AI Notes — Consolidate

Consolidate raw session observations from .ainotes/log.md into a curated .ainotes/memory.md.

Workflow

1. Check if .ainotes/ directory exists in the repo root. If not, create it with empty memory.md, rules.md, and log.md.
2. Read .ainotes/log.md — these are raw observations appended by the commit skill.
3. Read .ainotes/memory.md — this is the current curated memory.
4. Read .ainotes/rules.md — check for any rules that should be updated or deduplicated.
5. Consolidate log entries into memory:
   • Merge new observations into the appropriate section
   • Deduplicate — if a fact is already in memory, skip it
   • Merge related observations into single concise entries
   • Prune stale info that contradicts newer observations
   • Keep memory under ~200 lines (hard limit)
6. If any log entries describe mistakes or operational lessons, ensure they're captured in rules.md as one-liners.
7. Write updated memory.md
8. Truncate log.md — keep only the last 10 entries as a buffer, remove everything else.

memory.md Format

Use structured sections. Only include sections that have content:

# AI Notes — <project name>

## Architecture
- <observation>

## Gotchas
- <observation>

## Workflows
- <observation>

## Testing
- <observation>

## Dependencies
- <observation>

## Conventions
- <observation>

Rules

• Every bullet must be a terse one-liner — no paragraphs
• Prefer specifics over generalities (file paths, command names, exact behavior)
• If memory exceeds ~200 lines, aggressively prune least-useful entries
• Never duplicate information already in README.md or AGENTS.md
• When merging contradictory observations, keep the newer one
• Mistakes and operational lessons go in rules.md, not memory.md