| name | recall |
| description | Search and retrieve memories. Triggered by /recall, 'what did we work on', 'do you remember', 'what do you know about me', or references to past sessions and projects. |
Recall — Retrieve Memories
When This Fires
- User types
/recall with a query
- User asks: "what did we work on yesterday?"
- User asks: "what do you know about me?"
- User asks: "what's the status of project X?"
- User asks: "do you remember when we..."
- User references a past session or project
How To Search
Determine what user is asking for
| Question type | Search where |
|---|
| "What do you know about me?" | ~/.katana/memory/core/user.md |
| "How should you behave?" | ~/.katana/memory/core/soul.md |
| "What did we work on?" / project status | ~/.katana/memory/work.md |
| "What skills do we have?" | ~/.katana/memory/skills/_index.md |
| Unclear | Search all files |
Search work.md
Entries are formatted as:
## YYYY-MM-DD — project-tag
Summary of work done...
Filter by project tag, date, or keyword.
Search projects/
Check ~/.katana/memory/projects/{name}/sessions.md for project-specific history.
Full-text search
For broad queries, use grep across all .md files:
grep -r -i "search term" ~/.katana/memory/ --include="*.md"
Response Format
Present findings concisely:
🔍 Found 3 entries for "redis":
1. 2026-02-19 — redis-cache
Implemented connection pooling. Fixed deadlock in transaction handler.
2. 2026-02-15 — redis-cache
Initial setup with Sentinel failover. Chose ioredis over node-redis.
3. 2026-02-10 — api-gateway
Added Redis caching layer for auth tokens. 15ms → 2ms latency improvement.
