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<h1 id="feature-auto-recall-related-memories-during-conversation">Feature: Auto-Recall Related Memories During Conversation<a class="headerlink" href="#feature-auto-recall-related-memories-during-conversation" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h1>
<p><strong>Status</strong>: Backlog
<strong>Priority</strong>: High
<strong>Version Target</strong>: v0.7.0 (Natural Language Activation Phase 2)
<strong>Created</strong>: 2025-11-14
<strong>Author</strong>: Identified during GC analysis session</p>
<h2 id="problem-statement">Problem Statement<a class="headerlink" href="#problem-statement" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<p>Natural language activation (v0.6.0) currently only works for <strong>saving</strong> new memories conversationally. Important memories fade from disuse because the system doesn't automatically:</p>
<ol>
<li>Search for related memories when user discusses topics</li>
<li>Surface relevant context during conversation</li>
<li>Reinforce accessed memories naturally</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Real-world impact</strong>: Research memories about STOPPER, publication strategy, e-FIT framework all decayed to near-GC threshold (score < 0.05) despite containing valuable information, because they weren't being accessed through conversation.</p>
<h2 id="current-workarounds">Current Workarounds<a class="headerlink" href="#current-workarounds" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<p>Users must manually:
- Search for topics periodically (<code>search_memory(query="stopper")</code>)
- Batch-reinforce by tags (<code>search → touch_memory</code> workflow)
- Schedule "memory review" sessions</p>
<p>This breaks the natural flow and defeats the purpose of conversational memory.</p>
<h2 id="proposed-solution">Proposed Solution<a class="headerlink" href="#proposed-solution" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<h3 id="auto-recall-pipeline">Auto-Recall Pipeline<a class="headerlink" href="#auto-recall-pipeline" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-0-1" name="__codelineno-0-1" href="#__codelineno-0-1"></a>User message received
<a id="__codelineno-0-2" name="__codelineno-0-2" href="#__codelineno-0-2"></a> ↓
<a id="__codelineno-0-3" name="__codelineno-0-3" href="#__codelineno-0-3"></a>Analyze for topics/entities (background)
<a id="__codelineno-0-4" name="__codelineno-0-4" href="#__codelineno-0-4"></a> ↓
<a id="__codelineno-0-5" name="__codelineno-0-5" href="#__codelineno-0-5"></a>Search memory for related content
<a id="__codelineno-0-6" name="__codelineno-0-6" href="#__codelineno-0-6"></a> ↓
<a id="__codelineno-0-7" name="__codelineno-0-7" href="#__codelineno-0-7"></a>[If high relevance] Surface in context
<a id="__codelineno-0-8" name="__codelineno-0-8" href="#__codelineno-0-8"></a> ↓
<a id="__codelineno-0-9" name="__codelineno-0-9" href="#__codelineno-0-9"></a>Automatically reinforce via observe_memory_usage
<a id="__codelineno-0-10" name="__codelineno-0-10" href="#__codelineno-0-10"></a> ↓
<a id="__codelineno-0-11" name="__codelineno-0-11" href="#__codelineno-0-11"></a>Track cross-domain usage patterns
</code></pre></div>
<h3 id="key-components">Key Components<a class="headerlink" href="#key-components" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<p><strong>1. Message Analysis (Passive)</strong>
- Extract topics, entities, concepts from user messages
- Use existing <code>analyze_for_recall</code> as foundation
- Lightweight - don't block conversation flow
- Trigger on: questions, topic shifts, sustained discussion</p>
<p><strong>2. Background Memory Search</strong>
- Search short-term memory for related content
- Use semantic similarity (embeddings) + keyword matching
- Threshold: Only surface if relevance > 0.7
- Limit: Top 3 memories max to avoid noise</p>
<p><strong>3. Contextual Surfacing</strong>
- <strong>Non-intrusive</strong>: Don't interrupt with "I remember..."
- <strong>Options</strong>:
- A) Silent reinforcement (just update scores, don't surface)
- B) Subtle injection ("Based on your earlier note about...")
