In development

Keep the reason next to the code.Decisions, rules and rollbacks your AI assistant reads before it edits.

Central keeps a project’s history as small, linked records: why a change was made, the decision behind it, the rule it has to follow, the idea parked for later. You and your AI assistant read it a few hundred tokens at a time.

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central, inside a repository 
$ central init
  # register it, keyed by its git remote
 
$ central add rule "Never call payment from the UI" --severity must
$ central add decision "Three steps" --link derived_from:<idea>
 
$ central context src/checkout/pay.ts
  # what an agent is told before editing that file

The history a diff cannot show

A commit says what changed. It rarely says why, what was tried first, or which rule it must not break. That is what goes missing when people leave, and when an agent writes the code.

Write the why down once

Intents, decisions, rules, ideas and rollbacks are typed records, linked to each other and to the parts of the code they are about. Ask about one file and you get everything that applies to it.

  • Each record has a type, a status and links
  • Anchored to features and paths in your repository
  • Keyed by the git remote, so moving the folder keeps the history

Your AI assistant reads it before it edits

The MCP server hands an agent the context for a file before it touches it: the rules that apply, the decisions behind it, the rollbacks that already happened. The agent can propose a new record, and you approve it or you do not.

  • Three MCP tools: get the context, get a record, propose a record
  • Proposals wait for your review
  • Works with any assistant that speaks MCP

Offline and free on your machine

The command line, the MCP server and the dashboard all run locally, with no account. Free covers every project you have on one machine.

  • One local database per project
  • No account and no network needed
  • Unlimited projects on the free plan

Share it when you are ready

Pro keeps the same history on all of your own machines. Team shares a project with the people who work on it, each with their own role.

  • Sync hosted by us, or on your own server with Enterprise
  • Roles per project: owner, member, viewer
  • Seats are bought here, on ambih.com

Code Helper shows what the system is and where things connect. Central shows when it changed and why.

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Questions about Central

I do not use an AI assistant. Is this still for me?
Yes. The records are written for people first: a new teammate can read why checkout has three steps without asking anyone. An assistant is a second reader of the same history.
How is this different from commit messages or a wiki?
A commit message covers one commit. A wiki page records what somebody thought once, then drifts. Central keeps small typed records linked to each other and to the code, so you can ask for everything that applies to one file.
Do I need an account?
No. Everything works offline on one machine. You sign in with an Ambih account only to sync.
Where is my data kept?
In a local database on your machine. With sync, each synced project is also stored on our server, or on your own server with Enterprise.
Does it work with Code Helper?
They are separate apps and each works on its own. Together, Code Helper shows what the system is and where things connect, and Central shows when it changed and why.
What does it cost?
Free on one machine, with unlimited projects. Pro adds sync across your own machines, and Team shares projects with your colleagues. The pricing page has the numbers.

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