archive

Memex - Archive

Wikilink rule: Use [[filename]] for every file reference in markdown.

Move a file from Tier 2 to Tier 3 in _MANIFEST.md and update its hub status. The file stays on disk; archiving just stops auto-loading.

Step 1: Find workspace root

Run WORKSPACE_ROOT=$(pwd) && echo "$WORKSPACE_ROOT" via Bash.

Read _MANIFEST.md. If missing: tell the user "No manifest found. Run /memex:init first." and stop.

Step 2: Identify the file

If $ARGUMENTS is set, use it. Otherwise read the Tier 2 sections from _MANIFEST.md, show the entries, and ask which to archive.

Step 3: Move in manifest

1. Remove the file's row from its Tier 2 domain section.
2. Add to the Tier 3 table with today's date and a brief reason:

| [[filename]] | [why archived] | YYYY-MM-DD |

Step 4: Update the hub and closets

Read the relevant domain hub. Set the file's status to Archived, or remove it from the active table.

Then update the file's entry in <domain>/_CLOSETS.md (or _CLOSETS-archive.md if it lives there per pagination). Change the entry's status: line to status: archived. If the file has no closets entry yet, skip. Session-end will not re-create it for an archived file.

Closets schema and field semantics: memex/skills/session-end/references/closets-format.md.

Step 5: Confirm

Archived: [filename]
  From:   Tier 2 ([domain name])
  Reason: [why]
  Date:   YYYY-MM-DD

To unarchive: move the row back to Tier 2 in _MANIFEST.md.

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Gotchas

• Archive is a manifest move, not a file deletion. The file stays on disk. Don't rm it. Don't move it to an archive/ folder unless the user explicitly asks. That breaks existing wikilinks.
• Tier 3 entries still need wikilinks. Use [[filename]] in the Tier 3 row so the Obsidian graph keeps the node connected.
• Don't strip the closets entry. The file's _CLOSETS.md entry stays, with status: archived. Future searches still surface it, just at lower priority.
• Tier 1 files don't archive. status.md, decisions.md, glossary.md, etc. are always-loaded by design. Refuse and explain.
• Reason is load-bearing. Examples: "wrapped", "superseded by [[new-file]]", "stale". Future you reads this when deciding whether to unarchive. "no longer needed" is not a reason.