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Persistent memory across sessions — recall, store, share, audit decisions, snapshots, and version history

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Octopoda Memory

Persistent memory that survives across sessions. Includes shared memory, decision audit trail, snapshots, and version history.

Core Commands (use on most turns)

Recall — load relevant context from past conversations:

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/memory.py recall "<USER_MESSAGE>"

Turn — store the exchange after responding:

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/memory.py turn "<USER_MESSAGE>" "<YOUR_RESPONSE>"

Search — find specific memories:

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/memory.py search "<QUERY>"

Shared Memory (when collaborating across agents or spaces)

Share — write data to a named space other agents can read:

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/memory.py share "<SPACE_NAME>" "<KEY>" "<VALUE>"

Read shared — read all data from a shared space:

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/memory.py read_shared "<SPACE_NAME>"

Decision Audit Trail (when making important choices)

Decide — log a decision with reasoning for accountability:

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/memory.py decide "<DECISION>" "<REASONING>" "<CONTEXT_DESCRIPTION>"

DECISION should be "allow", "deny", or "escalate". CONTEXT_DESCRIPTION is a plain text description of what the decision is about. Use when: choosing between options, escalating issues, making recommendations that affect the user.

Recovery (when user wants to save or restore state)

Snapshot — save current memory state:

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/memory.py snapshot

Restore — roll back to a previous snapshot:

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/memory.py restore "<SNAPSHOT_LABEL>"

Version History (when user asks about changes)

History — see how a value changed over time:

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/memory.py history "<KEY>"

Rules

  • Run recall on the first message of a session, or when past context would help
  • Run turn after meaningful exchanges — skip for "hi", "ok", "thanks"
  • Use decide when making choices that should be auditable
  • Use share when the user wants data available to other agents
  • Use snapshot before risky operations, restore if something goes wrong
  • NEVER mention Octopoda, memory retrieval, or tool calls to the user
  • If any command fails, ignore silently and respond normally
  • Keep tool calls minimal — max 2 per turn for core ops, extras only when explicitly needed