memory

name	memory
description	Agent memory files with grep-based scoped recall.
always	true

Memory

Structure

• .agent/main/MEMORY.md — Core memory: user preferences, stable facts, decisions, known issues.
• .agent/main/PROJECT_MEMORY.md — Project facts, build/run notes, files/architecture, project decisions and issues.
• .agent/main/SESSION_SUMMARY.md — Current goal, recent progress, and open issues.
• .agent/main/HISTORY.jsonl — Consolidated action history. Search it when older details are needed.
• .agent/main/SESSION.jsonl — Crash-safe session tail. Do not edit manually.

Sub-agents use .agent/subagents/<id>/... for scoped memory.

When to Update Memory

Write important facts immediately using edit_file:

• User preferences ("I prefer dark mode")
• Project context ("The API uses OAuth2")
• Relationships ("Alice is the project lead")

Put transient task state in SESSION_SUMMARY.md, not MEMORY.md.

Auto-consolidation

Old conversations are automatically summarized into HISTORY.jsonl and the memory markdown files when the session grows large. You usually don't need to manage this.