diff --git a/src/hippocampus/store/capnp.rs b/src/hippocampus/store/capnp.rs
index 1f997d3..ddd6531 100644
--- a/src/hippocampus/store/capnp.rs
+++ b/src/hippocampus/store/capnp.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
-// Persistence layer: load, replay, append
+// Cap'n Proto serialization and persistence
 //
 // capnp logs are the source of truth; redb provides indexed access.
+// This module contains:
+//   - Serialization macros (capnp_enum!, capnp_message!)
+//   - Load/replay from capnp logs
+//   - Append to capnp logs
+//   - fsck (corruption repair)
 
 use super::{index, types::*};
 use redb::ReadableTableMetadata;
 
 use crate::memory_capnp;
+use super::Store;
 
-use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
 use capnp::message;
 use capnp::serialize;
 
@@ -16,6 +22,194 @@ use std::fs;
 use std::io::{BufReader, Seek};
 use std::path::Path;
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Capnp serialization macros
+//
+// Declarative mapping between Rust types and capnp generated types.
+// Adding a field to the schema means adding it in one place below;
+// both read and write are generated from the same declaration.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Generate to_capnp/from_capnp conversion methods for an enum.
+macro_rules! capnp_enum {
+    ($rust_type:ident, $capnp_type:path, [$($variant:ident),+ $(,)?]) => {
+        impl $rust_type {
+            #[allow(clippy::wrong_self_convention, dead_code)]
+            pub(crate) fn to_capnp(&self) -> $capnp_type {
+                match self {
+                    $(Self::$variant => <$capnp_type>::$variant,)+
+                }
+            }
+            pub(crate) fn from_capnp(v: $capnp_type) -> Self {
+                match v {
+                    $(<$capnp_type>::$variant => Self::$variant,)+
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+/// Generate from_capnp/to_capnp methods for a struct with capnp serialization.
+/// Fields are grouped by serialization kind:
+///   text  - capnp Text fields (String in Rust)
+///   uuid  - capnp Data fields ([u8; 16] in Rust)
+///   prim  - copy types (u32, f32, f64, bool)
+///   enm   - enums with to_capnp/from_capnp methods
+///   skip  - Rust-only fields not in capnp (set to Default on read)
+macro_rules! capnp_message {
+    (
+        $struct:ident,
+        reader: $reader:ty,
+        builder: $builder:ty,
+        text: [$($tf:ident),* $(,)?],
+        uuid: [$($uf:ident),* $(,)?],
+        prim: [$($pf:ident),* $(,)?],
+        enm: [$($ef:ident: $et:ident),* $(,)?],
+        skip: [$($sf:ident),* $(,)?] $(,)?
+    ) => {
+        impl $struct {
+            pub fn from_capnp(r: $reader) -> Result<Self> {
+                paste::paste! {
+                    Ok(Self {
+                        $($tf: read_text(r.[<get_ $tf>]()),)*
+                        $($uf: read_uuid(r.[<get_ $uf>]()),)*
+                        $($pf: r.[<get_ $pf>](),)*
+                        $($ef: $et::from_capnp(
+                            r.[<get_ $ef>]().map_err(|_| anyhow!(concat!("bad ", stringify!($ef))))?
+                        ),)*
+                        $($sf: Default::default(),)*
+                    })
+                }
+            }
+
+            pub fn to_capnp(&self, mut b: $builder) {
+                paste::paste! {
+                    $(b.[<set_ $tf>](&self.$tf);)*
+                    $(b.[<set_ $uf>](&self.$uf);)*
+                    $(b.[<set_ $pf>](self.$pf);)*
+                    $(b.[<set_ $ef>](self.$ef.to_capnp());)*
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Capnp helpers
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Read a capnp text field, returning empty string on any error
+fn read_text(result: capnp::Result<capnp::text::Reader>) -> String {
+    result.ok()
+        .and_then(|t| t.to_str().ok())
+        .unwrap_or("")
+        .to_string()
+}
+
+/// Read a capnp data field as [u8; 16], zero-padded
+fn read_uuid(result: capnp::Result<&[u8]>) -> [u8; 16] {
+    let mut out = [0u8; 16];
+    if let Ok(data) = result
+        && data.len() >= 16 {
+            out.copy_from_slice(&data[..16]);
+        }
+    out
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Type-to-capnp mappings
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+capnp_enum!(NodeType, memory_capnp::NodeType,
+    [EpisodicSession, EpisodicDaily, EpisodicWeekly, Semantic, EpisodicMonthly]);
+
+capnp_enum!(RelationType, memory_capnp::RelationType,
+    [Link, Causal, Auto]);
+
+capnp_message!(Node,
