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Everything journalists, bloggers, and partners need to write about CVC. All descriptions are pre-written and copy-ready.

Quick Facts

Product NameCVC — Cognitive Version Control
TaglineTime Machine for AI Agents — 6-Layer Self-Improvement Stack on an immutable Merkle DAG
Package Nametm-ai (PyPI)
PricingFree to use
Current Version3.5.39
ReleasedAugust 27, 2026
CreatorJai Kumar Meena
Websitejaimeena.com/cvc
Founded2026
SupportsAnthropic, OpenAI, Google, GitHub Copilot, NVIDIA NIM, Vertex, Ollama, LM Studio, MiniMax, OpenRouter, Mistral, DeepSeek, Groq
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, Windows, WSL, Linux ARM64, Termux (Android), Docker
Self-Improvement Layers6 (Adaptive → Dream → Patch Proposal → Policy Gates → Mode Switch → Mission Envelopes)

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One-Liner (120 chars)

CVC is Git for AI agent memory — cognitive version control that gives AI coding agents the ability to save, branch, rewind, and merge their entire cognitive state.

Short Description (280 chars)

CVC (Cognitive Version Control) is middleware that sits between AI coding tools and LLM providers, capturing every conversation turn as an immutable, cryptographic snapshot. It gives AI agents five powers they have never had: Save, Branch, Rewind, Merge, and Search. CVC supports 13 LLM providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, GitHub Copilot, NVIDIA NIM, Vertex, Ollama, LM Studio, MiniMax, OpenRouter, Mistral, DeepSeek, Groq), works on macOS, Windows, Linux x86_64, Linux ARM64, Termux on Android, and Docker, runs completely offline with Ollama, and reduces API costs by ~90% through prompt caching.

Full Description (Press release ready)

CVC (Cognitive Version Control) is the first version control system for AI agent cognition. Just as Git revolutionized source code management by introducing commits, branches, and merges, CVC does the same for AI agent memory. Built on a Merkle DAG with content-addressed storage, CVC captures every AI conversation turn as an immutable, cryptographically verified snapshot. This enables five core operations: Save (checkpoint the AI brain), Branch (explore risky ideas in isolation), Rewind (time-travel to any previous state), Merge (combine insights from branches), and Search (find when the AI solved similar problems). CVC ships a 6-Layer Self-Improvement Stack: (1) Adaptive Behavior that learns from every session, (2) Dream Cycle that auto-generates skills from conversation, (3) Weekly Patch Proposal Engine with sandbox testing, (4) Policy Gates for declarative allow/deny/require_approval rules, (5) Mode Switch with observe/supervised/autopilot enforced at the dispatch layer, (6) Mission Envelopes for long-running agent jobs with budget caps and 5-provider fallback chains. CVC supports 13 LLM providers, runs on macOS, Windows, Linux x86_64, Linux ARM64, Termux on Android, and Docker, and reduces API costs by ~90% through prompt caching. CVC is free to use and installs in 60 seconds.

Key Statistics

6
Self-Improvement Layers (Adaptive → Mission Envelopes)
13
Supported LLM providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, GitHub Copilot, NVIDIA NIM, Vertex, Ollama, LM Studio, MiniMax, OpenRouter, Mistral, DeepSeek, Groq)
187
Bundled skills
524+
PyPI releases since first ship
170K+
Cumulative PyPI downloads
~90%
API cost savings via prompt caching
~85%
Latency reduction on restores
60s
Install to first session

Press Releases

August 27, 2026

CVC 3.5.39 — Cross-Platform Tool-Call Hardening + 6-Layer Self-Improvement Stack

CVC v3.5.39 ships the 6-Layer Self-Improvement Stack (Adaptive → Dream → Patch Proposal → Policy Gates → Mode Switch → Mission Envelopes) plus four cross-platform tool-call fixes: gateway text-salvage recovers wire-format <function_calls> blocks as real SSE events, silent dud recovery suppresses scary warnings on self-correcting tool calls, one-question-per-clarification stops models from pre-generating multiple questions, and `cvc doctor-env` provides full env + LLM diagnostics in one command. Anthropic /api/chat base_url fix pins the MiniMax / Anthropic-compatible route at https://api.minimax.io/anthropic across five resolution layers.

August 27, 2026

CVC 3.5.34 — /api/chat 404 Fix

The dashboard chat route now resolves to the correct MiniMax / Anthropic-compatible base URL. Six regression tests pin the URL across five resolution layers.

