loci

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loci

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Structured memory system with domains, decay, and links for AI agents. Replaces flat MEMORY.md with a palace of organized, weighted, interconnected memories. Use when: (1) storing important context, decisions, or learnings, (2) recalling prior knowledge before answering, (3) periodic memory maintenance (heartbeat walks), (4) migrating from flat memory files. Based on Method of Loci (memory palace) — forced structure, capacity limits, association links, and natural decay.

loci — Structured Memory for AI Agents

GitHub: https://github.com/bayhax/loci | ClawHub: clawhub install loci

Quick Start

LOCI="node <skill_dir>/scripts/loci.mjs"

# Initialize palace (first time only)
$LOCI init

# Store a memory
$LOCI store work "Switched to Claude Opus model per user preference" --tag model --tag preference

# Recall memories
$LOCI recall "what model does the user prefer"

# Walk through palace (do this during heartbeats)
$LOCI walk

# See overview
$LOCI status

Core Concepts

Domains — Categories that organize memories (like rooms). Each has a capacity limit. Default domains: work, knowledge, people, tools, preferences, archive.

Memories — Individual pieces of context stored in a domain. Each has:

• Unique ID (e.g. e3a7f2c1)
• Content text
• Tags for categorization
• Links to related memories
• Weight that decays over time

Decay — Memories lose weight exponentially based on time since last access. Formula: weight = base_weight × e^(-decay_rate × days_since_access) Default decay rate: 0.05 (half-life ≈ 14 days).

Links — Bidirectional connections between related memories across any domain.

Commands

Command	Purpose
init	Create new palace (once)
store <domain> <content>	Add memory. Options: --tag, --link
recall <query>	Search. Options: --domain, --top N
walk	Traverse all memories, report health
prune	Remove decayed memories. Options: --threshold, --dry-run
status	Overview of all domains
inspect <id>	View memory details + links
link <id1> <id2>	Connect two memories
domains	List/add/remove domains
export	Export as markdown or JSON. Options: --format md|yaml

Integration with Heartbeats

During heartbeat walks, run:

$LOCI walk --decay 0.05

This reports domain health, identifies fading memories, and updates the walk timestamp. Periodically follow with $LOCI prune --dry-run to review candidates for removal.

When to Store vs. When to Skip

Store: Decisions, user preferences, environment quirks, lessons learned, important people/relationships, recurring patterns.

Skip: Transient task details, one-off commands, things already in daily memory files.

Rule of thumb: If future-you would benefit from knowing this in 2 weeks, store it.

Palace File

Default location: ~/.openclaw/workspace/loci_palace.json Override with --palace PATH on any command. Format: JSON. Zero external dependencies — only requires Node.js (ships with OpenClaw).