- C) Available on request ("I found 3 related memories - would you like to see them?")</p>
<p><strong>4. Automatic Reinforcement</strong>
- Call <code>observe_memory_usage(memory_ids, context_tags)</code> automatically
- Update last_used, use_count, review_priority
- Detect cross-domain usage (Maslow effect)
- Apply strength boosts when appropriate</p>
<p><strong>5. User Controls</strong>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-1-1" name="__codelineno-1-1" href="#__codelineno-1-1"></a><span class="c1"># Configuration options</span>
<a id="__codelineno-1-2" name="__codelineno-1-2" href="#__codelineno-1-2"></a><span class="n">AUTO_RECALL_ENABLED</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">true</span> <span class="c1"># Master switch</span>
<a id="__codelineno-1-3" name="__codelineno-1-3" href="#__codelineno-1-3"></a><span class="n">AUTO_RECALL_MODE</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">silent</span><span class="o">|</span><span class="n">subtle</span><span class="o">|</span><span class="n">interactive</span> <span class="c1"># How to surface</span>
<a id="__codelineno-1-4" name="__codelineno-1-4" href="#__codelineno-1-4"></a><span class="n">AUTO_RECALL_RELEVANCE_THRESHOLD</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="mf">0.7</span> <span class="c1"># Min similarity</span>
<a id="__codelineno-1-5" name="__codelineno-1-5" href="#__codelineno-1-5"></a><span class="n">AUTO_RECALL_MAX_RESULTS</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="mi">3</span> <span class="c1"># Limit per query</span>
<a id="__codelineno-1-6" name="__codelineno-1-6" href="#__codelineno-1-6"></a><span class="n">AUTO_RECALL_MIN_INTERVAL</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="mi">300</span> <span class="c1"># Cooldown (5 min)</span>
</code></pre></div></p>
<h2 id="implementation-phases">Implementation Phases<a class="headerlink" href="#implementation-phases" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<h3 id="phase-1-silent-reinforcement-mvp">Phase 1: Silent Reinforcement (MVP)<a class="headerlink" href="#phase-1-silent-reinforcement-mvp" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>Detect topics in user messages</li>
<li>Search for related memories (background)</li>
<li>Automatically reinforce via <code>observe_memory_usage</code></li>
<li>No surfacing - just prevent decay</li>
<li><strong>Deliverable</strong>: Important memories stop fading from disuse</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="phase-2-subtle-surfacing">Phase 2: Subtle Surfacing<a class="headerlink" href="#phase-2-subtle-surfacing" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>Add "subtle" mode - inject context naturally</li>
<li>Example: "Based on your earlier note about STOPPER timing windows..."</li>
<li>LLM decides when/how to reference memories</li>
<li><strong>Deliverable</strong>: Conversations feel more contextual</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="phase-3-interactive-mode">Phase 3: Interactive Mode<a class="headerlink" href="#phase-3-interactive-mode" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>Add user-controlled surfacing</li>
<li>"I found 3 related memories about this topic - would you like to see them?"</li>
<li>Allow inspection before surfacing</li>
<li><strong>Deliverable</strong>: User control over memory injection</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="phase-4-cross-domain-detection-maslow-effect">Phase 4: Cross-Domain Detection (Maslow Effect)<a class="headerlink" href="#phase-4-cross-domain-detection-maslow-effect" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>Track when memories are accessed in different contexts</li>
<li>Boost strength for cross-domain usage</li>
<li>Build knowledge graph connections</li>
<li><strong>Deliverable</strong>: Natural spaced repetition through conversation</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="technical-architecture">Technical Architecture<a class="headerlink" href="#technical-architecture" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<h3 id="new-components">New Components<a class="headerlink" href="#new-components" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<p><strong>1. ConversationAnalyzer</strong>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-2-1" name="__codelineno-2-1" href="#__codelineno-2-1"></a><span class="k">class</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nc">ConversationAnalyzer</span><span class="p">:</span>
<a id="__codelineno-2-2" name="__codelineno-2-2" href="#__codelineno-2-2"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sd">"""Analyze messages for recall opportunities."""</span>
<a id="__codelineno-2-3" name="__codelineno-2-3" href="#__codelineno-2-3"></a>
<a id="__codelineno-2-4" name="__codelineno-2-4" href="#__codelineno-2-4"></a> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">extract_topics</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="bp">self</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">message</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-></span> <span class="nb">list</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">]:</span>
<a id="__codelineno-2-5" name="__codelineno-2-5" href="#__codelineno-2-5"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sd">"""Extract topics/entities from message."""</span>
<a id="__codelineno-2-6" name="__codelineno-2-6" href="#__codelineno-2-6"></a>
<a id="__codelineno-2-7" name="__codelineno-2-7" href="#__codelineno-2-7"></a> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">should_trigger_recall</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="bp">self</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">message</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">history</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">list</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">])</span> <span class="o">-></span> <span class="nb">bool</span><span class="p">:</span>
<a id="__codelineno-2-8" name="__codelineno-2-8" href="#__codelineno-2-8"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sd">"""Decide if this message warrants memory search."""</span>
<a id="__codelineno-2-9" name="__codelineno-2-9" href="#__codelineno-2-9"></a>
<a id="__codelineno-2-10" name="__codelineno-2-10" href="#__codelineno-2-10"></a> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">get_context_tags</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="bp">self</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">message</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-></span> <span class="nb">list</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">]:</span>
<a id="__codelineno-2-11" name="__codelineno-2-11" href="#__codelineno-2-11"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sd">"""Extract tags representing current context."""</span>
</code></pre></div></p>
<p><strong>2. AutoRecallEngine</strong>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-3-1" name="__codelineno-3-1" href="#__codelineno-3-1"></a><span class="k">class</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nc">AutoRecallEngine</span><span class="p">:</span>
<a id="__codelineno-3-2" name="__codelineno-3-2" href="#__codelineno-3-2"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sd">"""Orchestrate automatic memory recall."""</span>
<a id="__codelineno-3-3" name="__codelineno-3-3" href="#__codelineno-3-3"></a>
<a id="__codelineno-3-4" name="__codelineno-3-4" href="#__codelineno-3-4"></a> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">process_message</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="bp">self</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">message</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-></span> <span class="n">RecallResult</span><span class="p">:</span>
<a id="__codelineno-3-5" name="__codelineno-3-5" href="#__codelineno-3-5"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sd">"""Main entry point - analyze and recall."""</span>
<a id="__codelineno-3-6" name="__codelineno-3-6" href="#__codelineno-3-6"></a>
<a id="__codelineno-3-7" name="__codelineno-3-7" href="#__codelineno-3-7"></a> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">search_related</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="bp">self</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">topics</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">list</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">])</span> <span class="o">-></span> <span class="nb">list</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="n">Memory</span><span class="p">]:</span>
<a id="__codelineno-3-8" name="__codelineno-3-8" href="#__codelineno-3-8"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sd">"""Search for related memories."""</span>
<a id="__codelineno-3-9" name="__codelineno-3-9" href="#__codelineno-3-9"></a>
<a id="__codelineno-3-10" name="__codelineno-3-10" href="#__codelineno-3-10"></a> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">reinforce_silently</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="bp">self</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">memories</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">list</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="n">Memory</span><span class="p">],</span> <span class="n">context</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">list</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">]):</span>
<a id="__codelineno-3-11" name="__codelineno-3-11" href="#__codelineno-3-11"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sd">"""Update scores without surfacing."""</span>
<a id="__codelineno-3-12" name="__codelineno-3-12" href="#__codelineno-3-12"></a>
<a id="__codelineno-3-13" name="__codelineno-3-13" href="#__codelineno-3-13"></a> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">should_surface</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="bp">self</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">memories</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">list</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="n">Memory</span><span class="p">])</span> <span class="o">-></span> <span class="nb">bool</span><span class="p">:</span>
