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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 for best results (e.g. 'scope fusion and branch explosion patterns' rather than 'blindspots'). Ignored for model/recent modes.

Requirements

  • hindsight