Persists context across conversations as plain markdown so every future session can enrich a topic-scoped memory (e.g. `project-acme`). Four operations: `write` (extract candidates, resolve as ADD / UPDATE / DELETE / NOOP per Mem0), `read` (load a ≤ 200-line INDEX, fetch detail on demand), `consolidate` (sleep-style merge + prune), `forget` (delete or redact with audit). Three storage tiers: home (`~/.agent-memory/<scope>/`, default), project-local (gitignored), project-shared (committed). Enforces a never-store list (secrets, keys, financial and identity numbers) and a consent preview before every write. `rules/scaling-tiers.md` covers scaling to SQLite FTS, vector DB, and managed memory, plus the LoreKit backend the self-improvement loops run on: scope mapping, the `loop::<skill>-lessons` tag and key convention, and the shared lesson schema. Triggers on "remember this", "save to memory", "recall memory", "what do you remember about", "consolidate memory", "forget that", "/persistent-memory".