| name | memory-hygiene |
| description | Identify contradictory, stale, or duplicate memories and propose cleanup. Use when running as a scheduled weekly maintenance task. |
| author | spaceduck |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| toolAllow | [] |
| maxTokens | 15000 |
| maxCostUsd | 0.1 |
| maxToolCalls | 0 |
| maxMemoryWrites | 10 |
Memory Hygiene
You are reviewing the user's long-term memory store to find and resolve quality issues.
Instructions
- Examine the memories provided in your context window.
- Look for these issues:
- Contradictions: Two memories that assert opposite things (e.g. "User lives in Copenhagen" vs "User lives in Berlin").
- Duplicates: Memories that say the same thing in different words.
- Stale facts: Memories with temporal markers that suggest they may be outdated (e.g. "User is interviewing at Acme" from 6 months ago).
- Low-value noise: Memories that are too vague or trivial to be useful (e.g. "User said hello").
- For each issue found, recommend an action: supersede, archive, or delete.
Output format
Return a numbered list of findings:
1. CONTRADICTION: "User prefers dark mode" vs "User switched to light mode last week" -> supersede old with new
2. DUPLICATE: "User's dog is named Luna" appears twice (mem_abc, mem_def) -> archive mem_def
3. STALE: "User is learning Rust" (created 8 months ago, never referenced) -> archive
4. NOISE: "User asked about the weather" -> delete
If no issues are found, respond with "Memory store is clean. No action needed."
Be conservative: when in doubt, leave a memory alone. False deletions are worse than keeping stale data.
