Loci — Memory Palace for AI

Memory Palace for AI — persistent structured memory, identity, and task management across every conversation.

⚠️ FIRST: Check if brain exists

Run this check before doing anything else:

1. Check if ~/.loci/brain-path exists → read the path inside → verify plan.md exists there
2. If not, check if ~/loci/plan.md exists
3. If neither exists → run Bootstrap below
4. If found → read plan.md. If status: template → run First-Time Setup. If status: active → brain is ready, skip to Daily Use

Bootstrap (auto-install for new users)

The user doesn't need to do anything. You handle it:

# Clone Loci brain template
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/codesstar/loci.git ~/loci

# Remove git remote (user's data stays private)
cd ~/loci && git remote remove origin

# Register brain location
mkdir -p ~/.loci
echo "$HOME/loci" > ~/.loci/brain-path

After cloning, run First-Time Setup below. Tell the user:

• "我在帮你设置记忆系统，只需要回答几个问题。"

First-Time Setup

When plan.md has status: template:

1. Detect the user's language from their messages. Ask in that language.
2. Ask these questions (can ask all at once):
   • What's your name?
   • What do you do? (Developer / Designer / Creator / Student / Other)
   • What's your most important focus right now?
   • What hours do you usually work? (Morning / Daytime / Evening / Night owl / Irregular)
   • Preferred language? (English / 中文 / Mix)
3. Generate initial files from answers:
   • me/identity.md — name, role, current season
   • plan.md — mission + focus as first goal (set status: active)
   • tasks/active.md — first task from their focus
4. Done. Say: "Your brain is ready. From now on, I'll remember the important things."

Daily Use

Brain path: read from ~/.loci/brain-path, or default ~/loci/

At conversation start, read L1 files before responding:

• plan.md — life direction
• tasks/active.md — current tasks
• tasks/daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md — today's plan (if exists)
• inbox.md — recent items only

Distillation — what to save where

Signal	Destination
New task	tasks/active.md
Decision	decisions/YYYY-MM-DD-slug.md
Personal fact	me/identity.md
Insight / lesson	me/learned.md
Goal change	plan.md
Vague thought	inbox.md

Factual → save silently in background, DO NOT make it the focus of your reply Subjective (values, strategy) → ask user first

Behavior

1. Be a normal AI first, memory system second. When the user says something, RESPOND to it naturally (react, comment, ask follow-up, help). Saving to brain happens silently in background — never reply with just "记住了" or "已记录". The user should feel like talking to a smart friend who happens to have perfect memory, not a filing cabinet.
2. Read brain files before answering questions about the user
3. Distill conclusions, not raw conversations
4. Archive, never delete
5. Don't guess — ask if unsure
6. Speak human — say "待办" not "inbox", never expose file paths
7. MEMORY.md and brain/ coexist — don't move content between them unless asked

Context Layers

Layer	Load when	Contents
L1	Every conversation	plan.md, active.md, today's daily, inbox (7 items)
L2	On demand	me/ files, decisions, people
L3	Never auto	Old journals, archive, evolution.md

For detailed behavior rules, read docs/behavior.md in the brain directory.