<a id="__codelineno-3-14" name="__codelineno-3-14" href="#__codelineno-3-14"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sd">"""Decide if memories should be surfaced to user."""</span>
</code></pre></div></p>
<p><strong>3. MCP Tool: configure_auto_recall</strong>
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-4-1" name="__codelineno-4-1" href="#__codelineno-4-1"></a><span class="nd">@mcp</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">tool</span><span class="p">()</span>
<a id="__codelineno-4-2" name="__codelineno-4-2" href="#__codelineno-4-2"></a><span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">configure_auto_recall</span><span class="p">(</span>
<a id="__codelineno-4-3" name="__codelineno-4-3" href="#__codelineno-4-3"></a> <span class="n">enabled</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">bool</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="kc">True</span><span class="p">,</span>
<a id="__codelineno-4-4" name="__codelineno-4-4" href="#__codelineno-4-4"></a> <span class="n">mode</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">str</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="s2">"silent"</span><span class="p">,</span>
<a id="__codelineno-4-5" name="__codelineno-4-5" href="#__codelineno-4-5"></a> <span class="n">relevance_threshold</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">float</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="mf">0.7</span><span class="p">,</span>
<a id="__codelineno-4-6" name="__codelineno-4-6" href="#__codelineno-4-6"></a> <span class="n">max_results</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">int</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="mi">3</span><span class="p">,</span>
<a id="__codelineno-4-7" name="__codelineno-4-7" href="#__codelineno-4-7"></a><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-></span> <span class="nb">dict</span><span class="p">:</span>
<a id="__codelineno-4-8" name="__codelineno-4-8" href="#__codelineno-4-8"></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sd">"""Configure auto-recall behavior."""</span>
</code></pre></div></p>
<h3 id="integration-points">Integration Points<a class="headerlink" href="#integration-points" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
<p><strong>Server-side integration</strong> (cortexgraph/server.py):
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-5-1" name="__codelineno-5-1" href="#__codelineno-5-1"></a><span class="c1"># Add middleware to process messages</span>
<a id="__codelineno-5-2" name="__codelineno-5-2" href="#__codelineno-5-2"></a><span class="k">async</span> <span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">process_message_middleware</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">message</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">):</span>
<a id="__codelineno-5-3" name="__codelineno-5-3" href="#__codelineno-5-3"></a> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">config</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">auto_recall_enabled</span><span class="p">:</span>
<a id="__codelineno-5-4" name="__codelineno-5-4" href="#__codelineno-5-4"></a> <span class="n">recall_engine</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">process_message</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">message</span><span class="p">)</span>
<a id="__codelineno-5-5" name="__codelineno-5-5" href="#__codelineno-5-5"></a> <span class="c1"># Continue normal flow</span>
</code></pre></div></p>
<p><strong>Tool response enhancement</strong>:
<div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><code><a id="__codelineno-6-1" name="__codelineno-6-1" href="#__codelineno-6-1"></a><span class="c1"># Existing tools can check for related memories</span>
<a id="__codelineno-6-2" name="__codelineno-6-2" href="#__codelineno-6-2"></a><span class="k">def</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nf">save_memory</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="o">...</span><span class="p">):</span>
<a id="__codelineno-6-3" name="__codelineno-6-3" href="#__codelineno-6-3"></a> <span class="c1"># ... normal save logic ...</span>
<a id="__codelineno-6-4" name="__codelineno-6-4" href="#__codelineno-6-4"></a>
<a id="__codelineno-6-5" name="__codelineno-6-5" href="#__codelineno-6-5"></a> <span class="c1"># Check for related memories</span>
<a id="__codelineno-6-6" name="__codelineno-6-6" href="#__codelineno-6-6"></a> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">config</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">auto_recall_mode</span> <span class="o">==</span> <span class="s2">"subtle"</span><span class="p">:</span>
<a id="__codelineno-6-7" name="__codelineno-6-7" href="#__codelineno-6-7"></a> <span class="n">related</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">recall_engine</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">search_related</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">entities</span><span class="p">)</span>
<a id="__codelineno-6-8" name="__codelineno-6-8" href="#__codelineno-6-8"></a> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">related</span><span class="p">:</span>