August 2026

CVC Layer 6 — Mission Envelopes

Long-running agent jobs with hard budget caps (wall_seconds, max_tokens, max_cost_usd, max_iterations), stop conditions, and a fallback chain of 5 LLM providers. Provider-agnostic — the same mission runs on Anthropic, OpenAI, MiniMax, OpenRouter, or local Ollama.

August 2026

CVC Layer 5 — Mode Switch (observe | supervised | autopilot)

Enforced at the dispatch layer, not just hinted in the system prompt. `cvc mode set observe` blocks every write tool; `cvc mode set autopilot` runs the agent with full autonomy under Layer 4 policy gates.

August 2026

CVC Layer 4 — Policy Gates

Declarative YAML allow/deny/require_approval rules. Drop a file into `~/.cvc/policies.d/` for an instant guardrail. Engine evaluates rules in priority order (deny wins over allow; require_approval is never auto-overridden).

August 27, 2026

CVC 2.66: 166 Bundled Skills, Holographic Memory & Free Offline Voice

CVC v3.5.x ships 166 bundled skills (zero external installs), Holographic Memory + Sofia Curator (Cat 4 Phase E), persistent memory + session_search + streaming PII scrubber (Phase D), free offline voice via faster-whisper, GitHub Copilot OAuth + NVIDIA NIM + Vertex + LM Studio adapters (8 providers total), one-click /sync CLI parity, 3-mode approval (Strict/Smart/YOLO), bulletproof tool-call gateway watchdog, and a first-run setup gate that eliminates silent finishes.

August 2026

Hive Mind & Hierarchical Swarm Land in CVC

CVC introduces Hive Mind — a hierarchical swarm topology with 4-tier neural cortex visualization, real-time WebSocket telemetry, atomic SQLite locking for concurrent agents, role-based per-agent branches, CRDT-based distributed sync via Gossip protocol, and a HiveMemory layer that lets agents share knowledge without direct messaging.

April 2026

Dashboard Composer Parity: Web UI Catches Up to CLI

CVC v2.32.x ships the dashboard composer with full CLI surface parity — persona/workspace/model/reasoning/context/tree composer bar, in-place Git branch picker, IDE-style file viewer with diff, multi-workspace persistence and switching, persistent chat history, type-while-streaming queue, and persistent tool cards.

April 2026

CVC VS Code Extension v0.1.0

A native VS Code extension lands with auto-commit, GitHub Copilot bridge, and a dark dashboard surface — the first IDE-embedded surface for CVC alongside the CLI, web, and Telegram bot.

March 2026

CVC 1.8 Launch: The Time Machine for AI Agents

CVC launches publicly with full cognitive version control — save, branch, rewind, merge, and search for AI agent memory. Free on PyPI as tm-ai.

March 2026

Sofia Agent: The AI That Plans, Learns, and Delegates

CVC introduces Sofia, a planning-first AI agent with self-improving memory and 7 specialized sub-agents for Security, UI, Data, and more.

Coming Q3 2026

CVC Cloud: Team Sync for AI Thinking

Upcoming release enabling teams to push and pull AI cognitive state, share memory pools, and access team-wide cost analytics.

Quotable

Git for code. CVC for context. The time machine for AI agents.

CVC Tagline

Before Git, developers managed code with zip files. Before CVC, AI managed memory with nothing.

CVC Launch Post

The future of AI agents isn't bigger context windows. It's better context management.

Jai Kumar Meena, CVC Creator

Brand Guidelines

Colors

CVC Red
#dc2626
Primary brand, CTAs, highlights
Terminal Black
#0c0c12
Backgrounds, dark surfaces
Cyan Accent
#06b6d4
Code blocks, secondary accents
Light Gray
#9ca3af
Body text, descriptions

Fonts

JetBrains Mono
Code, commands, terminal output
Inter
Body text, UI elements

Social Media Templates

Twitter / X

🧠 CVC — Git for AI Agent Memory. Save, branch, rewind, and merge your AI's thinking. Free to use. pip install tm-ai → jaimeena.com/cvc

LinkedIn

Introducing CVC — Cognitive Version Control. As AI agents write more production code, we need version control for their thinking. CVC is the Git for AI cognition: save checkpoints, branch experiments, rewind mistakes, merge insights. Free to use, works with Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, and more. jaimeena.com/cvc

Hacker News

CVC: Git for AI agent memory — Cognitive Version Control that gives AI coding assistants save, branch, rewind, merge, and search. Merkle DAG storage, 8 providers, offline mode, ~90% cost savings. Free to use. jaimeena.com/cvc

Media Inquiries

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jk422331@gmail.com