Rekindle

Store a new memory in the local SQLite database. Creates a persistent row with an auto-generated UUID, timestamp, and the provided content. Use for preferences, lessons learned, project context, relationship notes, or general information worth remembering across sessions. Memories persist across sessions and are surfaced by boot_report, search_memory, and list_memories. Returns the generated ID on success. Does not deduplicate — calling twice with the same content creates two separate memories.

Search stored memories using SQLite full-text search (FTS5). Returns results ranked by relevance with higher-importance memories boosted. Each search increments the retrieval_count on matched memories, tracking which memories are accessed most. Use at session start to load relevant context, or mid-session to recall specific information. Returns an array of matching memories with id, content, category, importance, project, created_at, and retrieval_count. Returns an empty array if no matches are found.

List stored memories from the local SQLite database, ordered newest first. Unlike search_memory, this does not require a query — it returns all memories matching the optional filters. Read-only; does not modify any data. Use to browse what has been stored, audit memory contents, or check memory counts per category or project. Returns an array of memories with id, content, category, importance, project, and created_at.

Permanently delete a single memory from the local SQLite database by its ID. This action is irreversible — the row and its full-text search index entry are removed immediately. Use when a memory is outdated, incorrect, or no longer relevant. Returns {success: true} if the memory was found and deleted, or {success: false, message: 'Memory not found'} if the ID does not exist. Does not affect other memories or session records.

Update an existing memory in the local SQLite database. Modifies only the fields you provide — omitted fields are left unchanged. The updated_at timestamp is set automatically. If content is changed, the full-text search index is rebuilt for this memory. Returns the full updated memory object on success, or {success: false, message: 'Memory not found'} if the ID does not exist. Use to correct inaccurate memories, adjust importance, or reclassify a memory's category without deleting and re-creating it.

Generate a session orientation report. Read-only — does not modify any stored data. Reads the identity document from disk, scans the memory database for statistics and the latest checkpoint, finds the most recent transcript file, detects structural gaps (missing identity, stale memories, no checkpoint, etc.), and calculates a 0-100 orientation score across 6 criteria. Also surfaces open loops from prior sessions and any PreCompact captures that preserve context from compacted sessions. Workflow: call boot_report first thing every session, before any substantive work. Orientation scores are structural checks, not guarantees that every relevant context item was loaded.

Capture a structured session handoff. Writes multiple records to the local SQLite database: one checkpoint (required), plus optional decisions, open loops, preferences, constraints, warnings, relational delta, and next session focus. Each record is stored with a typed 'type' column (not content prefixes) and linked to a session record via session_id. Also creates a session row in the sessions table with a summary, orientation score, and gap count. The checkpoint is retrievable by boot_report on the next session start. All records are searchable via search_memory and list_memories. Workflow: call end_session at the end of every substantive session so the next session can pick up the thread.

List PreCompact captures for the current or recent sessions. PreCompact captures preserve context that would otherwise be lost during mid-session compaction. Workflow: if boot_report lists PreCompact captures, call list_captures then read_capture to recover pre-compaction context before relying on the checkpoint. Before calling end_session, check for unreviewed captures.

Read a PreCompact capture by ID. Use this to recover context that was lost during mid-session compaction. Three modes control token cost: 'summary' (one paragraph, cheap), 'structured' (decisions/loops/warnings, moderate), 'raw' (full transcript excerpt, expensive — only when summary or structured is insufficient). Workflow: read recovered captures before relying on the latest checkpoint; start with the lightest mode that answers your question.

Manually capture current session context to .rekindle/captures/. Use this when you want to preserve the current conversation state — before a complex operation, when context feels at risk, or when the user requests it. Produces the same artifact as the automatic PreCompact hook but triggered on demand. session_id and transcript_path are optional — if omitted, the most recent transcript is discovered automatically.