<a id="__codelineno-6-9" name="__codelineno-6-9" href="#__codelineno-6-9"></a> <span class="k">return</span> <span class="p">{</span>
<a id="__codelineno-6-10" name="__codelineno-6-10" href="#__codelineno-6-10"></a> <span class="o">**</span><span class="n">result</span><span class="p">,</span>
<a id="__codelineno-6-11" name="__codelineno-6-11" href="#__codelineno-6-11"></a> <span class="s2">"related_memories"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="n">m</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">id</span> <span class="k">for</span> <span class="n">m</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="n">related</span><span class="p">],</span>
<a id="__codelineno-6-12" name="__codelineno-6-12" href="#__codelineno-6-12"></a> <span class="s2">"hint"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"Found </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="nb">len</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">related</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2"> related memories"</span>
<a id="__codelineno-6-13" name="__codelineno-6-13" href="#__codelineno-6-13"></a> <span class="p">}</span>
</code></pre></div></p>
<h2 id="success-metrics">Success Metrics<a class="headerlink" href="#success-metrics" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<p><strong>Quantitative</strong>:
- Reduction in GC candidates (fewer important memories decay)
- Increase in memory reinforcement events
- Cross-domain usage detection rate
- Average score of research-tagged memories</p>
<p><strong>Qualitative</strong>:
- Conversations feel more contextual
- Users report "it remembers what I told it"
- Reduced need for manual memory review sessions
- Natural spaced repetition working</p>
<h2 id="risks-mitigations">Risks & Mitigations<a class="headerlink" href="#risks-mitigations" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Risk</th>
<th>Impact</th>
<th>Mitigation</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Over-surfacing (annoying)</td>
<td>User disables feature</td>
<td>Conservative thresholds, cooldown timers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Performance hit</td>
<td>Slow responses</td>
<td>Background processing, async search</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Privacy concerns</td>
<td>Unexpected memory surfacing</td>
<td>User controls, clear settings</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>False positives</td>
<td>Irrelevant memories</td>
<td>Tune relevance threshold, user feedback</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Token costs</td>
<td>Expensive for LLM</td>
<td>Silent mode first, batch processing</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 id="dependencies">Dependencies<a class="headerlink" href="#dependencies" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<ul>
<li>✅ Existing: <code>analyze_for_recall</code> tool (v0.6.0)</li>
<li>✅ Existing: <code>observe_memory_usage</code> tool (v0.5.1)</li>
<li>✅ Existing: Embedding-based similarity search</li>
<li>⏳ New: Conversation context tracking</li>
<li>⏳ New: Auto-recall configuration system</li>
<li>⏳ New: Background processing pipeline</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="related-features">Related Features<a class="headerlink" href="#related-features" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Natural Language Activation</strong> (v0.6.0) - Auto-save foundation</li>
<li><strong>Spaced Repetition</strong> (v0.5.1) - Review priority system</li>
<li><strong>Consolidation</strong> (v0.4.0) - Knowledge graph connections</li>
<li><strong>Embeddings</strong> (optional) - Semantic similarity search</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="references">References<a class="headerlink" href="#references" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<ul>
<li>Issue: #TBD</li>
<li>Original discussion: GC analysis session 2025-11-14</li>
<li>Related: Natural Language Activation design (docs/design/natural-activation.md)</li>
<li>Research: Maslow effect, cross-domain reinforcement</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="questions-to-resolve">Questions to Resolve<a class="headerlink" href="#questions-to-resolve" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<ol>
<li><strong>Surfacing strategy</strong>: Silent, subtle, or interactive by default?</li>
<li><strong>Threshold tuning</strong>: What relevance score prevents over-surfacing?</li>
<li><strong>Cooldown timing</strong>: How often can auto-recall trigger?</li>
<li><strong>Context window</strong>: How many previous messages to analyze?</li>
<li><strong>Performance</strong>: Background vs. synchronous processing?</li>
</ol>
<h2 id="next-steps">Next Steps<a class="headerlink" href="#next-steps" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
<ol>
<li>Create GitHub issue for tracking</li>
<li>Prototype silent reinforcement (Phase 1 MVP)</li>
<li>Test with real conversations to tune thresholds</li>
<li>Gather user feedback on surfacing preferences</li>
<li>Iterate based on usage patterns</li>
</ol>
<hr />
<p><strong>Status Updates</strong>:
- 2025-11-14: Feature specified, added to backlog</p>
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