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Use Tree Ring Memory for local-first AI-agent memory lifecycle work: recall, evidence, audit, forgetting, and consolidation without transcript dumping.

When to use

• Use before resuming a project where prior decisions, warnings, preferences,
• Use before changing architecture, storage, security, privacy, release, or
• Use when the user asks to remember, recall, audit, redact, forget, or
• Use after tests, reviews, incidents, or production behavior validate a lesson
• Use when a project contains `.tree-ring/SKILL.md`, `.tree-ring/CLI.md`, or

When not to use

• Tree Ring Memory is not a replacement for source control, issue trackers,
• Recalled memory can be stale or wrong. Always verify important claims against
• The CLI surface can change across releases. Prefer local `.tree-ring`
• It should not be used for secret storage, comprehensive transcript archives,
• Cross-agent interoperability depends on each tool's ability to call the local

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