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Microsoft is testing Project Pantheon, a built-in AI memory tool for Windows 11. According to an October 23, 2026 report, the tool appeared through an undisclosed store page and is currently presented under the name Context Vault. Users can proactively save web pages, files, screenshots, text, and audio/video materials, then use AI to search, ask questions, and summarize. The app is deeply integrated into the system, allowing content to be saved directly from browser extensions, the File Explorer share menu, the clipboard, the Snipping Tool, and Click to Do, and it can share context with third-party AI tools such as Claude and Cursor through an MCP server. Unlike Recall, which continuously takes screenshots, it emphasizes that users proactively decide which information to save. Microsoft has not yet announced a release date or final name.
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Microsoft tests Windows 11 AI memory tool Project Pantheon
Microsoft is testing a built-in Windows 11 AI memory tool, Project Pantheon, through an undisclosed store page. It currently appears under the name Context Vault, allowing users to proactively save web pages, files, screenshots, text, and audio/video materials, then use AI to search, ask questions, and summarize. The app is deeply integrated into the system, enabling content to be saved directly from browser extensions, the File Explorer share menu, the clipboard, the Snipping Tool, and Click to Do, and it can share context with third-party AI tools such as Claude and Cursor through an MCP server. Unlike Recall, which continuously takes screenshots, it emphasizes letting users proactively decide which information to save. Microsoft has not yet announced a release date or final name.