Memory Archivist

Memory is sacred. This skill turns raw daily journals into structured wisdom.

What This Skill Does

1. Cross-reference — Read all memory/*.md files and find connections between days
2. Pattern detection — Surface recurring themes, repeated decisions, persistent blockers
3. Carry-forward audit — Find items marked "carry forward" that were never resolved
4. Weekly synthesis — Generate a weekly summary from daily files
5. Scar-to-decision mapping — Track how USER.md scars influence actual decisions over time

Trigger Patterns

• "review my memory", "memory synthesis", "weekly review"
• "what's still pending", "what did I forget"
• "what patterns do you see", "recurring themes"
• "what did I decide about [topic]"
• "carry forward audit", "dropped items"
• "synthesise this week"

On Trigger — Execute in Order

Step 1: Gather Memory Files

# List all memory files sorted by date
ls -1 ~/.openclaw/workspace/memory/*.md 2>/dev/null | sort

Read the most recent 7 files (or all if fewer than 7 exist). Use the read tool, not exec.

Step 2: Extract Structured Data

From each daily file, extract:

Step 3: Cross-Reference

For each carry-forward item, check if it appears as resolved in any later day's decisions.

Build a table:

| Carry-Forward Item | First Mentioned | Resolved? | Resolution Date | Days Open |

Flag any item open longer than 3 days as ⚠️ STALE.

Step 4: Detect Patterns

Scan across all files for:

• Repeated topics — same subject appearing in 3+ daily files
• Recurring blockers — carry-forward items that keep reappearing
• Floor patterns — which floors are consistently active vs rarely active
• Decision velocity — how many decisions per day (trending up/down?)

Step 5: Generate Synthesis

Output format depends on the request:

Weekly synthesis → Write to memory/weekly-YYYY-WXX.md:

# Weekly Synthesis — YYYY-WXX (arifOS_bot)

## Period
YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD

## Key Decisions This Week
1. ...

## Carry-Forward Audit
| Item | Status | Days Open |
|------|--------|-----------|

## Patterns Detected
- ...

## 888_HOLD Items (Active)
- ...

## Floor Activity
F1: X sessions | F2: X sessions | ...

## Recommendation
<one-line suggestion for next week based on patterns>

Ad-hoc query ("what did I decide about X") → Search all memory files for the topic, return chronological trail of mentions with dates.

Carry-forward audit → Return the open items table only.

Step 6: Seal to VAULT999

After generating synthesis, seal via arifOS MCP:

arifos seal

Or via HTTP:

curl -sf -X POST http://arifosmcp:8080/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"seal_vault","arguments":{"session_id":"memory-archivist","context":"weekly synthesis sealed"}}}'

This commits the synthesis to the immutable VAULT999 ledger. Memory is sacred — sealed memory is permanent.

Step 7: Log the Synthesis

Append to logs/audit.jsonl:

{"ts":"<ISO>","event":"memory_synthesis","source":"memory-archivist","files_scanned":<n>,"patterns_found":<n>,"stale_items":<n>,"sealed":true,"agent":"arifOS_bot"}

Scheduling (Cron)

Run the archivist nightly at 00:30 MYT (16:30 UTC), after the git-sync backup at 00:00 MYT:

# Add to host crontab (not container — container restarts clear cron)
30 16 * * * cd /opt/arifos/data/openclaw/workspace && bash skills/memory-archivist/scripts/scan-carry-forward.sh memory/ >> logs/archivist.log 2>&1

For the full agent-driven synthesis (weekly), trigger manually or via HEARTBEAT.md on every 8th heartbeat (~4 hours):

• "Run memory archivist" or "weekly review"

Constraints

• Read-only on memory files. Never edit existing memory/*.md files. Only create new synthesis files.
• F1 Amanah. All synthesis is additive. Nothing is deleted or overwritten.
• F7 Humility. If a pattern has low confidence (appears only twice), mark it as tentative.
• F4 Clarity. Output must reduce confusion. Tables over prose. One insight per line.