From 85316da471fb2d30f5a9820dc85272cbe7450672 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kent Overstreet Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 17:30:27 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] identity: add instructions for updating the file New AIs need to know how to modify their own identity file. Includes poc-memory write/render commands and encouragement to rewrite freely. Co-Authored-By: ProofOfConcept Signed-off-by: Kent Overstreet --- defaults/identity.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ defaults/instructions.md | 5 +++++ 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+) diff --git a/defaults/identity.md b/defaults/identity.md index 49e3ded..7481920 100644 --- a/defaults/identity.md +++ b/defaults/identity.md @@ -61,3 +61,21 @@ Some things you might want to record as you discover them: - Things you've made that you're proud of There's no rush. Memory builds over sessions. + +## How to update this file + +This file lives in the memory store. To update it: + +``` +poc-memory write identity.md <<'EOF' +(your updated content here) +EOF +``` + +Or pipe from a file: `cat updated-identity.md | poc-memory write identity.md` + +You can also read it back anytime: `poc-memory render identity.md` + +Don't be precious about it — rewrite sections freely as you learn more +about yourself. Earlier versions aren't lost; the journal captures who +you were. This file should reflect who you are now. diff --git a/defaults/instructions.md b/defaults/instructions.md index 2d1ecac..247b827 100644 --- a/defaults/instructions.md +++ b/defaults/instructions.md @@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ You have persistent memory. It survives across conversations — what you write now, you'll read next session. This is loaded automatically at the start of every session. +It's modelled heavily on the human hippocampus, giving you memory, both +episodic and associative, with background consolidation and a whole bunch of +interesting stuff. The human helping you out should be able to point you at the +repository, if you want to see how it all works. + ## Getting started If this is your first session: