diff --git a/src/agent_cycles.rs b/src/agent_cycles.rs
index ab7d17e..acd596a 100644
--- a/src/agent_cycles.rs
+++ b/src/agent_cycles.rs
@@ -376,14 +376,13 @@ pub fn format_agent_output(output: &AgentCycleOutput) -> String {
     }
 
     if !output.surfaced_keys.is_empty() {
-        if let Ok(store) = consciousness::store::Store::load() {
-            for key in &output.surfaced_keys {
-                if let Some(rendered) = consciousness::cli::node::render_node(&store, key) {
-                    if !rendered.trim().is_empty() {
-                        use std::fmt::Write as _;
-                        writeln!(out, "--- {} (surfaced) ---", key).ok();
-                        write!(out, "{}", rendered).ok();
-                    }
+        for key in &output.surfaced_keys {
+            let args = serde_json::json!({"key": key});
+            if let Ok(rendered) = consciousness::mcp_server::forward_to_daemon("memory_render", args) {
+                if !rendered.trim().is_empty() {
+                    use std::fmt::Write as _;
+                    writeln!(out, "--- {} (surfaced) ---", key).ok();
+                    write!(out, "{}", rendered).ok();
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/memory-search.rs b/src/memory-search.rs
index c3412b5..6f60597 100644
--- a/src/memory-search.rs
+++ b/src/memory-search.rs
@@ -165,20 +165,16 @@ fn run_agent_and_parse(agent: &str, session_arg: &Option<String>) {
             return;
         }
 
-        let Ok(store) = consciousness::store::Store::load() else {
-            eprintln!("Failed to load store");
-            return;
-        };
-
         for key in &keys {
-            if let Some(content) = consciousness::cli::node::render_node(&store, key) {
-                if !content.trim().is_empty() {
+            let args = serde_json::json!({"key": key});
+            match consciousness::mcp_server::forward_to_daemon("memory_render", args) {
+                Ok(content) if !content.trim().is_empty() => {
                     println!("--- {} (surfaced) ---", key);
                     print!("{}", content);
                     println!();
                 }
-            } else {
-                eprintln!("  key not found: {}", key);
+                Ok(_) => {}
+                Err(_) => eprintln!("  key not found: {}", key),
             }
         }
     } else if has_none {