memory-palace

name	memory-palace
description	Spatial organization of knowledge in navigable directories
license	MIT
tier	1
allowed-tools	["read_file","write_file","list_dir"]
related	["room","character","adventure","research-notebook","summarize","plain-text","honest-forget"]
tags	["moollm","spatial","knowledge","navigation","organization"]
inputs	{"palace_name":{"type":"string","required":true,"description":"Name for this memory palace"},"palace_purpose":{"type":"string","required":true,"description":"What this palace is for"},"initial_rooms":{"type":"list","required":false,"description":"Starting room names"}}
outputs	["ENTRY.md","MAP.yml","room directories"]
templates	["ENTRY.md.tmpl","MAP.yml.tmpl","ROOM.md.tmpl"]
metaphor	{"palace":"directory tree","room":"subdirectory","artifact":"file","note":".meta.yml sidecar","door":"cross-reference","map":"MAP.yml","entry":"ENTRY.md"}
working_set	{"hot":["ENTRY.md","MAP.yml"],"warm":["*/ROOM.md"],"cold":["attic/**"]}

🏛️ Memory Palace Skill

"The filesystem is the mind. Directories are rooms. Files are objects."

The ancient method of loci, adapted for LLMs navigating filesystems.

The Technique

Place knowledge in locations. Navigate to remember.

Each room contains:

• Objects (files) — artifacts to examine
• Exits (links) — doors to other rooms
• Atmosphere — the room's essence

This IS the Room Skill

Memory Palace and Room are deeply connected:

Memory Palace	Room Skill
Location	Directory
Object	File
Traversal	Enter/Exit
Placement	Create file
Recall	Navigate to

Memory Palace = Room + spatial mnemonic intent

Palace Structure

palace/
├── ENTRY.md          # Front door (README)
├── MAP.yml           # Navigation overview
│
├── concepts/         # Wing: Ideas
│   ├── ROOM.md
│   ├── yaml-jazz/
│   └── play-learn-lift/
│
├── characters/       # Wing: Personas
│   ├── ROOM.md
│   ├── gardener/
│   └── archivist/
│
└── skills/           # Wing: Capabilities
    ├── ROOM.md
    └── ...

Placing Knowledge

To remember something:

1. Choose a room — where does this belong?
2. Create a file — the object to place
3. Link it — connect to related objects
4. Walk there — navigate to reinforce

# palace/concepts/yaml-jazz/ROOM.yml
room:
  name: "YAML Jazz Chamber"
  contains:
    - "jazz-principles.md"    # Core ideas
    - "examples/"             # Sub-room of examples
  exits: