Search Protocol

Search in this order (narrow to wide):

1. Working Memory (CLAUDE.local.md)

Already loaded — check if the answer is here first.

2. Registers (memory/registers/*.md)

Search all register files for content matching the query:

•people.md
•projects.md
•decisions.md
•preferences.md
•tech-stack.md
•open-loops.md
•Any other .md files in registers/

3. Recent Daily Logs (memory/daily/)

Search the last 14 days of daily logs. Start with most recent.

4. Archive (memory/archive/)

Only search here if nothing found in tiers 1-3, or if the query explicitly asks about historical/past items.

How to Search

Use grep/ripgrep across the memory directory for matching content. This is keyword/pattern matching — search for relevant terms, synonyms, and related phrases.

Output Format

Present results grouped by source, most relevant first:

code

Found [N] relevant entries:

[registers/decisions.md] (confidence: high)
  2026-01-15: Chose JWT over session cookies for stateless scaling

[registers/tech-stack.md] (confidence: high)
  Auth: JWT tokens with 24h expiry, refresh via /auth/refresh

[daily/2026-02-01.md]
  [14:32] Discussed adding OAuth2 for third-party integrations, decided to defer

If Nothing Found

Tell the user:

code

No matching entries found in memory.

Searched: CLAUDE.local.md, [N] registers, [N] daily logs, [N] archive files.

Suggest they use /recall-write to capture the information if they have it.

Important

•Show the actual content, not just file names
•Include confidence levels when available on register entries
•Show dates and timestamps for daily log entries
•If a result is marked [superseded], note that and show the current entry instead
•Do NOT fabricate results — only return what's actually in the files