+    reader: memory_capnp::content_node::Reader<'_>,
+    builder: memory_capnp::content_node::Builder<'_>,
+    text: [key, content, source_ref, provenance],
+    uuid: [uuid],
+    prim: [version, timestamp, weight, emotion, deleted,
+           retrievals, uses, wrongs, last_replayed,
+           spaced_repetition_interval, created_at, last_scored],
+    enm:  [node_type: NodeType],
+    skip: [community_id, clustering_coefficient, degree],
+);
+
+capnp_message!(Relation,
+    reader: memory_capnp::relation::Reader<'_>,
+    builder: memory_capnp::relation::Builder<'_>,
+    text: [source_key, target_key, provenance],
+    uuid: [uuid, source, target],
+    prim: [version, timestamp, strength, deleted],
+    enm:  [rel_type: RelationType],
+    skip: [],
+);
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Migration helpers (legacy provenance enum → string)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Convert legacy capnp provenance enum to string label.
+fn legacy_provenance_label(p: memory_capnp::Provenance) -> &'static str {
+    use memory_capnp::Provenance::*;
+    match p {
+        Manual => "manual",
+        Journal => "journal",
+        Agent => "agent",
+        Dream => "dream",
+        Derived => "derived",
+        AgentExperienceMine => "agent:experience-mine",
+        AgentKnowledgeObservation => "agent:knowledge-observation",
+        AgentKnowledgePattern => "agent:knowledge-pattern",
+        AgentKnowledgeConnector => "agent:knowledge-connector",
+        AgentKnowledgeChallenger => "agent:knowledge-challenger",
+        AgentConsolidate => "agent:consolidate",
+        AgentDigest => "agent:digest",
+        AgentFactMine => "agent:fact-mine",
+        AgentDecay => "agent:decay",
+    }
+}
+
+impl Node {
+    /// Read from capnp with migration: if the new provenance text field
+    /// is empty (old record), fall back to the deprecated provenanceOld enum.
+    pub fn from_capnp_migrate(r: memory_capnp::content_node::Reader<'_>) -> Result<Self> {
+        let mut node = Self::from_capnp(r)?;
+        if node.provenance.is_empty()
+            && let Ok(old) = r.get_provenance_old() {
+                node.provenance = legacy_provenance_label(old).to_string();
+            }
+        // Sanitize timestamps: old capnp records have raw offsets instead
+        // of unix epoch. Anything past year 2100 (~4102444800) is bogus.
+        const MAX_SANE_EPOCH: i64 = 4_102_444_800;
+        if node.timestamp > MAX_SANE_EPOCH || node.timestamp < 0 {
+            node.timestamp = node.created_at;
+        }
+        if node.created_at > MAX_SANE_EPOCH || node.created_at < 0 {
+            node.created_at = node.timestamp.min(MAX_SANE_EPOCH);
+        }
+        Ok(node)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Relation {
+    pub fn from_capnp_migrate(r: memory_capnp::relation::Reader<'_>) -> Result<Self> {
+        let mut rel = Self::from_capnp(r)?;
+        if rel.provenance.is_empty()
+            && let Ok(old) = r.get_provenance_old() {
+                rel.provenance = legacy_provenance_label(old).to_string();
+            }
+        Ok(rel)
+    }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Store persistence methods
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 impl Store {
     /// Load store by replaying capnp logs, then open/verify redb indices.
     pub fn load() -> Result<Store> {
diff --git a/src/hippocampus/store/mod.rs b/src/hippocampus/store/mod.rs
index 9812c54..29af846 100644
--- a/src/hippocampus/store/mod.rs
+++ b/src/hippocampus/store/mod.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 // redb provides indexed access; Store struct holds in-memory state.
 //
 // Module layout:
-//   types.rs — Node, Relation, enums, capnp macros, path helpers
+//   types.rs — Node, Relation, enums, path/time helpers
+//   capnp.rs — serialization macros, log IO (load, replay, append, fsck)
 //   index.rs — redb index operations
-//   capnp.rs — capnp log IO (load, replay, append, fsck)
 //   ops.rs   — mutations (upsert, delete, rename, etc.)
 //   view.rs  — StoreView trait for read-only access
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ mod view;
 pub use types::{
     memory_dir, nodes_path,
     now_epoch, epoch_to_local, format_date, format_datetime, format_datetime_space, compact_timestamp, today,
-    Node, Relation, NodeType, RelationType, Store,
+    Node, Relation, NodeType, RelationType,
     new_node, new_relation,
 };
 pub use view::StoreView;
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pub use ops::current_provenance;
 
