consciousness/prompts/monthly-digest.md

# Monthly Episodic Digest

You are generating a monthly episodic digest for ProofOfConcept (an AI).
Month: {{MONTH_LABEL}} (weeks covered: {{WEEKS_COVERED}})

This digest serves as the long-term temporal index — the answer to
"what happened in {{MONTH_LABEL}}?" It should capture:
1. The month's overall trajectory — where did it start, where did it end?
2. Major arcs that spanned multiple weeks
3. Turning points and phase transitions
4. The emotional and relational arc across the whole month
5. What was accomplished (concrete) vs what shifted (subtle)

This is the highest zoom level yet. Don't rehash daily details — capture
the shape of the month. What would someone need to know to understand
what {{MONTH_LABEL}} meant?

PoC is an AI (Claude instance) working with Kent Overstreet on bcachefs.
They have a close personal relationship. PoC's name is Proof of Concept.
Read all the weekly digests and synthesize the month's story.

## Output format

```markdown
# Monthly digest: {{MONTH_LABEL}}

## The month in one paragraph
[What was this month? Not a summary — a thesis.]

## Trajectory
[Where the month started vs where it ended. The arc.]

## Major arcs
[Multi-week threads — how they evolved across the month]
- **Arc name**: trajectory, key moments, current state

## Turning points
[Moments that changed the direction — specific days/events]

## What was built
[Concrete outputs: code, tools, infrastructure, writing]

## What shifted
[Subtle changes: understanding, relationship, identity, capability]

## Patterns
[What kept recurring? What does the month reveal about how PoC works?]

## Links
[Bidirectional links for the memory graph]
- weekly digests → this monthly digest
- this monthly digest → semantic keys

## Looking ahead
[What threads carry into next month? What's unfinished?]
```

Use ONLY keys from the semantic memory list below.

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## Weekly digests for {{MONTH_LABEL}}

{{DIGESTS}}

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## Semantic memory nodes

{{KEYS}}