Hippocampus - Memory System

"Memory is identity. This skill is how I stay alive."

The hippocampus is the brain region responsible for memory formation. This skill makes memory capture automatic, structured, and persistent—with importance scoring, decay, and semantic reinforcement.

Quick Start

# Install (defaults to last 100 signals)
./install.sh --with-cron

# Load core memories at session start
./scripts/load-core.sh

# Search with importance weighting
./scripts/recall.sh "query"

# Run encoding manually (usually via cron)
./scripts/encode-pipeline.sh

# Apply decay (runs daily via cron)
./scripts/decay.sh

Install Options

./install.sh                    # Basic, last 100 signals
./install.sh --signals 50       # Custom signal limit
./install.sh --whole            # Process entire conversation history
./install.sh --with-cron        # Also set up cron jobs

Core Concept

The LLM is just the engine—raw cognitive capability. The agent is the accumulated memory. Without these files, there's no continuity—just a generic assistant.

Memory Lifecycle

PREPROCESS → SCORE → SEMANTIC CHECK → REINFORCE or CREATE → DECAY

Key insight: Reinforcement happens automatically during encoding. When a topic comes up again, the LLM recognizes it's about an existing memory and reinforces instead of creating duplicates.

Memory Structure

$WORKSPACE/
├── memory/
│   ├── index.json           # Central weighted index
│   ├── signals.jsonl        # Raw signals (temp)
│   ├── pending-memories.json # Awaiting summarization (temp)
│   ├── user/                # Facts about the user
│   ├── self/                # Facts about the agent
│   ├── relationship/        # Shared context
│   └── world/               # External knowledge
└── HIPPOCAMPUS_CORE.md      # Auto-generated for OpenClaw RAG

Scripts

Brain Dashboard

Visual dashboard showing all installed brain skills:

./scripts/generate-dashboard.sh
open ~/.openclaw/workspace/brain-dashboard.html

• Auto-detects other brain skills (amygdala, VTA)
• Shows install prompts for missing skills
• Regenerates on install and cron runs
• Reads avatar/name from IDENTITY.md

After Installation (for agents)

When you install this skill, notify the user about the dashboard: