| name | policy |
| description | Views or sets the project's memory-extraction policy (what Mem0 remembers vs ignores) stored in mem0.md. Use when the user says set a memory policy, custom instructions, what should mem0 remember, tell mem0 to ignore X, or asks to see/change the current instructions. |
Mem0 Policy
The project's memory policy lives in a ## Instructions section of mem0.md at
the repo root. It is version-controlled and shared by the whole team, and it maps
to Mem0's custom_instructions (what to extract / ignore). An optional
## Agent Instructions section maps to agent_custom_instructions (guidance for
agent-scoped memories only).
The policy takes effect on the next session (mem0.md is re-parsed on
SessionStart) and is applied automatically on the plugin's memory writes.
Execution
Step 1: Determine intent from the argument
/mem0:policy is invoked as /mem0:policy [<subcommand>] <text>:
| Argument | Action |
|---|
(none) or show | Show the current policy |
set <text> or free text | Set/replace the ## Instructions (custom) policy |
agent <text> | Set/replace the ## Agent Instructions policy |
clear | Remove both policy sections |
Step 2: Locate mem0.md
mem0.md sits at the repo root (the current working directory). If it does not
exist yet and the user is setting a policy, you will create it.
