Documentation

Install CxMS Pro, understand what the installer creates, and find the User's Guide for day-to-day operation.

Install CxMS Pro

CxMS Pro ships as a signed zip from Gumroad. Node 24 or newer is required.

  1. Buy CxMS Pro on Gumroad

    $49 one-time purchase at opencxms.gumroad.com/l/CxMS-Pro-AI. 14-day refund policy. After purchase, Gumroad emails you the download link and your license key.

  2. Unzip the release
    unzip cxms-pro-v1.1.1-node24.zip
    cd cxms-pro-v1.1.1-node24
  3. Run the installer
    node install.mjs

    The installer auto-detects Claude Code, configures hooks, creates the framework files described below, and activates your license against the default CLI (Claude Code). Multi-CLI add-on is coming; one CLI per license today.

  4. Start your first memory-backed session

    Launch your AI coding assistant inside the project. At session start, CxMS Pro runs a license heartbeat, loads context profiles, and surfaces your persistent memory. No additional prompt is needed to wake the memory system up.

Offline for extended periods? The license tolerates seven days offline at full access, then seven days read-only. Any successful heartbeat resets the clock.

Files the installer creates

CxMS Pro writes the framework below into your project. These are plain Markdown files you read, edit, and version-control alongside your code. Memory lives in files you own.

CLAUDE.mdRequired

AI guidance file. Contains project context, coding standards, and session-management instructions your assistant reads at session start.

[PROJECT]_Session.mdRequired

Current state, what changed this session, context for the next session. Updated every session by the SessionEnd hook.

[PROJECT]_Tasks.mdRequired

AI-readable task tracker. Keeps your assistant focused on stated priorities rather than improvising scope.

[PROJECT]_Context.md

Static project documentation. Architecture, APIs, database schemas, domain constraints that do not change between sessions.

[PROJECT]_Decision_Log.md

Architectural decisions with reasoning. The document your auditor, your new hire, and your own memory in eighteen months all need.

Deployment levels

The installer asks which deployment level fits your project. You can upgrade or downgrade later by editing the configuration; nothing is locked in.

Lite

3 files. Quick start for small projects or solo scripts.

  • • CLAUDE.md
  • • Session.md
  • • Tasks.md

Standard

5 to 8 files. Recommended for most projects.

  • • All Lite files
  • • Context.md
  • • Decision_Log.md
  • • Activity_Log.md

Max

8+ files. Complex or team projects with richer context needs.

  • • All Standard files
  • • Performance_Log.md
  • • Issue_Log.md
  • • Prompt_Library.md

Running CxMS Pro day to day

The User's Guide covers what the hook messages mean, how to configure permissions, how context monitoring works, how memory gets saved and retrieved, and answers to the questions most new users ask in the first week.

Install trouble or a question the User's Guide did not cover? Contact support. Response within one business day.