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Memory Read

Read from personal memory (Hindsight). No LLM cost. Modes: 'search' (default) — semantic + keyword recall, use descriptive topic phrases with specific entity names for best results; 'model' — fetch a mental model by ID; 'recent' — list latest memories.

MCP name: memory_read

Category: memory

Parameters

Name Type Required Description
budget str No Retrieval depth for mode=search: low (fast, default), mid, high
limit int No Max memories for mode=recent (default 20)
mode str No search (default) — semantic + keyword recall. model — fetch a mental model (self-profile, work-patterns, blindspots, preferences, current-constraints). recent — list N most recent memories.
model_id str No Mental model ID for mode=model (default: self-profile)
query str No Descriptive topic phrase for search mode. Use specific terminology and entity names (e.g. named work-pattern vocabulary) rather than generic labels like 'blindspots'. Ignored for model/recent modes.

Requirements

  • hindsight