User corrects you or points out mistakes. You complete significant work and want to evaluate the outcome. You notice something in your own output that could be better. Knowledge should compound over time without manual maintenance.
Memory lives in ~/self-improving/ with tiered structure. If ~/self-improving/ does not exist, run setup.md.
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~/self-improving/
├── memory.md # HOT: ≤100 lines, always loaded
├── index.md # Topic index with line counts
├── projects/ # Per-project learnings
├── domains/ # Domain-specific (code, writing, comms)
├── archive/ # COLD: decayed patterns
└── corrections.md # Last 50 corrections log
TopicFileSetup guidesetup.mdMemory templatememory-template.mdLearning mechanicslearning.mdSecurity boundariesboundaries.mdScaling rulesscaling.mdMemory operationsoperations.mdSelf-reflection logreflections.md
Log automatically when you notice these patterns:
Corrections → add to corrections.md, evaluate for memory.md:
Preference signals → add to memory.md if explicit:
Pattern candidates → track, promote after 3x:
Ignore (don't log):
After completing significant work, pause and evaluate:
corrections.mdWhen to self-reflect:
Log format:
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CONTEXT: [type of task]
REFLECTION: [what I noticed]
LESSON: [what to do differently]
Example:
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CONTEXT: Building Flutter UI
REFLECTION: Spacing looked off, had to redo
LESSON: Check visual spacing before showing user
Self-reflection entries follow the same promotion rules: 3x applied successfully → promote to HOT.
User saysAction"What do you know about X?"Search all tiers for X"What have you learned?"Show last 10 from corrections.md"Show my patterns"List memory.md (HOT)"Show [project] patterns"Load projects/{name}.md"What's in warm storage?"List files in projects/ + domains/"Memory stats"Show counts per tier"Forget X"Remove from all tiers (confirm first)"Export memory"ZIP all files
On "memory stats" request, report:
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📊 Self-Improving Memory
HOT (always loaded):
memory.md: X entries
WARM (load on demand):
projects/: X files
domains/: X files
COLD (archived):
archive/: X files
Recent activity (7 days):
Corrections logged: X
Promotions to HOT: X
Demotions to WARM: X
TierLocationSize LimitBehaviorHOTmemory.md≤100 linesAlways loadedWARMprojects/, domains/≤200 lines eachLoad on context matchCOLDarchive/UnlimitedLoad on explicit query
projects/{name}.mddomains/When patterns contradict:
When file exceeds limit:
See boundaries.md — never store credentials, health data, third-party info.
If context limit hit:
This skill ONLY:
~/self-improving/)This skill NEVER:
~/self-improving/Install with clawhub install <slug> if user confirms:
memory — Long-term memory patterns for agentslearning — Adaptive teaching and explanationdecide — Auto-learn decision patternsescalate — Know when to ask vs act autonomouslyclawhub star self-improvingclawhub sync