💡 Idea: Support for Multiple AI Runtimes in a Single Session

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💡 Idea: Support for Multiple AI Runtimes in a Single Session

Problem Statement

Currently, developers often work with multiple AI tools simultaneously (e.g., using Cursor for coding and Claude for architecture discussions). However, there's no clear way to ensure consistent context across these tools when they're both reading from the same .ai/ folder.

Proposed Solution

Add a session primitive to VERSA that allows:

1. Session tracking - Unique session IDs that persist across tool switches
2. Shared context - Memory that can be accessed by multiple runtimes
3. Tool handoffs - Explicit markers for "continuing this conversation in X tool"

Example Configuration

{
  "format": "versa",
  "version": "1.0",
  "session": {
    "id": "sess_abc123",
    "active_tools": ["cursor", "claude"],
    "shared_memory": {
      "current_task": "Refactoring authentication system",
      "decisions": [
        {
          "timestamp": "2025-10-16T10:30:00Z",
          "tool": "claude",
          "decision": "Use JWT with refresh tokens"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Benefits

• 🔄 Seamless context switching between tools
• 📝 Shared decision history
• 🎯 Better multi-tool workflows
• 🔍 Track which tool made which decisions

Alternative Approaches

1. Use git commits to track context (but this pollutes history)
2. External session management service (adds complexity)
3. Each tool manages its own session (loses shared context)

Open Questions

• How should conflicts be resolved when two tools write simultaneously?
• Should sessions expire? If so, when?
• How does this interact with the existing memory primitive?

Impact

• Breaking Change: No
• Spec Version: Would require VERSA 1.1
• Adapter Updates: All adapters would need updates

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What do you think? Would this be useful for your workflows? Any concerns or suggestions?

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