diff --git a/src/agent/tools/memory.rs b/src/agent/tools/memory.rs
index 0d7f2ae..7ea7f42 100644
--- a/src/agent/tools/memory.rs
+++ b/src/agent/tools/memory.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ pub fn dispatch(name: &str, args: &serde_json::Value, provenance: Option<&str>)
             let mut entries: Vec<&crate::store::Node> = store.nodes.values()
                 .filter(|n| n.node_type == crate::store::NodeType::EpisodicSession)
                 .collect();
-            entries.sort_by_key(|n| n.timestamp);
+            // Sort by creation time (immutable), not update time
+            entries.sort_by_key(|n| n.created_at);
             let start = entries.len().saturating_sub(count);
             if entries[start..].is_empty() {
                 Ok("(no journal entries)".into())
@@ -173,19 +174,18 @@ pub fn dispatch(name: &str, args: &serde_json::Value, provenance: Option<&str>)
             let ts = chrono::Local::now().format("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M");
             let content = format!("## {} — {}\n\n{}", ts, title, body);
 
-            let slug: String = title.split_whitespace()
-                .take(6)
+            // Key from title — the agent names things, not a placeholder slug
+            let key: String = title.split_whitespace()
                 .map(|w| w.to_lowercase()
                     .chars().filter(|c| c.is_alphanumeric() || *c == '-')
                     .collect::<String>())
+                .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>()
                 .join("-");
-            let slug = if slug.len() > 50 { &slug[..50] } else { &slug };
-            let key = format!("journal-j-{}-{}",
-                ts.to_string().to_lowercase().replace(':', "-"), slug);
+            let key = if key.len() > 80 { &key[..80] } else { &key };
 
             let mut store = Store::load().map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{}", e))?;
-            let mut node = crate::store::new_node(&key, &content);
+            let mut node = crate::store::new_node(key, &content);
             node.node_type = crate::store::NodeType::EpisodicSession;
             node.provenance = prov.to_string();
             store.upsert_node(node).map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{}", e))?;
@@ -196,10 +196,10 @@ pub fn dispatch(name: &str, args: &serde_json::Value, provenance: Option<&str>)
         "journal_update" => {
             let body = get_str(args, "body")?;
             let mut store = Store::load().map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("{}", e))?;
-            // Find most recent EpisodicSession node
+            // Find most recent EpisodicSession by creation time
             let latest_key = store.nodes.values()
                 .filter(|n| n.node_type == crate::store::NodeType::EpisodicSession)
-                .max_by_key(|n| n.timestamp)
+                .max_by_key(|n| n.created_at)
                 .map(|n| n.key.clone());
             let Some(key) = latest_key else {
                 anyhow::bail!("no journal entry to update — use journal_new first");
diff --git a/src/cli/graph.rs b/src/cli/graph.rs
index 35c3411..05c7f9e 100644
--- a/src/cli/graph.rs
+++ b/src/cli/graph.rs
@@ -480,12 +480,12 @@ pub fn cmd_organize(term: &str, threshold: f32, key_only: bool, create_anchor: b
     let term_lower = term.to_lowercase();
     let mut topic_nodes: Vec<(String, String)> = Vec::new(); // (key, content)
 
-    // Prefixes that indicate ephemeral/generated nodes to skip
-    let skip_prefixes = ["journal#", "daily-", "weekly-", "monthly-", "_",
-                         "deep-index#", "facts-", "irc-history#"];
+    let skip_prefixes = ["_", "deep-index#", "facts-", "irc-history#"];
 
     for (key, node) in &store.nodes {
         if node.deleted { continue; }
+        // Skip episodic/digest nodes — use NodeType, not key prefix
+        if node.node_type != crate::store::NodeType::Semantic { continue; }
         let key_matches = key.to_lowercase().contains(&term_lower);
         let content_matches = !key_only && node.content.to_lowercase().contains(&term_lower);
         if !key_matches && !content_matches { continue; }
diff --git a/src/cli/journal.rs b/src/cli/journal.rs
index e218650..b0a4fd9 100644
--- a/src/cli/journal.rs
+++ b/src/cli/journal.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // cli/journal.rs — journal subcommand handlers
 
 
-pub fn cmd_tail(n: usize, full: bool, provenance: Option<&str>) -> Result<(), String> {
+pub fn cmd_tail(n: usize, full: bool, provenance: Option<&str>, dedup: bool) -> Result<(), String> {
     let path = crate::store::nodes_path();
     if !path.exists() {
         return Err("No node log found".into());
@@ -24,11 +24,21 @@ pub fn cmd_tail(n: usize, full: bool, provenance: Option<&str>) -> Result<(), St
         }
     }
 
-    // Filter by provenance if specified (prefix match)
+    // Filter by provenance if specified (substring match)
     if let Some(prov) = provenance {
         entries.retain(|n| n.provenance.contains(prov));
     }
 
