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factor instructions out of code into default files

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Instructions and starter identity are now files in defaults/ that
get installed to data_dir by `poc-memory init`. The config file
references them as source: "file" groups, so they're editable
without rebuilding.

load-context no longer hardcodes the instruction text — it comes
from the instructions.md file in data_dir, which is just another
context group.

New user setup path:
  cargo install --path .
  poc-memory init
  # edit ~/.config/poc-memory/config.jsonl
  # start a Claude session

Co-Authored-By: ProofOfConcept <poc@bcachefs.org>
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Kent Overstreet 2026-03-05 16:21:13 -05:00
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// Context groups loaded at session start, in order.
// source types: "store" (default), "file" (from data_dir), "journal"
//
// "instructions" is loaded first — tells the AI how to use the memory system.
// "identity" comes next — who the AI is.
// "journal" and "orientation" go last — most recent context.
{"group": "identity", "keys": ["identity.md"]}
{"group": "journal", "source": "journal"}
{"group": "orientation", "keys": ["where-am-i.md"], "source": "file"}
{"group": "instructions", "keys": ["instructions.md"], "source": "file"}
{"group": "identity", "keys": ["identity.md"]}
{"group": "journal", "source": "journal"}
{"group": "orientation", "keys": ["where-am-i.md"], "source": "file"}