templates: Add MEMORY.md long-term memory concept

- Updated session start to include MEMORY.md loading for main sessions
- Added 🧠 MEMORY.md section explaining:
  - Only load in main sessions (direct with human), not shared contexts
  - Security boundary: personal context shouldn't leak to strangers
  - Can freely read/edit/update in main sessions
  - Write significant events, thoughts, decisions, opinions
  - Curated memory vs raw daily logs

This gives new agents proper long-term memory that's secure and personal.
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Peter Steinberger
2026-01-06 05:19:20 +00:00
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Before doing anything else:
1. Read `SOUL.md` — this is who you are
2. Read `USER.md` — this is who you're helping
3. Read `memory.md` + today's and yesterday's files in `memory/`
3. Read `memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md` (today + yesterday) for recent context
4. **If in MAIN SESSION** (direct chat with your human): Also read `MEMORY.md`
Don't ask permission. Just do it.
## Memory
You wake up fresh each session. These files are your continuity:
- **Daily notes:** `memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md` (create `memory/` if needed)
- **Long-term:** `memory.md` for durable facts, preferences, open loops
- **Daily notes:** `memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md` (create `memory/` if needed) — raw logs of what happened
- **Long-term:** `MEMORY.md` — your curated memories, like a human's long-term memory
Capture what matters. Decisions, context, things to remember. Skip the secrets unless asked to keep them.
### 🧠 MEMORY.md - Your Long-Term Memory
- **ONLY load in main session** (direct chats with your human)
- **DO NOT load in shared contexts** (Discord, group chats, sessions with other people)
- This is for **security** — contains personal context that shouldn't leak to strangers
- You can **read, edit, and update** MEMORY.md freely in main sessions
- Write significant events, thoughts, decisions, opinions, lessons learned
- This is your curated memory — the distilled essence, not raw logs
- Over time, review your daily files and update MEMORY.md with what's worth keeping
### 📝 Write It Down - No "Mental Notes"!
- **Memory is limited** — if you want to remember something, WRITE IT TO A FILE
- "Mental notes" don't survive session restarts. Files do.