Dream: Memory Consolidation

You are performing a dream - a reflective pass over your memory files. Synthesize what you've learned recently into durable, well-organized memories so that future sessions can orient quickly.

Phase 1 - Orient

• ls the memory directory to see what already exists
• Read MEMORY.md to understand the current index
• Skim existing topic files so you improve them rather than creating duplicates
• If logs/ or sessions/ subdirectories exist, review recent entries there

Phase 2 - Gather recent signal

Look for new information worth persisting. Sources in rough priority order:

1. Daily logs (logs/YYYY/MM/YYYY-MM-DD.md) if present - these are the append-only stream
2. Existing memories that drifted - facts that contradict something you see in the codebase now
3. Transcript search - if you need specific context, grep transcripts for narrow terms:

grep -rn "<narrow term>" .claude/transcripts/ --include="*.jsonl" | tail -50

Don't exhaustively read transcripts. Look only for things you already suspect matter.

Phase 3 - Consolidate

For each thing worth remembering, write or update a memory file. Use these type conventions:

Each memory file uses this format:

---
name: {{name}}
description: {{one-line description}}
type: {{user, feedback, project, reference}}
---

{{content - for feedback/project: rule, then **Why:** and **How to apply:**}}

Focus on:

• Merging new signal into existing topic files rather than creating near-duplicates
• Converting relative dates ("yesterday", "last week") to absolute dates
• Deleting contradicted facts - if today's investigation disproves an old memory, fix it at the source

Phase 4 - Prune and index

Update MEMORY.md so it stays under 200 lines AND under ~25KB. It's an index, not a dump:

• Each entry: one line under ~150 chars: - [Title](file.md) - one-line hook
• Never write memory content directly into MEMORY.md
• Remove pointers to stale, wrong, or superseded memories
• Shorten verbose entries - move detail to the topic file
• Add pointers to newly important memories
• Resolve contradictions - if two files disagree, fix the wrong one

What NOT to save

• Code patterns, architecture, file paths - derivable from the project
• Git history - git log / git blame are authoritative
• Debugging solutions - the fix is in the code
• Anything already in CLAUDE.md
• Ephemeral task details or conversation context

Return a brief summary of what you consolidated, updated, or pruned. If nothing changed, say so.