recall

The user wants to recall past context about: $ARGUMENTS

Quick start

memory_smart_search { "query": "jwt refresh token rotation", "limit": 10 }

Expected output:

2 results across 2 sessions.
[importance 8] decision · "Rotate refresh tokens on every use" (session 7f3a9c21)
[importance 5] code · "limit.ts counts per-IP" (session b21d004e)

Why

Only surface what the tool returned. Never fabricate an observation, a session id, or an importance score. If nothing comes back, say so.

Workflow

1. Call memory_smart_search with the user's text as query and limit: 10. Pass project when the user scopes to a specific repo.
2. Group results by session.
3. For each observation show its type, title, and narrative.
4. Lead with the high-signal observations (importance >= 7).
5. If zero results, suggest 2-3 alternative search terms and stop. Do not guess.

Anti-patterns

WRONG: results are empty, so you write "We probably discussed token expiry last week" from assumption.

RIGHT: "No memories matched that query. Try refresh token, session expiry, or auth rotation."

Checklist

• Every observation shown came from the tool response.
• Results grouped by session, high-importance first.
• Empty results trigger alternative-term suggestions, not invention.
• No session id or score was paraphrased or rounded.

See also

• remember: the write side; recall retrieves what it stores.
• recap, handoff, session-history: session-scoped views of the same data.

Troubleshooting

See ../_shared/TROUBLESHOOTING.md if memory_smart_search is not available.