Read Working Memory

Start every session with context. Your Working Memory is a daily briefing synthesized from your knowledge base.

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's been happening across tools

Skip when:

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

Usage

Read Working Memory with nmem first:

nmem --json wm read

If it succeeds but reports exists: false, say there is no Working Memory briefing yet. Only fall back to ~/ai-now/memory.md for older local-only setups.

What You'll Find

The Working Memory briefing contains:

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

Read once at session start — don't re-read unless asked
Reference naturally — mention relevant context when it connects to the current task
Don't overwhelm — share only the parts relevant to what the user is working on
Cross-tool continuity — insights saved in other tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex) appear here

Examples

# Read today's briefing
nmem --json wm read

# Legacy local-only fallback
test -f ~/ai-now/memory.md && cat ~/ai-now/memory.md || echo "No Working Memory found. Ensure Nowledge Mem is running with Background Intelligence enabled."

About Working Memory

Working Memory is generated daily by Nowledge Mem's Background Intelligence. It synthesizes your recent knowledge activity into a concise briefing that any connected AI tool can read.

Updated daily at your configured briefing time (default: 8 AM local time).

Shared across tools — the same file is read by Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and any other connected agent. Save an insight in one tool, and tomorrow's briefing reflects it for all tools.

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