Research Memory

Build a persistent, searchable knowledge base from articles, papers, documents, and notes using BlueColumn. Use when a user wants to save research for later...

Research Memory Skill

Turn articles, papers, and notes into a searchable knowledge base backed by BlueColumn.

Setup

Read TOOLS.md for the BlueColumn API key (bc_live_*). Keys are generated at bluecolumn.ai/dashboard. Store securely — never log or expose them.

Base URL: https://xkjkwqbfvkswwdmbtndo.supabase.co/functions/v1 (BlueColumn's official backend — bluecolumn.ai runs on Supabase Edge Functions)

Save Research

From URL (PDF or document):

curl -X POST .../agent-remember \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <key>" \
  -d '{"file_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/...", "title": "Attention Is All You Need"}'

From text/paste:

curl -X POST .../agent-remember \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <key>" \
  -d '{"text": "<article content>", "title": "Article Title - Source - Date"}'

Response: session_id, summary, key_topics[] — confirm to user what was stored.

Query Knowledge Base

curl -X POST .../agent-recall \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <key>" \
  -d '{"q": "what have I saved about transformer attention mechanisms?"}'

Returns synthesized answer across all stored research + source citations.

Save a Quick Note

curl -X POST .../agent-note \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <key>" \
  -d '{"text": "Interesting idea from paper: sparse attention reduces complexity to O(n sqrt(n))", "tags": ["transformers", "attention", "efficiency"]}'

Workflow

1. User shares article URL, PDF URL, or pastes content
2. Store via /agent-remember with descriptive title (include source + date)
3. Confirm: show summary + key topics extracted
4. For queries → /agent-recall with natural language question
5. For quick observations → /agent-note with relevant tags

Title Naming Convention

"<Topic> - <Source> - <YYYY-MM-DD>" Example: "Sparse Attention - Arxiv - 2026-04-14"

Consistent naming improves recall accuracy over time.

See references/api.md for full API reference.