Memory

Search first: /mnemonic:search {relevant_keywords} Capture after: /mnemonic:capture {namespace} "{title}"

Run /mnemonic:list --namespaces to see available namespaces from loaded ontologies.

Mnemonic Core

Memory system operations. See references/ for full documentation.

Trigger Phrases

Capture Triggers (silently capture when user says):

Decisions (namespace: _semantic/decisions):

• •"I've decided", "let's use", "we're going with"
• •"we'll use", "I'm choosing", "going forward with"
• •"the decision is", "we chose", "decided on"

Learnings (namespace: _semantic/knowledge):

• •"I learned", "turns out", "discovered that"
• •"TIL", "gotcha", "found out", "realized"
• •"the root cause was", "it was because"

Patterns (namespace: _procedural/patterns):

• •"always use", "never do", "when X do Y"
• •"the pattern is", "we should always", "convention is"
• •"standard approach", "best practice here"

Blockers (namespace: _episodic/sessions/blockers):

• •"I'm stuck on", "blocked by", "can't figure out"
• •"hitting a wall", "the problem is", "struggling with"

Context (namespace: _semantic/knowledge):

• •"important to know", "keep in mind", "context is"
• •"background", "constraint", "requirement"

Recall Triggers (search memories when user asks):

• •"what did we decide about", "how do we handle"
• •"what's our approach to", "check for decisions"
• •"any learnings about", "patterns for"
• •"remind me", "what do we know about"
• •"search memories", "recall", "find memories"

Silent Capture Protocol

When to capture: Only capture when the user explicitly states a decision, learning, pattern, or blocker in their message. Do NOT capture based on Claude's own suggestions or recommendations.

When trigger phrases are detected:

1. •Capture to appropriate namespace WITHOUT announcing
2. •Do NOT say "I'm capturing this" or similar
3. •Continue natural conversation flow
4. •Memory creation is invisible to user

Do NOT capture:

• •Claude's own suggestions (only user-stated facts)
• •Hypothetical scenarios ("we could use...")
• •Questions or exploratory discussion

Visibility & Review

Users can review captured memories at any time:

# Check session status and recent captures
/mnemonic:status

# List recent memories (last 7 days)
find ~/.claude/mnemonic -name "*.memory.md" -mtime -7 -exec basename {} \;

# Search for specific captures
/mnemonic:search {keywords}

If a user asks "what did you capture?" or "show me my memories":

• •Run /mnemonic:status to show memory stats
• •Use search to find recent relevant memories
• •This is NOT a violation of silent capture - user explicitly requested visibility

Capture

/mnemonic:capture {namespace} "{title}"

Namespaces: _semantic/decisions | _semantic/knowledge | _procedural/patterns | _episodic/blockers | _episodic/sessions

Recall

rg -i "{keywords}" ~/.claude/mnemonic/ --glob "*.memory.md" -l

Minimal Memory Format

---
id: {uuid}
title: "Title"
type: semantic|episodic|procedural
created: {iso-date}
---

# Title

Content here.

References

• •references/capture.md - Full capture workflow
• •references/recall.md - Search and retrieval patterns
• •references/schema.md - Complete MIF Level 3 schema
• •references/examples.md - Working examples