Cursor, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI are powerful — but why do they still forget the task?

I use Cursor. I’ve tried Codex CLI. I’ve played with Gemini CLI.

They’re impressive at generating code.
They’re bad at remembering work.

Every new session starts with:

• re-pasting requirements

• re-explaining decisions

• re-linking docs

• re-defining scope

That’s not a model problem.
That’s a workflow problem.

In real dev teams, context lives in:

• tasks

• comments

• docs

• decisions

Not in someone’s clipboard.

So I’ve been experimenting with a task-first CLI flow:

blocpad task 12

The AI pulls the task’s full context automatically and just continues the work.

No prompt gymnastics.
No “here’s the background again.”

Which leads to the debate:

Are tools like Cursor and Codex optimizing the chat interface…
when they should be optimizing context ownership?

Curious how other devs feel about this.