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Memory

Search first: /mnemonic:search {relevant_keywords} Capture after: /mnemonic:capture {namespace} "{title}"

Run /mnemonic:list --namespaces to see available namespaces from loaded ontologies.

Mnemonic Search Skill

Search and filtering for mnemonic memories.

Trigger Phrases

• "search memories", "find in memories", "grep memories", "search mnemonic"
• "deep search memories", "comprehensive memory search", "synthesize knowledge about"

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Core Search Patterns

By Namespace

rg "^namespace: _semantic/decisions" ${MNEMONIC_ROOT}/ --glob "*.memory.md" -l

By Tag

# Single tag
rg -l "^  - architecture" ${MNEMONIC_ROOT}/ --glob "*.memory.md"

# Multiple tags (AND)
rg -l "^  - architecture" ${MNEMONIC_ROOT}/ --glob "*.memory.md" | xargs rg -l "^  - database"

By Type

rg "^type: semantic" ${MNEMONIC_ROOT}/ --glob "*.memory.md" -l
rg "^type: episodic" ${MNEMONIC_ROOT}/ --glob "*.memory.md" -l
rg "^type: procedural" ${MNEMONIC_ROOT}/ --glob "*.memory.md" -l

By Date

rg "^created: 2026-01" ${MNEMONIC_ROOT}/ --glob "*.memory.md" -l

By Title

rg -i '^title: ".*auth.*"' ${MNEMONIC_ROOT}/ --glob "*.memory.md" -l

By Confidence

rg "confidence: 0\.9" ${MNEMONIC_ROOT}/ --glob "*.memory.md" -l

Full-Text

rg -i "search term" ${MNEMONIC_ROOT}/ --glob "*.memory.md"

Combined: Namespace + Text

rg "database" ${MNEMONIC_ROOT} --path "*/_semantic/decisions/" --glob "*.memory.md"

Recent Files

find ${MNEMONIC_ROOT} -name "*.memory.md" -mtime -7

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Progressive Disclosure Protocol

Always start at Level 1. Expand only if needed.

Level	What	How
1 (start here)	Titles only	rg -l "pattern" ${MNEMONIC_ROOT}/ --glob "*.memory.md" then extract ^title:
2	Frontmatter + summary	Read first ~50 lines of matched files
3	Full detail	Read entire memory file

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Semantic Search (requires qmd)

If @tobilu/qmd is installed (see /mnemonic:qmd-setup):

# BM25 keyword search (ranked)
qmd search "authentication middleware" -n 10

# Semantic vector search (meaning-based)
qmd vsearch "how do we handle user sessions" -n 10

# Hybrid search (BM25 + vector combined)
qmd query "authentication patterns" -n 10

# Scope to collection
qmd search "auth" -c mnemonic-zircote

Tool	Best For	Requires
rg	Exact strings, regex, frontmatter fields	Nothing
qmd search	Ranked keyword search, typo-tolerant	qmd update
qmd vsearch	Conceptual/meaning-based queries	qmd embed
qmd query	Best overall recall, combines both	Both

After adding memories, run /mnemonic:qmd-reindex to update indexes.

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Enhanced Search (Iterative with Synthesis)

For complex or multi-faceted queries:

1. Initial search with user's query
2. Analyze results for gaps
3. Iterative refinement (up to 3 rounds via Task tool with mnemonic-search-subcall agent)
4. Synthesize findings into a coherent answer with source citations

Use when queries span multiple namespaces or need comprehensive coverage.

Output Format

## Synthesized Answer
{Answer drawing from all found memories}

### Sources
| Memory | Namespace | Relevance |
|--------|-----------|-----------|
| [[memory-id]] title | namespace | High/Medium |

### Gaps
- {Topics where no memories were found}