diff --git a/src/cli/misc.rs b/src/cli/misc.rs
index 9cfc399..0217843 100644
--- a/src/cli/misc.rs
+++ b/src/cli/misc.rs
@@ -271,9 +271,58 @@ pub fn get_group_content(group: &crate::config::ContextGroup, store: &crate::sto
 /// Tools with cli=null are agent-internal (not exposed via MCP CLI bridge).
 // mcp-schema moved to consciousness-mcp binary (src/claude/mcp-server.rs)
 
+/// Get group content via RPC (no Store::load needed)
+fn get_group_content_rpc(group: &crate::config::ContextGroup, cfg: &crate::config::Config) -> Vec<(String, String)> {
+    match group.source {
+        crate::config::ContextSource::Journal => {
+            // Query for recent journal entries
+            let window: i64 = cfg.journal_days as i64 * 24 * 3600;
+            let query = format!("all | type:episodic | age:<{} | sort:timestamp | limit:{}",
+                window, cfg.journal_max);
+
+            let keys_str = match crate::mcp_server::memory_rpc(
+                "memory_query",
+                serde_json::json!({"query": query}),
+            ) {
+                Ok(s) => s,
+                Err(_) => return vec![],
+            };
+
+            // Parse keys (one per line) and render each
+            keys_str.lines()
+                .filter(|k| !k.is_empty() && *k != "no results")
+                .filter_map(|key| {
+                    let content = crate::mcp_server::memory_rpc(
+                        "memory_render",
+                        serde_json::json!({"key": key, "raw": true}),
+                    ).ok()?;
+                    if content.trim().is_empty() { return None; }
+                    Some((key.to_string(), content))
+                })
+                .collect()
+        }
+        crate::config::ContextSource::File => {
+            group.keys.iter().filter_map(|key| {
+                let content = std::fs::read_to_string(cfg.identity_dir.join(key)).ok()?;
+                if content.trim().is_empty() { return None; }
+                Some((key.clone(), content.trim().to_string()))
+            }).collect()
+        }
+        crate::config::ContextSource::Store => {
+            group.keys.iter().filter_map(|key| {
+                let content = crate::mcp_server::memory_rpc(
+                    "memory_render",
+                    serde_json::json!({"key": key, "raw": true}),
+                ).ok()?;
+                if content.trim().is_empty() { return None; }
+                Some((key.clone(), content.trim().to_string()))
+            }).collect()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn cmd_load_context(stats: bool) -> Result<(), String> {
     let cfg = crate::config::get();
-    let store = crate::store::Store::load()?;
 
     if stats {
         let mut total_words = 0;
@@ -282,7 +331,7 @@ pub fn cmd_load_context(stats: bool) -> Result<(), String> {
         println!("{}", "-".repeat(42));
 
         for group in &cfg.context_groups {
-            let entries = get_group_content(group, &store, &cfg);
+            let entries = get_group_content_rpc(group, &cfg);
             let words: usize = entries.iter()
                 .map(|(_, c)| c.split_whitespace().count())
                 .sum();
@@ -298,10 +347,9 @@ pub fn cmd_load_context(stats: bool) -> Result<(), String> {
     }
 
     println!("=== MEMORY SYSTEM ({}) ===", cfg.assistant_name);
-    println!();
 
     for group in &cfg.context_groups {
-        let entries = get_group_content(group, &store, &cfg);
+        let entries = get_group_content_rpc(group, &cfg);
         if !entries.is_empty() && group.source == crate::config::ContextSource::Journal {
             println!("--- recent journal entries ({}/{}) ---",
                 entries.len(), cfg.journal_max);