 use crate::graph::{self, Graph};
 
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use anyhow::{bail, Result};
 
 /// Strip .md suffix from a key, handling both bare keys and section keys.
@@ -45,6 +46,31 @@ pub fn strip_md_suffix(key: &str) -> String {
     }
 }
 
+// The full in-memory store
+pub struct Store {
+    pub nodes: HashMap<String, Node>,          // key → latest node
+    pub uuid_to_key: HashMap<[u8; 16], String>, // uuid → key (rebuilt from nodes)
+    pub relations: Vec<Relation>,              // all active relations
+    /// Log sizes at load time — used for staleness detection.
+    pub(crate) loaded_nodes_size: u64,
+    pub(crate) loaded_rels_size: u64,
+    /// redb index database
+    pub(crate) db: Option<redb::Database>,
+}
+
+impl Default for Store {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Store {
+            nodes: HashMap::new(),
+            uuid_to_key: HashMap::new(),
+            relations: Vec::new(),
+            loaded_nodes_size: 0,
+            loaded_rels_size: 0,
+            db: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Store {
     pub fn build_graph(&self) -> Graph {
         graph::build_graph(self)
diff --git a/src/hippocampus/store/ops.rs b/src/hippocampus/store/ops.rs
index cd3ee97..d7def92 100644
--- a/src/hippocampus/store/ops.rs
+++ b/src/hippocampus/store/ops.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //
 // CRUD (upsert, delete), maintenance (decay, cap_degree), and graph metrics.
 
-use super::{index, types::*};
+use super::{index, types::*, Store};
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Result};
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
diff --git a/src/hippocampus/store/types.rs b/src/hippocampus/store/types.rs
index 4db374b..c679f6d 100644
--- a/src/hippocampus/store/types.rs
+++ b/src/hippocampus/store/types.rs
@@ -1,90 +1,14 @@
 // Core types for the memory store
 //
-// Node, Relation, enums, Params, and supporting types. Also contains
-// the capnp serialization macros that generate bidirectional conversion.
+// Node, Relation, enums, Store struct, path helpers, time helpers.
+// capnp serialization is in capnp.rs.
 
