows how to break into Data Science with just English and an LLM
Break into data science with just English and an LLM. Andrey Gavrilenko shares how, and why responsibility still matters.
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AI that knows: using RAG to work smarter
Work smarter with AI that knows your context. Discover how Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) boosts productivity and precision.
Podcast
Smarter User Personas, Context Tricks, and the Impending AI Takeover | Ep. 01 - Jason Arbon, CEO and Founder of Testers.ai and Checkie.ai
Explore AI-driven testing, user personas, and the future of automation with Jason Arbon, CEO of Testers.ai & Checkie.ai
Podcast
Creativity, Automation, and the Power of Phi-4 | Ep. 02 with Jennifer Marsman
AI as a productivity booster: From automation to creativity, Phi-4’s power, and why humans still lead in innovation.
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Contextual retrieval: beyond keywords to true understanding
Explore how contextual retrieval goes beyond keyword matching to deliver relevant, intent-driven insights.
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Context length in LLMs: how to make the most out of it
Learn how you can get the best out of your LLMs by refining LLM context length to get more accurate and concise results.
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Top 5 Coding Challenges for Beginners Starting a Developer Career
Immerse yourself in five of the best coding challenges for beginners to learn new skills and kick off a successful development career.
Product Updates
Introducing The Pieces for Neovim Plugin! 🎉
We’re excited to announce our latest addition to the Pieces ecosystem, the Pieces for Neovim Plugin! Install and get started today.
Product Updates
Introducing Pieces for Sublime: The First Conversational Copilot in Sublime Text
Discover Pieces for Sublime, the first conversational AI copilot for Sublime Text. Enhance your workflow with snippet management, real-time conversations, and more.
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20 Novel AI prompts made possible only by Pieces Copilot+
Discover 20 novel AI prompts powered by Live Context that transform your developer workflow by providing contextual assistance across your tasks.
Product Updates
Introducing Pieces Copilot+, now with Live Context
Now available in public alpha, Pieces Copilot+ with Live Context understands your workflow and allows you to chat about how, where, and when you work.
Product Updates
Introducing the Pieces CLI Agent: Streamlining your Workflow in the Terminal
Experience the power of Pieces in your terminal, with the new Pieces CLI agent. Manage your code, chat with an LLM and more with this open source project.
Product Updates
You’ve Been Asking for it…Announcing the Pieces for Developers Visual Studio Extension!
Pieces for Developers is now deeply integrated with Visual Studio IDE, enabling highly contextual coding assistance for your most complex problems.
Insights
International Women’s Day: Spotlighting Our Women in Tech
Hear stories from the amazing women at Pieces as we celebrate international women’s day with a roundtable discussion.
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How to Run an LLM Locally with Pieces
Learn how to run an LLM locally on your existing hardware without excessive lag times, and how to troubleshoot any potential issues along the way.
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Build a Copilot with PHI-2 Using Pieces Client
Build your own open source copilot with the Pieces Client and use the new PHI-2 model from microsoft local, and on-device.
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Workflow Integration with AI: A Unified Approach to Development
Learn how to overcome context switching and enable more workflow integration throughout your development toolchain with Pieces.
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Pieces Open Source Meetup #4
This meetup included a live demo of an open-source Drag & Drop Extension for IntelliJ by Kuba and a spotlight on community contributions to the open-source projects.
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Build Your Own Copilot: Adding Local Context in to Your Conversation
Build your own copilot with the Pieces Client, based on how the Pieces Copilot uses context to understand your questions.
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How to Build a Copilot Using Local Large Language Models with Pieces Client
Learn how Pieces Copilot uses LLLMs and switches between them effortlessly— and how to build a copilot with Pieces Client.
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Pieces Open Source Meetup #3: 2024 Kickoff
We took the opportunity to announce exciting updates to our SDK lineup and to spotlight new projects that are expanding the Pieces ecosystem.
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Pieces Open Source Meetup #2
During the meetup, we celebrated the community's remarkable growth and the wealth of community contributions that propel our SDKs and projects forward.
Product Updates
Pieces for Developers’ Top 23 Achievements of 2023
We’ve come a long way this year shipping new product updates, hosting events, hiring new talent, building new integrations, and much more.
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Pieces Plugins Now Available for Azure Data Studio
Discover enhanced coding with Pieces Copilot: Now in Azure Data Studio, transforming your development workflow with AI.
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BYOM(odel)
Pieces for Developers is adding the ability to use your own OpenAI API key when choosing the LLM behind your Pieces experience.
