| name | wm |
| description | Working Memory for AI coding assistants. Captures tacit knowledge from sessions and surfaces relevant context. Use "wm show" to review state, "wm compress" to synthesize. |
| license | Apache 2.0 |
wm — Working Memory for AI Coding Assistants
wm automatically captures tacit knowledge from your coding sessions and surfaces relevant context for each new task. It's the memory layer that helps AI assistants learn how you work.
Commands
wm show [what]
Review current working memory state.
wm show
wm show state
wm show working
wm show sessions
Use this to: Check what wm has captured before starting work.
wm compress
Compress and synthesize working memory state.
wm compress
Abstracts accumulated knowledge to higher-level patterns, reducing size while preserving critical insights.
Use this when: State.md is getting too large or redundant.
wm distill
Batch extract tacit knowledge from all sessions in this project.
wm distill
Processes all sessions and extracts:
- Metis (wisdom patterns)
- Guardrails (constraints discovered)
Use this when: Setting up a new project or after many sessions.
wm pause [extract|compile|both]
Pause or resume wm operations.
wm pause extract
wm pause compile
wm pause both
wm resume
Use this when: You want to work without wm capturing/injecting context.
wm init
Initialize wm in a project.
wm init
Creates .wm/ directory structure:
state.md - Current session statedistill/ - Extracted patternssessions/ - Session archives
Use this when: Starting a new project.
Dive Prep (Agent-based)
For complex context gathering, use the dive-prep agent:
/wm:dive-prep [intent or context]
This spawns an agent that:
- Detects OH connection and suggests linking endeavors
- Gathers local context (CLAUDE.md, git state, etc.)
- Fetches OH context if available
- Writes
.wm/dive_context.md with curated grounding
What Gets Captured
Tacit knowledge is the unspoken wisdom in how someone works:
- Rationale behind decisions (WHY this approach)
- Paths rejected and why (judgment in pruning options)
- Constraints discovered through friction
- Preferences revealed by corrections
- Patterns followed without stating
Not captured:
- What happened ("Fixed X", "Updated Y")
- Explicit requests or questions
- Tool outputs or code snippets
Storage
Working memory stored in .wm/:
.wm/
├── state.md # Current session state
├── dive_context.md # Prepared dive context
├── distill/
│ ├── metis.md # Wisdom patterns
│ └── guardrails.md # Constraints
└── sessions/ # Archived sessions
Quick Reference
wm show # Review current state
wm compress # Synthesize state
wm distill # Extract from all sessions
wm pause extract # Pause extraction
wm resume # Resume operations
wm init # Initialize in project
