managing-people

name	managing-people
description	Use for questions about people, teams, or relationships. Record source notes, reconcile durable memory, create relationships, and query the knowledge graph. Handles sensitive HR data with privacy labels.
allowed-tools	Bash(manager-os:*)

People & Memory Management

Query and update the knowledge graph for people, teams, and organisational relationships via the manager-os memory CLI.

Commands

Command	Purpose
manager-os memory recall <query>	Search by name or keyword. Tries exact match first, then keyword search.
manager-os memory remember --about "Name" --content "note"	Record a raw source note about a person, team, or concept.
manager-os memory reconcile	Fold unreconciled source pages into durable entity pages.
manager-os memory relate --subject "Name" --predicate TYPE --object "Name"	Create a relationship between entities.
manager-os memory log "entry"	Append to today's daily note.
manager-os memory read <path>	Read a memory file (e.g. areas/people/person-example.md).
manager-os memory write <path> --content "..."	Write a memory file (creates parent dirs).

All commands output markdown by default. Add --json for machine-readable output.

Searching

# Find a person by name (exact match)
manager-os memory recall "Alice Chen"

# Keyword search across all entities
manager-os memory recall "architecture"

# JSON output for parsing
manager-os memory recall "Alice" --json

Privacy Labels

Results include privacy labels. Notes marked [PRIVATE] contain sensitive info (visa status, performance, compensation).

• NEVER include private notes in calendar invites, emails, Slack messages, or any external tool

Storing Notes

manager-os memory remember writes a raw source page under sources/remember/. It does not append directly to a durable entity page.

Run manager-os memory reconcile when you want unreconciled source pages folded into durable entity pages with provenance and privacy preserved.

# Regular note with source
manager-os memory remember --about "Person Example" --content "Promoted to Staff Engineer" --source "1:1 2026-01-26"

# Private/sensitive note
manager-os memory remember --about "Person Example" --content "Visa expires March 2026" --source "1:1 2026-01-26" --private

# Reconcile pending source pages into durable memory
manager-os memory reconcile

Creating Relationships

manager-os memory relate --subject "Person Example" --predicate reports_to --object "Manager Example"
manager-os memory relate --subject "Person Example" --predicate member_of --object "Team Example"

Predicates: reports_to, member_of, manages, works_with

Daily Notes

manager-os memory log "## 09:15 — Standup
- Discussed pipeline progress
- Person Example blocked on API review"

Reading/Writing Files

# Read a person file
manager-os memory read areas/people/person-example.md

# Read working memory
manager-os memory read MEMORY.md

# Write a new person file
manager-os memory write areas/people/new-person.md --content "---
name: Person Example
type: person
---

# Person Example

## Current
"

Proactive Updates

Update memories when information changes — don't wait to be asked. If you learn something new about a person in conversation, record it as a source note and reconcile it into durable memory when appropriate.