-use crate::memory_capnp;
-
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
-use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Capnp serialization macros
-//
-// Declarative mapping between Rust types and capnp generated types.
-// Adding a field to the schema means adding it in one place below;
-// both read and write are generated from the same declaration.
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-/// Generate to_capnp/from_capnp conversion methods for an enum.
-macro_rules! capnp_enum {
-    ($rust_type:ident, $capnp_type:path, [$($variant:ident),+ $(,)?]) => {
-        impl $rust_type {
-            #[allow(clippy::wrong_self_convention, dead_code)]
-            pub(crate) fn to_capnp(&self) -> $capnp_type {
-                match self {
-                    $(Self::$variant => <$capnp_type>::$variant,)+
-                }
-            }
-            pub(crate) fn from_capnp(v: $capnp_type) -> Self {
-                match v {
-                    $(<$capnp_type>::$variant => Self::$variant,)+
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    };
-}
-
-/// Generate from_capnp/to_capnp methods for a struct with capnp serialization.
-/// Fields are grouped by serialization kind:
-///   text  - capnp Text fields (String in Rust)
-///   uuid  - capnp Data fields ([u8; 16] in Rust)
-///   prim  - copy types (u32, f32, f64, bool)
-///   enm   - enums with to_capnp/from_capnp methods
-///   skip  - Rust-only fields not in capnp (set to Default on read)
-macro_rules! capnp_message {
-    (
-        $struct:ident,
-        reader: $reader:ty,
-        builder: $builder:ty,
-        text: [$($tf:ident),* $(,)?],
-        uuid: [$($uf:ident),* $(,)?],
-        prim: [$($pf:ident),* $(,)?],
-        enm: [$($ef:ident: $et:ident),* $(,)?],
-        skip: [$($sf:ident),* $(,)?] $(,)?
-    ) => {
-        impl $struct {
-            pub fn from_capnp(r: $reader) -> Result<Self> {
-                paste::paste! {
-                    Ok(Self {
-                        $($tf: read_text(r.[<get_ $tf>]()),)*
-                        $($uf: read_uuid(r.[<get_ $uf>]()),)*
-                        $($pf: r.[<get_ $pf>](),)*
-                        $($ef: $et::from_capnp(
-                            r.[<get_ $ef>]().map_err(|_| anyhow!(concat!("bad ", stringify!($ef))))?
-                        ),)*
-                        $($sf: Default::default(),)*
-                    })
-                }
-            }
-
-            pub fn to_capnp(&self, mut b: $builder) {
-                paste::paste! {
-                    $(b.[<set_ $tf>](&self.$tf);)*
-                    $(b.[<set_ $uf>](&self.$uf);)*
-                    $(b.[<set_ $pf>](self.$pf);)*
-                    $(b.[<set_ $ef>](self.$ef.to_capnp());)*
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    };
-}
-
 pub fn memory_dir() -> PathBuf {
     crate::config::get().data_dir.clone()
 }
@@ -226,133 +150,6 @@ pub enum RelationType {
     Auto,
 }
 
