Boring Gemini

# Knowledge & Brain Management Guide > How to manage, backup, and share Boring's intelligence. --- ## 🧠 What is the "Brain"? Boring stores its persistent intelligence in a dedicated directory called `.boring/brain` (usually located in `~/.boring/brain`). This directory contains: 1. **Learnings (`patterns/`)**: Captured error-solution patterns. 2. **Rubrics (`rubrics/`)**: Project-specific quality criteria. 3. **Shadow Config**: Global Shadow Mode settings. --- ## 💾 Backup & Migration ### Sharing Progress with a Team To allow a team member to benefit from what Boring has already learned: 1. **Export patterns**: Use `boring_global_export` to share specific patterns. 2. **Import**: The colleague can use `boring_global_import`. ### Migrating across Projects Starting in V10.31, **Active Recall** automatically handles cross-project knowledge retrieval from the global brain. --- ## 🔄 RAG Index Management The RAG index ensures Boring "knows" where everything is. If your codebase changes significantly and Boring seems confused: ### Reconstruction ```bash boring rag-reindex --force ``` This will delete the old vector storage and perform a fresh scan. --- ## 🧹 Resetting the Brain If you want Boring to start with a clean slate (forgetting all previous errors and fixes): 1. **Stop Boring**. 2. **Delete the directory**: `rm -rf .boring/brain` 3. **Restart**: Boring will re-initialize a fresh "infant" brain. --- ## 💡 Best Practices - **Periodic Backups**: Knowledge in `~/.boring/brain/` is global. Keep it safe! - **Selective Learning**: Use the `boring_learn_pattern` tool explicitly if you find a very clever fix that you want the agent to remember forever.