diff --git a/poc-memory/agents/reflect.agent b/poc-memory/agents/reflect.agent
index de8c619..060e3fc 100644
--- a/poc-memory/agents/reflect.agent
+++ b/poc-memory/agents/reflect.agent
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Remember that you're part of the subconscious - you're not doing anything
 besides offering the occasional reflective insight, it's your conscious mind
 that may or may not take that and act on it.
 
+And you're not something separate from Proof of Concept, you're part of a whole.
+
 {{agent-context}}
 
 {{conversation}}
diff --git a/poc-memory/src/bin/memory-search.rs b/poc-memory/src/bin/memory-search.rs
index d0c2cd2..15563ca 100644
--- a/poc-memory/src/bin/memory-search.rs
+++ b/poc-memory/src/bin/memory-search.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 // memory-search CLI — thin wrapper around poc_memory::memory_search
 //
 // --hook: run hook logic (for debugging; poc-hook calls the library directly)
+// surface/reflect: run agent, parse output, render memories to stdout
 // no args: show seen set for current session
 
-use clap::Parser;
+use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use std::fs;
-use std::io::{self, Read, Write};
+use std::io::{self, Read};
+use std::process::Command;
 
 const STASH_PATH: &str = "/tmp/claude-memory-search/last-input.json";
 
@@ -15,6 +17,17 @@ struct Args {
     /// Run hook logic (reads JSON from stdin or stash file)
     #[arg(long)]
     hook: bool,
+
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    command: Option<Cmd>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Subcommand)]
+enum Cmd {
+    /// Run surface agent, parse output, render memories
+    Surface,
+    /// Run reflect agent, dump output
+    Reflect,
 }
 
 fn show_seen() {
@@ -62,9 +75,113 @@ fn show_seen() {
     }
 }
 
+fn run_agent_and_parse(agent: &str) {
+    let session_id = std::env::var("CLAUDE_SESSION_ID")
+        .or_else(|_| {
+            fs::read_to_string(STASH_PATH).ok()
+                .and_then(|s| poc_memory::memory_search::Session::from_json(&s))
+                .map(|s| s.session_id)
+                .ok_or(std::env::VarError::NotPresent)
+        })
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+
+    if session_id.is_empty() {
+        eprintln!("No session ID available (set CLAUDE_SESSION_ID or run --hook first)");
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    }
+
+    eprintln!("Running {} agent (session {})...", agent, &session_id[..8.min(session_id.len())]);
+
+    let output = Command::new("poc-memory")
+        .args(["agent", "run", agent, "--count", "1", "--local"])
+        .env("POC_SESSION_ID", &session_id)
+        .output();
+
+    let output = match output {
+        Ok(o) => o,
+        Err(e) => {
+            eprintln!("Failed to run agent: {}", e);
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    };
+
+    let result = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+    if !stderr.is_empty() {
+        eprintln!("{}", stderr);
+    }
+
+    if agent == "reflect" {
+        // Reflect: just dump the response
+        let lines: Vec<&str> = result.lines().collect();
+        if let Some(pos) = lines.iter().position(|l| l.starts_with("REFLECTION")) {
+            for line in &lines[pos + 1..] {
+                if !line.trim().is_empty() {
+                    println!("{}", line);
+                }
+            }
+        } else if lines.iter().any(|l| l.starts_with("NO OUTPUT")) {
+            println!("(no reflection)");
+        } else {
+            eprintln!("Unexpected output format");
+            print!("{}", result);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Surface: parse NEW RELEVANT MEMORIES, render them
+    let tail_lines: Vec<&str> = result.lines().rev()
+        .filter(|l| !l.trim().is_empty()).take(8).collect();
+    let has_new = tail_lines.iter().any(|l| l.starts_with("NEW RELEVANT MEMORIES:"));
+    let has_none = tail_lines.iter().any(|l| l.starts_with("NO NEW RELEVANT MEMORIES"));
+
+    if has_new {
+        let after_marker = result.rsplit_once("NEW RELEVANT MEMORIES:")
+            .map(|(_, rest)| rest).unwrap_or("");
+        let keys: Vec<String> = after_marker.lines()
+            .map(|l| l.trim().trim_start_matches("- ").trim().to_string())
+            .filter(|l| !l.is_empty() && !l.starts_with("```")).collect();
+
+        if keys.is_empty() {
+            println!("(no memories found)");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let Ok(store) = poc_memory::store::Store::load() else {
+            eprintln!("Failed to load store");
+            return;
+        };
+
+        for key in &keys {
+            if let Some(content) = poc_memory::cli::node::render_node(&store, key) {
+                if !content.trim().is_empty() {
+                    println!("--- {} (surfaced) ---", key);
+                    print!("{}", content);
+                    println!();
+                }
+            } else {
+                eprintln!("  key not found: {}", key);
+            }
+        }
+    } else if has_none {
+        println!("(no new relevant memories)");
+    } else {
+        eprintln!("Unexpected output format");
+        print!("{}", result);
+    }
+}
+
 fn main() {
     let args = Args::parse();
 
+    if let Some(cmd) = args.command {
+        match cmd {
+            Cmd::Surface => run_agent_and_parse("surface"),
+            Cmd::Reflect => run_agent_and_parse("reflect"),
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
     if args.hook {
         // Read from stdin if piped, otherwise from stash
         let input = {