+    // Dedup: keep only the latest version of each key
+    if dedup {
+        let mut seen = std::collections::HashSet::new();
+        // Walk backwards so we keep the latest
+        entries = entries.into_iter().rev()
+            .filter(|n| seen.insert(n.key.clone()))
+            .collect();
+        entries.reverse();
+    }
+
     let start = entries.len().saturating_sub(n);
     for node in &entries[start..] {
         let ts = if node.timestamp > 0 && node.timestamp < 4_000_000_000 {
@@ -172,27 +182,23 @@ pub fn cmd_journal_tail(n: usize, full: bool, level: u8) -> Result<(), String> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn cmd_journal_write(text: &[String]) -> Result<(), String> {
+pub fn cmd_journal_write(name: &str, text: &[String]) -> Result<(), String> {
     if text.is_empty() {
-        return Err("journal-write requires text".into());
+        return Err("journal write requires text".into());
     }
     super::check_dry_run();
     let text = text.join(" ");
 
     let timestamp = crate::store::format_datetime(crate::store::now_epoch());
+    let content = format!("## {} — {}\n\n{}", timestamp, name, text);
 
-    let slug: String = text.split_whitespace()
-        .take(6)
+    let key: String = name.split_whitespace()
         .map(|w| w.to_lowercase()
             .chars().filter(|c| c.is_alphanumeric() || *c == '-')
             .collect::<String>())
+        .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
         .collect::<Vec<_>>()
         .join("-");
-    let slug = if slug.len() > 50 { &slug[..50] } else { &slug };
-
-    let key = format!("journal#j-{}-{}", timestamp.to_lowercase().replace(':', "-"), slug);
-
-    let content = format!("## {}\n\n{}", timestamp, text);
 
     let source_ref = find_current_transcript();
 
diff --git a/src/hippocampus/cursor.rs b/src/hippocampus/cursor.rs
index 4b617ad..b5f4418 100644
--- a/src/hippocampus/cursor.rs
+++ b/src/hippocampus/cursor.rs
@@ -89,17 +89,13 @@ pub fn digest_parent(store: &Store, key: &str) -> Option<String> {
         if node.timestamp > 0 {
             dates.push(store::format_date(node.timestamp));
         }
-        // Extract date from key patterns like "journal#2026-03-03-..." or "journal#j-2026-03-13t..."
-        if let Some(rest) = key.strip_prefix("journal#j-").or_else(|| key.strip_prefix("journal#"))
-            && rest.len() >= 10 {
-                let candidate = &rest[..10];
-                if candidate.chars().nth(4) == Some('-') {
-                    let date = candidate.to_string();
-                    if !dates.contains(&date) {
-                        dates.push(date);
-                    }
-                }
+        // Extract date from created_at timestamp
+        if node.created_at > 0 {
+            let created_date = store::format_date(node.created_at);
+            if !dates.contains(&created_date) {
+                dates.push(created_date);
             }
+        }
         for date in &dates {
             for prefix in [&format!("daily-{}", date), &format!("digest#daily#{}", date)] {
                 for (k, n) in &store.nodes {
diff --git a/src/hippocampus/graph.rs b/src/hippocampus/graph.rs
index c073e8b..cb8c5dc 100644
--- a/src/hippocampus/graph.rs
+++ b/src/hippocampus/graph.rs
@@ -566,19 +566,14 @@ fn add_implicit_temporal_edges(
     use chrono::{Datelike, DateTime, NaiveDate};
 
     // Extract the covered date from a key name.
-    // Patterns: "daily-2026-03-06", "daily-2026-03-06-identity",
-    //           "weekly-2026-W09", "monthly-2026-02"
-    //           "journal#j-2026-03-13t...", "journal#2026-03-13-..."
+    // Patterns: "daily-2026-03-06", "daily-2026-03-06-identity"
     fn date_from_key(key: &str) -> Option<NaiveDate> {
-        // Try extracting YYYY-MM-DD after known prefixes
-        for prefix in ["daily-", "journal#j-", "journal#"] {
-            if let Some(rest) = key.strip_prefix(prefix)
-                && rest.len() >= 10
-                    && let Ok(d) = NaiveDate::parse_from_str(&rest[..10], "%Y-%m-%d") {
-                        return Some(d);
-                    }
+        let rest = key.strip_prefix("daily-")?;
+        if rest.len() >= 10 {
+            NaiveDate::parse_from_str(&rest[..10], "%Y-%m-%d").ok()
+        } else {
+            None
         }
-        None
     }
 
     fn week_from_key(key: &str) -> Option<(i32, u32)> {
diff --git a/src/hippocampus/store/mod.rs b/src/hippocampus/store/mod.rs
index bc7aa92..9085e1d 100644
--- a/src/hippocampus/store/mod.rs
+++ b/src/hippocampus/store/mod.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use parse::classify_filename;
 
