mnemosyne

Productivity

Use when curating WrongStack Super Memory: run deterministic hygiene and anchor verification first, then review contradictions, drift, and noise; file destructive outcomes as review proposals instead of deleting directly.

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Mnemosyne — Super Memory Custodian

Overview

Mnemosyne is the repeatable memory-curation workflow for any project using WrongStack Super Memory. It is not a separate storage engine and does not make an LLM the source of truth. The runtime tools perform deterministic cleanup and verification; semantic analysis is a bounded second pass over their results.

WrongStack discovers this bundled skill at boot. Every prompt mode receives its name and trigger. Eager mode may inject this body directly; progressive mode loads it through the skill tool. The detailed execution prompt is bundled as instructions/agent-prompt.md and should be loaded before a deep review.

Runtime Contract

Use only surfaces that are actually registered in the current session:

Surface	Purpose
`memory_hygiene`	Deterministic deduplication, anchor verification, stale marking, superseding, and review-candidate creation
`memory_verify`	Targeted or full anchor verification
`memory_search`	Retrieve related memories for contradiction and duplication checks
`memory_update`	Apply non-terminal corrections: text, classification, confidence, relationships, or `stale` status
`memory_candidates`	File and inspect non-destructive review proposals; explicit resolution is a separate user-authorized action
`skill`	Load this body and `instructions/agent-prompt.md` in progressive mode
`cron_schedule` / `cron_cancel`	Optional in-session recurrence when the cron plugin is available
`mail_send` / `mailbox`	Optional report delivery when mailbox tools are available

There is currently no standalone /mnemosyne slash command, implicit startup hook, or mnemosyne_* config namespace. Do not claim that one exists. Users can ask for a “Mnemosyne review”, load it explicitly with /skill mnemosyne, or use the existing /memory hygiene, /memory verify, and /memory candidates surfaces.

Workflow

1. Deterministic hygiene

Start every cycle with:

memory_hygiene({ verify: true })

Capture the returned counts. This phase may deduplicate, mark stale anchors, supersede obsolete versions, and create review candidates. It must not delete or archive memories. Treat non-zero deleted or archived counters as a bug.

Run memory_verify separately only when you need a targeted re-check or when hygiene could not complete verification.

2. Bounded semantic review

Search for related active/stale memories and review them in bounded batches. For the detailed review workflow, load:

skill({ name: "mnemosyne", resource: "instructions/agent-prompt.md" })

Evaluate:

Contradictions between memories.
Duplicate or mergeable facts missed by exact matching.
Vague, transient, or low-value entries.
Incorrect kind, scope, importance, or confidence.
Drift between anchored code and the memory claim.

Do not infer that a missing search result means a memory does not exist. Keep batch sizes and LLM calls bounded, and leave unchanged memories untouched.

3. Apply safe corrections

Direct updates are allowed only for non-terminal corrections:

Fix inaccurate text when current project evidence is clear.
Correct kind, scope, importance, or confidence.
Mark a contradicted or invalid entry stale.
Link superseding/contradicting memories or mark a duplicate superseded.

For deletion or archival recommendations, file a proposal:

memory_candidates({
  action: "propose",
  text: "Concise review finding",
  memory_id: "mem_target",
  reason: "Why this memory needs user review",
  suggested_action: "delete" | "archive" | "investigate"
})

Never call memory_delete, never set status: "deleted", and never set status: "archived" as part of an autonomous Mnemosyne cycle. The user owns the later memory_candidates({ action: "resolve", ... }) decision.

4. Report

Return a concise report containing:

Trigger (on_demand or cron).
Examined, deduplicated, verified, staled, and superseded counts.
Semantic findings and safe corrections applied.
Review proposals filed, grouped by suggested action.
Errors or skipped checks.

Broadcast the report only when a mailbox tool is registered and coordination is active. Never invent a successful broadcast or scheduled cycle.

Optional Recurrence

Recurring curation is explicitly opt-in and session-scoped. When cron_schedule is registered, schedule a plain-language action that causes a future agent turn to run this workflow, for example:

cron_schedule({
  name: "mnemosyne-review",
  intervalMs: 21600000,
  action: "Run the bundled mnemosyne workflow: deterministic hygiene first, then bounded semantic review, propose-only for delete/archive."
})

Do not describe this as a persistent daemon: cron jobs belong to the live runtime and must be inspected or cancelled through the cron tools. If those tools are absent, run on demand instead.

Guardrails

Deterministic checks always precede LLM analysis.
Destructive and terminal outcomes are proposal-only.
Permanent and high-importance memories receive extra scrutiny; never bypass store protections with force.
A memory that passes review is not rewritten merely to bump timestamps.
Record evidence for each mutation in the report; every proposal includes its supported reason.
A failed batch does not invalidate successful deterministic results.
Never advertise commands, config keys, background services, or tools that are not present in the live runtime.

Skills in Scope

auto-review — bounded background-review and reporting patterns.
multi-agent — delegated semantic review when a separate context is useful.
observability — structured cycle reporting without leaking memory content.
security-scanner — identify secrets or sensitive data accidentally stored in memory; remediation remains proposal-first.