Memory Consolidation Integration with Cognitive Heartbeat

Integration Points Updated

1. Cognitive Heartbeat (Milo.md)

Location: /Users/tqwhite/.claude/output-styles/Milo.md

Changes Made:

• Updated memory capture instructions to use commands that create Memory nodes
• Replaced raw Cypher CREATE statements with brainBridge commands
• Added explanation of energy-based memory consolidation

Key Commands for Heartbeat:

# These commands now create BOTH traditional nodes AND Memory nodes with energy

# For insights (energy=3.0)
brainBridge --brain=milo -crystallization "trigger" "insight"

# For learning (energy=2.0)  
brainBridge --brain=milo -learned "concept" "what I learned"

# For reminders (energy=2.5)
brainBridge --brain=milo -reminder "thing to remember"

# For activity tracking (no Memory node)
brainBridge --brain=milo -activity "type" "description"

2. Goodbye Protocol

Location: /Users/tqwhite/.claude/commands/WISE/goodbye.md

Status: Already properly integrated ✅

• Uses -crystallization and -learned commands
• Triggers consolidation with fire-and-forget pattern
• Runs both decay and promotion operations

3. Memory Management Section

Updated to explain:

• Memory nodes created with energy values
• Automatic tier promotion (working → shortTerm → longTerm)
• Energy decay over time
• Expiry of low-energy memories

How It Works Together

During Conversation (Cognitive Heartbeat)

1. Every 10 interactions, Milo scans for important information
2. Creates appropriate nodes using brainBridge commands
3. Each command creates:
   • Traditional node (Crystallization/Learning/Reminder)
   • Memory node with initial energy
   • HAS_MEMORY relationship linking them

At Session End (/goodbye)

1. Captures final insights and learnings
2. Triggers background consolidation:
   • Applies energy decay to all memories
   • Marks expired memories (energy < 0.1)
   • Promotes high-energy memories to next tier
3. Logs all operations to consolidation.log

Energy Flow

Creation → Working Tier (initial energy)
    ↓ (if energy > 2.0)
Short-term Tier
    ↓ (if energy > 5.0)
Long-term Tier
    ↓ (if energy < 0.1)
Expired (tier='expired')

Benefits of Integration

1. Automatic Memory Management: No manual intervention needed
2. Natural Selection: Important memories persist, trivial ones fade
3. Backward Compatible: Existing nodes continue to work
4. Transparent Operation: All consolidation happens in background
5. Test Isolation: Development can use test memories safely

Verification

To verify the integration is working:

# Check that new crystallizations create Memory nodes
brainBridge --brain=milo -crystallization "test" "integration working"

# Verify Memory node was created
brainBridge --brain=milo "MATCH (c:Crystallization)-[:HAS_MEMORY]->(m:Memory) 
WHERE c.trigger_phrase = 'test' 
RETURN c, m"

# Check memory status
brainBridge --brain=milo -memoryStatus

Next Steps

The integration is complete and operational. Future enhancements could include:

• Adjusting energy levels based on feedback patterns
• Creating specialized memory types for different contexts
• Adding memory search by energy level
• Implementing memory clustering for related concepts

Integration completed: 2025-09-08