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Pieces’ SOC 2 Journey: Critical Compliance for AI Developer Tools
Learn how we overcame the SOC 2 compliance process as an AI developer tool focused on privacy and security.
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Introducing Persisted Copilot Chats - Integrated AI Across your Workflow
Recap our latest live stream covering Persisted Copilot Chats across Pieces.
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Introducing Open Source by Pieces
Recap our latest live stream covering our initial Open Source by Pieces initiative, how you can get involved, and steps to contribute to our first SDK.
Podcast
Episode with Scott Hanselman and Tsavo Knott | Redefining Developer Workflow with Pieces.App's
Discover how Pieces enhances developer productivity by seamlessly connecting code across tools.
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Modern Enterprise AI Solutions for Software Development
Learn why large development teams are turning to enterprise AI solutions like Pieces to streamline their traditionally chaotic workflows.
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Introducing Pieces Copilot
Now available in public alpha, Pieces Copilot+ with Live Context understands your workflow and allows you to chat about how, where, and when you work.
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Lack of Software Developers: What to do When the World is Running out of Developers
The widespread adoption of AI may be leading to a lack of software developers able to overcome the ever-evolving technical landscape.
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Curation-Driven Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Personalized Copilots
Learn about retrieval-augmented generation and how it is becoming the ideal solution for accurate, efficient results that are curated to your personal requests.
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Embracing Emerging AI Technologies is Imperative for Large Corporations and Small Teams Alike
Large corporations can’t afford to leave emerging AI technologies to research institutions and tech startups - they need to embrace the movement.
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The Future AI Tools Going from Unknown to Unstoppable
Large corporations are increasingly partnering with startups to build future AI tools for niche solutions across various applications.
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Stop Filling your Note Taking App with Code Snippets - Try This Instead!
It’s astonishing that there isn’t a notes app for programmers with built-in AI. Stop using your traditional note taking app with code snippets, and try Pieces.
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Microsoft Build Day 2: AI is Eating the World… and Enabling Neat Developer Tools
Day 2 of Microsoft Build launched Windows Copilot, DevHome, and DevBox. It also highlighted a few partners, including Pieces for Developers!
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Microsoft Build Day 1: The Dream Machine
Microsoft Build is back! We dove deep into Microsoft's vision for the future of AI, learned about dozens of dev advancements, and made a few friends along the way.
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Building the Next Generation of Microsoft Teams Productivity Apps
Learn why we built one of the best Microsoft Teams productivity apps on the market, leveraging advanced AI-powered features built-in for developers.
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What to Expect at Microsoft Build 2023
Microsoft Build 2023 is going to kick off all the innovative tools Microsoft is building and partnering with. Read more to see key themes & Microsoft's innovation plan.
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GitHub Copilot vs ChatGPT vs Tabnine: A Comprehensive Feature Comparison with Pieces
Explore the features, costs and capabilities of GitHub Copilot vs ChatGPT vs Tabnine, and how these developer tools work seamlessly with Pieces.
Insights
ChatGPT and Pieces for Developers: the perfect pair to streamline workflow
Doesn’t AI search deserve an AI saving sidekick? Try Pieces for Developers with ChatGPT to save your code and its context.
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Tabnine + Pieces for Developers is a Win-Win for your Workflow
Tabnine and Pieces for Developers are super useful on their own. But using them together makes each one even more powerful.
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GitHub + Pieces: Top 10 Ways Pieces Optimizes your Development Workflow with AI
See why GitHub hosted Pieces, a first-in-kind productivity suite that optimizes development workflow and eliminates the chaos of context switching.
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OpenAI API Supercharges Pieces for Developers
OpenAI's ChatGPT API is revolutionizing developers' tools & workflows. It's supercharged Pieces for Developers with AI context metadata like smart descriptions tags.
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The Best of 2022: Top 10 Visual Studio Code features We Released Last Year to Streamline Your Workflow
In 2022, our Visual Studio Code plugin, as a core product, received updates that delivered a host of new features. Let's explore the 10 most impactful ones.
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Introduction to Framer Motion
A touch of animation takes your website from dull to rockstar status. Let's talk about the Framer Motion library that makes complex animation a breeze.
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Top 5 Best Code Snippet Tools to Pair with your IDE
Are your code snippets disorganized and hard to find? Try these five purpose-built code snippet tools to find your saved code faster.
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Drawing interactive shapes with the Canvas API in a React application
In this blog post, we'll build a React application through which we can draw interactive shapes with the help of the Canvas API.