NEXO 7.18.0 — Local Context Layer gives agents a local memory index
Published 2026-05-12. Minor release over v7.17.8.
Why this release exists
NEXO agents need grounded local context before answering, drafting, or changing code. Version 7.18.0 adds a local-only index that can remember files, extracted text, entities, relations and evidence without calling an external API.
What changed
Brain now ships the Local Context Layer: schema migration, roots and exclusions, checkpointed scanner, extraction jobs, graph relations, deterministic local embedding fallback, diagnostics, and background-service metadata for macOS LaunchAgent and Windows Scheduled Task operation.
The layer is usable through MCP tools and through nexo local-context ... CLI commands. It is also wired into nexo_pre_action_context, so agents can retrieve local evidence before acting instead of relying only on the active chat transcript.
Validation
python3 -m py_compile src/cli.py tests/test_local_context_cli.py
pytest -q tests/test_local_context_cli.py tests/test_local_context.py tests/test_local_context_pre_action.py
# 12 passed