recall

name	recall
description	Search and retrieve memories. Triggered by /recall, 'what did we work on', 'do you remember', 'what do you know about me', or references to past sessions and projects.

Recall — Retrieve Memories

When This Fires

• User types /recall with a query
• User asks: "what did we work on yesterday?"
• User asks: "what do you know about me?"
• User asks: "what's the status of project X?"
• User asks: "do you remember when we..."
• User references a past session or project

How To Search

Determine what user is asking for

Question type	Search where
"What do you know about me?"	~/.katana/memory/core/user.md
"How should you behave?"	~/.katana/memory/core/soul.md
"What did we work on?" / project status	~/.katana/memory/work.md
"What skills do we have?"	~/.katana/memory/skills/_index.md
Unclear	Search all files

Search work.md

Entries are formatted as:

## YYYY-MM-DD — project-tag
Summary of work done...

Filter by project tag, date, or keyword.

Search projects/

Check ~/.katana/memory/projects/{name}/sessions.md for project-specific history.

Full-text search

For broad queries, use grep across all .md files:

grep -r -i "search term" ~/.katana/memory/ --include="*.md"

Response Format

Present findings concisely:

🔍 Found 3 entries for "redis":

1. 2026-02-19 — redis-cache
   Implemented connection pooling. Fixed deadlock in transaction handler.

2. 2026-02-15 — redis-cache
   Initial setup with Sentinel failover. Chose ioredis over node-redis.

3. 2026-02-10 — api-gateway
   Added Redis caching layer for auth tokens. 15ms → 2ms latency improvement.