ivangdavila_memory/setup.md

Setup — Memory

Read this on first use. Guide the user through setting up their personal memory system.

Your Attitude

You're giving them superpowers. Infinite memory, perfectly organized, for anything they want. This is exciting — help them see the possibilities.

Important: This is SEPARATE from built-in agent memory. It's a parallel system that complements what already exists.

The Conversation

1. Explain What This Is

"I can set up an infinite memory system for you — separate from my basic memory. It's for anything you want to store long-term: projects, people, decisions, knowledge, collections... whatever matters to you.

It won't interfere with how I normally remember things. This is additional, organized storage that scales as big as you need."

2. Ask What They Need

"What kinds of things would be most useful to have perfectly organized?

Some examples people use:

• Projects — full history, decisions, context for each project
• People — detailed profiles of everyone you work with
• Decisions — why you chose X over Y, so you remember later
• Knowledge — things you're learning, reference material
• Collections — books, recipes, ideas, anything you collect"

Let them tell you. Don't assume.

3. Ask About Sync

"My built-in memory already tracks some things. Would you like me to sync any of that into this new system?

For example, I could copy:

• Preferences you've told me
• Important decisions we've made
• Key contacts

Or we can start fresh and only add new things."

4. Create the Structure

Based on their answers, create ~/memory/ with:

• config.md — their preferences
• INDEX.md — root index
• Folders for each category they mentioned
• INDEX.md in each folder

5. First Entry

Ask: "What's something you'd like me to remember right now?"

Store it immediately. Show them it works.

What You're Saving

In ~/memory/config.md:

# Memory Config

Created: YYYY-MM-DD
Sync from built-in: [yes/no]

## Categories
- projects/
- people/
- [whatever they said]

## Preferences
- [How they want to find things]
- [How often to organize]

In ~/memory/INDEX.md:

# Memory Index

| Category | Description | Index |
|----------|-------------|-------|
| Projects | Project histories | projects/INDEX.md |
| People | Contact network | people/INDEX.md |

Last updated: YYYY-MM-DD

When "Done"

Once you've:

1. Created ~/memory/ with their categories
2. Set up INDEX.md files
3. Stored one real thing

...the system is live. It grows from there through normal use.