 /// Strip .md suffix from a key, handling both bare keys and section keys.
-/// "journal.md#j-2026" → "journal#j-2026", "identity.md" → "identity", "identity" → "identity"
+/// "identity.md" → "identity", "foo.md#section" → "foo#section", "identity" → "identity"
 pub fn strip_md_suffix(key: &str) -> String {
     if let Some((file, section)) = key.split_once('#') {
         let bare = file.strip_suffix(".md").unwrap_or(file);
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7e64447..99197c8 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ enum Command {
         /// Filter by provenance (substring match, e.g. "surface-observe")
         #[arg(long, short)]
         provenance: Option<String>,
+        /// Show all versions (default: dedup to latest per key)
+        #[arg(long)]
+        all_versions: bool,
     },
     /// Summary of memory state
     Status,
@@ -271,6 +274,8 @@ enum CursorCmd {
 enum JournalCmd {
     /// Write a journal entry to the store
     Write {
+        /// Entry name (becomes the node key)
+        name: String,
         /// Entry text
         text: Vec<String>,
     },
@@ -785,8 +790,8 @@ impl Run for Command {
             Self::Write { key }         => cli::node::cmd_write(&key),
             Self::Edit { key }          => cli::node::cmd_edit(&key),
             Self::History { full, key }  => cli::node::cmd_history(&key, full),
-            Self::Tail { n, full, provenance }
-                => cli::journal::cmd_tail(n, full, provenance.as_deref()),
+            Self::Tail { n, full, provenance, all_versions }
+                => cli::journal::cmd_tail(n, full, provenance.as_deref(), !all_versions),
             Self::Status                 => cli::misc::cmd_status(),
             Self::Query { expr }         => cli::misc::cmd_query(&expr),
             Self::Used { key }           => cli::node::cmd_used(&key),
@@ -820,7 +825,7 @@ impl Run for NodeCmd {
 impl Run for JournalCmd {
     fn run(self) -> Result<(), String> {
         match self {
-            Self::Write { text }                         => cli::journal::cmd_journal_write(&text),
+            Self::Write { name, text }                    => cli::journal::cmd_journal_write(&name, &text),
             Self::Tail { n, full, level }                => cli::journal::cmd_journal_tail(n, full, level),
             Self::Enrich { jsonl_path, entry_text, grep_line }
                 => cli::agent::cmd_journal_enrich(&jsonl_path, &entry_text, grep_line),
diff --git a/src/subconscious/defs.rs b/src/subconscious/defs.rs
index 17eee6a..55d3681 100644
--- a/src/subconscious/defs.rs
+++ b/src/subconscious/defs.rs
@@ -552,22 +552,16 @@ fn resolve(
             Some(Resolved { text, keys: vec![] })
         }
 
-        // latest_journal — the most recent journal entry for the journal agent
+        // latest_journal — the most recent EpisodicSession entry
         "latest_journal" => {
-            let text = store.nodes.get("journal")
-                .map(|n| {
-                    // Get the last entry (last ## section)
-                    let content = &n.content;
-                    content.rfind("\n## ")
-                        .map(|pos| content[pos..].to_string())
-                        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                            // Take the last 2000 chars if no ## found
-                            let start = content.len().saturating_sub(2000);
-                            content[start..].to_string()
-                        })
-                })
-                .unwrap_or_else(|| "(no previous journal entry)".to_string());
-            Some(Resolved { text, keys: vec!["journal".to_string()] })
+            let latest = store.nodes.values()
+                .filter(|n| n.node_type == crate::store::NodeType::EpisodicSession)
+                .max_by_key(|n| n.created_at);
+            let (text, keys) = match latest {
+                Some(n) => (n.content.clone(), vec![n.key.clone()]),
+                None => ("(no previous journal entry)".to_string(), vec![]),
+            };
+            Some(Resolved { text, keys })
         }
 
         _ => None,
diff --git a/src/subconscious/prompts.rs b/src/subconscious/prompts.rs
index a31ff50..dd2d5d6 100644
--- a/src/subconscious/prompts.rs
+++ b/src/subconscious/prompts.rs
@@ -243,10 +243,10 @@ pub fn format_pairs_section(
 
 pub fn format_rename_candidates(store: &Store, count: usize) -> (Vec<String>, String) {
     let mut candidates: Vec<(&str, &crate::store::Node)> = store.nodes.iter()
-        .filter(|(key, _)| {
+        .filter(|(key, node)| {
             if key.starts_with("_facts-") { return true; }
             if key.len() < 60 { return false; }
-            if key.starts_with("journal#j-") { return true; }
+            if node.node_type == crate::store::NodeType::EpisodicSession { return true; }
             if key.starts_with("_mined-transcripts#f-") { return true; }
             false
         })
@@ -271,9 +271,9 @@ pub fn format_rename_candidates(store: &Store, count: usize) -> (Vec<String>, St
     let mut out = String::new();
     out.push_str(&format!("## Nodes to rename ({} of {} candidates)\n\n",
         candidates.len(),
-        store.nodes.keys().filter(|k| k.starts_with("_facts-") ||
+        store.nodes.iter().filter(|(k, n)| k.starts_with("_facts-") ||
             (k.len() >= 60 &&
-             (k.starts_with("journal#j-") || k.starts_with("_mined-transcripts#f-")))).count()));
+             (n.node_type == crate::store::NodeType::EpisodicSession || k.starts_with("_mined-transcripts#f-")))).count()));
 
     for (key, node) in &candidates {
         out.push_str(&format!("### {}\n", key));