Introduction
# People memories skill
## Purpose Keep a short-lived, searchable memory vault about people you talk to so your assistant can recall follow-ups instantly. The skill handles: - `remember` cues (voice or text) to persist comments, preferences, and context. - Summaries + exports so you can package a person’s “fact card.” - Search, recall, and list commands for quick lookups. - Optional auto-trigger from voice transcripts (when you say “remember …”).
## Structure & storage `~/.clawdbot/people-memory.json` now stores: ``` { "people": { "alex": { "displayName": "Alex", "notes": [ { "timestamp": "2026-01-29T12:05:00Z", "note": "Likes cats and doing late-night music practice", "source": "voice", "tags": ["pets", "music"] } ] } }, "index": { "music": ["alex"], "cats": ["alex"] } } ``` - Names are normalized (lowercase keys) but store the display name. - Each note captures `timestamp`, `note`, `source`, and `tags`. - An `index` map keeps keywords → people for super-fast lookups.
## CLI commands Use the bundled script to manage the database: ``` skills/people-memories/scripts/people_memory.py <command> [options] ``` - `remember --person Alex --note "loves chai" --tags drinks,preferences` – adds a note. - `recall --person Alex --limit 3` – reads the latest notes. - `summarize --person Alex` – prints fact card with counts, tags, last updates. - `search --query coffee` – finds people whose notes mention “coffee”. - `export --person Alex --format md --out ~/Desktop/alex.md` – dumps the notes as Markdown (or JSON). - `list` – enumerates everyone stored plus note counts.
## Auto capture (voice/chat) The `extensions/people-memories` extension listens to `/voice-chat` transcripts. When you say something like “remember Alex likes cats,” it automatically runs the `remember` command and logs the note. The index updates in the background, and we keep confirmations quiet unless you explicitly ask for them.
## Reminders & automation Event metadata (type + date) is attached whenever a note mentions birthdays or anniversaries. A helper cron job runs `python3 skills/people-memories/scripts/people_memory.py reminders --days 0 --window 7 --format message` each morning and delivers the resulting digest over Telegram so you’re nudged about the next week’s birthdays/anniversaries without manual effort. If you prefer a different cadence or channel, rerun the command yourself or update the schedule.
## Enhancements in this version 1. **Smart indexing** – Tags + keyword extraction keep the lookup index updated so searches find matching people even when you reuse adjectives. 2. **Summaries & exports** – Quickly produce a fact card or shareable Markdown/JSON of anyone’s notes. 3. **Voice integration + logging** – transcripts feed the database so you don’t type commands manually. 4. **Structured data** – normalized keys + timestamps plus tag metadata make it easy for other tools (cron, dashboards) to consume the memory store.
## Next steps / nice-to-haves - Add optional confirmation responses “Noted, saved for Alex.” via the runtime `api.message` helper. - Integrate with reminders/cron so tagged notes like `birthday` trigger alerts. - Build a simple watch UI (web or terminal) that previews the latest people cards.
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