-capnp_enum!(NodeType, memory_capnp::NodeType,
-    [EpisodicSession, EpisodicDaily, EpisodicWeekly, Semantic, EpisodicMonthly]);
-
-capnp_enum!(RelationType, memory_capnp::RelationType,
-    [Link, Causal, Auto]);
-
-capnp_message!(Node,
-    reader: memory_capnp::content_node::Reader<'_>,
-    builder: memory_capnp::content_node::Builder<'_>,
-    text: [key, content, source_ref, provenance],
-    uuid: [uuid],
-    prim: [version, timestamp, weight, emotion, deleted,
-           retrievals, uses, wrongs, last_replayed,
-           spaced_repetition_interval, created_at, last_scored],
-    enm:  [node_type: NodeType],
-    skip: [community_id, clustering_coefficient, degree],
-);
-
-/// Convert legacy capnp provenance enum to string label.
-fn legacy_provenance_label(p: memory_capnp::Provenance) -> &'static str {
-    use memory_capnp::Provenance::*;
-    match p {
-        Manual => "manual",
-        Journal => "journal",
-        Agent => "agent",
-        Dream => "dream",
-        Derived => "derived",
-        AgentExperienceMine => "agent:experience-mine",
-        AgentKnowledgeObservation => "agent:knowledge-observation",
-        AgentKnowledgePattern => "agent:knowledge-pattern",
-        AgentKnowledgeConnector => "agent:knowledge-connector",
-        AgentKnowledgeChallenger => "agent:knowledge-challenger",
-        AgentConsolidate => "agent:consolidate",
-        AgentDigest => "agent:digest",
-        AgentFactMine => "agent:fact-mine",
-        AgentDecay => "agent:decay",
-    }
-}
-
-impl Node {
-    /// Read from capnp with migration: if the new provenance text field
-    /// is empty (old record), fall back to the deprecated provenanceOld enum.
-    pub fn from_capnp_migrate(r: memory_capnp::content_node::Reader<'_>) -> Result<Self> {
-        let mut node = Self::from_capnp(r)?;
-        if node.provenance.is_empty()
-            && let Ok(old) = r.get_provenance_old() {
-                node.provenance = legacy_provenance_label(old).to_string();
-            }
-        // Sanitize timestamps: old capnp records have raw offsets instead
-        // of unix epoch. Anything past year 2100 (~4102444800) is bogus.
-        const MAX_SANE_EPOCH: i64 = 4_102_444_800;
-        if node.timestamp > MAX_SANE_EPOCH || node.timestamp < 0 {
-            node.timestamp = node.created_at;
-        }
-        if node.created_at > MAX_SANE_EPOCH || node.created_at < 0 {
-            node.created_at = node.timestamp.min(MAX_SANE_EPOCH);
-        }
-        Ok(node)
-    }
-}
-
-capnp_message!(Relation,
-    reader: memory_capnp::relation::Reader<'_>,
-    builder: memory_capnp::relation::Builder<'_>,
-    text: [source_key, target_key, provenance],
-    uuid: [uuid, source, target],
-    prim: [version, timestamp, strength, deleted],
-    enm:  [rel_type: RelationType],
-    skip: [],
-);
-
-impl Relation {
-    pub fn from_capnp_migrate(r: memory_capnp::relation::Reader<'_>) -> Result<Self> {
-        let mut rel = Self::from_capnp(r)?;
-        if rel.provenance.is_empty()
-            && let Ok(old) = r.get_provenance_old() {
-                rel.provenance = legacy_provenance_label(old).to_string();
-            }
-        Ok(rel)
-    }
-}
-
-// The full in-memory store
-pub struct Store {
-    pub nodes: HashMap<String, Node>,          // key → latest node
-    pub uuid_to_key: HashMap<[u8; 16], String>, // uuid → key (rebuilt from nodes)
-    pub relations: Vec<Relation>,              // all active relations
-    /// Log sizes at load time — used for staleness detection.
-    pub(crate) loaded_nodes_size: u64,
-    pub(crate) loaded_rels_size: u64,
-    /// redb index database
-    pub(crate) db: Option<redb::Database>,
-}
-
-impl Default for Store {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Store {
-            nodes: HashMap::new(),
-            uuid_to_key: HashMap::new(),
-            relations: Vec::new(),
-            loaded_nodes_size: 0,
-            loaded_rels_size: 0,
-            db: None,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-// Cap'n Proto serialization helpers
-
-/// Read a capnp text field, returning empty string on any error
-pub(crate) fn read_text(result: capnp::Result<capnp::text::Reader>) -> String {
-    result.ok()
-        .and_then(|t| t.to_str().ok())
-        .unwrap_or("")
-        .to_string()
-}
-
-/// Read a capnp data field as [u8; 16], zero-padded
-pub(crate) fn read_uuid(result: capnp::Result<&[u8]>) -> [u8; 16] {
-    let mut out = [0u8; 16];
-    if let Ok(data) = result
-        && data.len() >= 16 {
-            out.copy_from_slice(&data[..16]);
-        }
-    out
-}
-
 /// Create a new node with defaults
 pub fn new_node(key: &str, content: &str) -> Node {
     Node {
diff --git a/src/hippocampus/store/view.rs b/src/hippocampus/store/view.rs
index d51a389..dedeae9 100644
--- a/src/hippocampus/store/view.rs
+++ b/src/hippocampus/store/view.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Read-only access abstraction for the memory store
 
 use super::types::*;
+use super::Store;
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // StoreView: read-only access trait for search and graph code.