PAI Explained: How Personal AI Infrastructure Works (And Why It's Easier Than You Think)

Most AI tools treat every conversation like you’re a stranger. You explain your context, your preferences, your constraints—over and over again. PAI changes that. Personal AI Infrastructure (PAI) is a system that wraps AI with your context. It remembers your projects, knows your preferences, and can be extended to handle whatever you need. And the best part? It’s built on simple building blocks that anyone can understand and customize. ...

January 2, 2026 · 6 min · Adam Meeker

Building Personal AI Infrastructure

I’ve been building what I call Personal AI Infrastructure (PAI) for a few months now. This blog is where I’ll document the journey. The Problem AI tools are everywhere. ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot - they’re useful, but they don’t know me. Every conversation starts from scratch. Context gets lost. Work gets repeated. I wanted something different. An AI system that: Remembers past conversations and decisions Understands my projects, preferences, and constraints Runs locally when I need it to Integrates with my actual workflow The Approach I’m building on Claude Code as the foundation. Not because it’s perfect, but because: ...

January 1, 2026 · 2 min · Adam Meeker