distill-memory

name	distill-memory
description	Detect breakthrough moments, durable lessons, and decisions worth preserving. Suggest distillation sparingly, then store high-value knowledge as atomic memories.

Distill Memory

Save proactively when the conversation produces a durable fact, preference, decision, plan, procedure, learning, event, or important context. Do not wait to be asked.

Good Candidates

• decisions with rationale
• repeatable procedures
• lessons from debugging or incident work
• durable preferences or constraints
• plans that future sessions will need to resume cleanly

Add vs Update

• Use MCP memory_add when the insight is genuinely new and MCP tools are available. Otherwise use nmem --json m add.
• If an existing memory already captures the same decision, workflow, or preference and the new information refines it, use MCP memory_update when available. Otherwise use nmem m update <id> ... instead of creating a duplicate.

Prefer atomic, standalone memories with strong titles and structured meaning. Focus on what was learned or decided, not routine chatter.

When saving directly, pass unit_type when you know it: fact, preference, decision, plan, procedure, learning, context, or event.