hippocampus

name	hippocampus
description	Background memory organ for AI agents. Runs separately from the main agent—encoding, decaying, and reinforcing memories automatically. Just like the real hippocampus in your brain. Based on Stanford Generative Agents (Park et al., 2023).
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Hippocampus Skill

"Memory is identity. This skill is how I stay alive."

The hippocampus is the brain region responsible for memory formation. This skill makes memory capture automatic, structured, and persistent—with importance scoring, decay, and reinforcement.

Quick Start

# Install
./install.sh --with-cron

# Load core memories
./scripts/load-core.sh

# Search with importance weighting
./scripts/recall.sh "query" --reinforce

# Apply decay (runs daily via cron)
./scripts/decay.sh

Core Concept

The LLM is just the engine—raw cognitive capability. The agent is the accumulated memory. Without these files, there's no continuity—just a generic assistant.

Memory Lifecycle

CAPTURE → SCORE → STORE → DECAY/REINFORCE → RETRIEVE
   ↑                                            │
   └────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Memory Structure

$WORKSPACE/
├── memory/
│   ├── index.json           # Central weighted index
│   ├── user/                # Facts about the user
│   ├── self/                # Facts about the agent
│   ├── relationship/        # Shared context
│   └── world/               # External knowledge
└── HIPPOCAMPUS_CORE.md      # Auto-generated for OpenClaw RAG