Read Working Memory

Start every session with context. Your Working Memory is a daily briefing synthesized from your knowledge base, covering what you're focused on and what changed recently.

When to Use

At session start:

• Beginning of a new conversation
• Returning to a project after a break
• When context about recent work would help

During session:

• User asks "what am I working on?" or "what's my context?"
• User references recent priorities or decisions
• Need to understand what has been happening across tools

Skip when:

• Already loaded this session
• User explicitly wants a fresh start
• Working on an isolated, context-independent task

Usage

nmem --json wm read

If the runtime already knows the current project or agent lane, add --space "<space name>".

What You'll Find

• Active Focus Areas: Topics you're currently engaged with, ranked by recent activity
• Priorities: Items flagged as important or needing attention
• Unresolved Flags: Contradictions, stale information, or items needing verification
• Recent Activity: What changed in your knowledge base since the last briefing
• Deep Links: References to specific memories for further exploration

How to Use This Context

1. Read once at session start. Don't re-read unless asked.
2. If the task is clearly a continuation, review, regression, release, or prior-decision question, move directly into search-memory after the briefing.
3. Reference naturally when it connects to the current task.
4. Share only the parts relevant to what the user is working on.
5. Insights saved in other tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex) appear here automatically.

If the response includes exists: false, mention there's no briefing yet and continue.

Links

• Documentation
• Troubleshooting