open-brain

use when: saving a single URL (article, YouTube video, blog post, documentation page) to open-brain memory as curated_content with provenance metadata. NOT for: bulk import of multiple URLs (run once per URL); local files (use `summarize ./file` + `ob save` manually); JSONL or Markdown batch import (use ob-migrate). boundary: ingest-content is one-URL-at-a-time with content-type detection; ob-migrate is for batch/interactive memory writes from files or prior context.

use when: bootstrapping or extending open-brain memory by importing facts from prior conversation context, a JSONL export, or Obsidian/Markdown files. NOT for: ingesting URLs (use ingest-content), or saving a single observation (use `ob save` directly). boundary: ob-migrate is for batch + interactive memory writes; ingest-content is for one URL at a time; ob-search is read-only.

use when: manually reviewing open-brain memories with human-in-the-loop approval — classify keep/merge/archive/delete/promote, route promotes to marketplace primitives via the matching *-forge skill, scaffold beads from observations. NOT for: scheduled or silent lifecycle maintenance (use memory-heartbeat); writing new memories (use ob-migrate or ingest-content). boundary: ob-triage is interactive (AskUserQuestion per action); memory- heartbeat is autonomous (cron-triggered, silent when QUIET).

use when: scheduled/cron-driven open-brain maintenance — detects time window (WORK-HOURS / END-OF-DAY / WEEKLY / QUIET) and runs the matching silent action (lifecycle pipeline, daily digest, weekly summary, provenance check). NOT for: manual memory review with approvals (use ob-triage); writing new memories (use ob-migrate or ingest-content). boundary: memory-heartbeat is autonomous and silent in QUIET mode; ob-triage is interactive with AskUserQuestion per action.

Search open-brain memory for past observations, session summaries, and learnings. Use when: "search memory", "what did I learn", "past observations", "past sessions", "what happened before", "previous context", "recall", "remember", "erinnere dich", "was habe ich gelernt", "letzte Session", "memory context".