Compound Memory

Compound Memory

Use this driver for the persistent compounding-memory pattern. It coordinates existing capabilities; it does not replace their storage, review, indexing, or promotion mechanics.

Start with readiness:

aiwg compound-memory status --json

Governed workflows

1. Ingest — preserve the source unchanged, calculate its identity and digest, then route long-form material through memory-ingest and llm-wiki. Route session transcripts through aiwg sessions import and extract.
2. Retrieve/use — query llm-wiki or the artifact index for linked detail; use aiwg compound-memory context <task> --budget <characters> --json to merge relevant line facts and wiki evidence. Add --no-touch for inspection. Never inject the complete stores into startup context.
3. Write/capture output — register the output and its source/context-pack lineage before proposing any extracted facts as session candidates. Run aiwg compound-memory capture-output <file> ... --json first, review the immutable digest and minimized references, then repeat with --confirm --operation-id <preview-operation-id>. This creates registration and index receipts only; it never promotes knowledge.
4. Manage — use exact-version candidate review and preview promotion to the declared memory or line-memory consumer. One reviewed candidate may produce independent receipts for both consumers.
5. Review/update — independently accept, reject, or defer proposed facts. Start from aiwg compound-memory review --limit 50 --json, then inspect and decide through the exact-version sessions commands. Workspace identity changes require a separate explicit review gate. For canonical context, run aiwg compound-memory update <target> <key> <value> --source-ref <ref> --reviewer <id> --reason <reason> --json, review its diff/conflicts, then repeat with the exact operation ID and --confirm. This never refreshes provider adapters.
6. Maintain — preview pruning, deduplication, contradiction repair, orphan repair, and index refresh. Confirm only the reviewed mutations. Preserve lifecycle tombstones and source-purge dependent dispositions. The compound command's confirmation may replay pending output registrations; all other actions remain delegated to their owning review workflows.

Until the compound-memory lifecycle ADR is accepted, do not invent a new automatic promotion path. Use the existing commands and receipts named above, and treat generated/model output as untrusted proposed knowledge rather than ground truth.

References

• @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/addons/compound-memory/docs/overview.md
• @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/addons/line-memory/skills/line-memory/SKILL.md
• @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/addons/llm-wiki/skills/llm-wiki/SKILL.md
• @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/addons/semantic-memory/skills/memory-ingest/SKILL.md