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mem_project

Retrieve read-only project views—aliases, timelines, briefings, summaries, observations, and history—to recall architecture decisions and bug fixes across coding sessions.

Instructions

Read-only project views. list: no fields required; returns at most 256 exact aliases/project with aliasCount/aliasesTruncated. timeline: project_key required; accepts only since, until, cursor, limit, budget_chars. briefing/summaries/observations: project_key required; optional session filter selects summaries/observations, not briefing's project-wide memories. history: id required from a prior result.

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
idNo
limitNoTimeline/observations: 1-100 items.
sinceNoInclusive lower ISO-8601 instant; <= until.
stateNo
untilNoInclusive upper ISO-8601 instant.
actionYes
cursorNoUnchanged nextCursor; preserve project_key, since, until.
harnessNo
temporalNoSummaries/observations: current=latest summaries/correction leaves; history=predecessors.
project_keyNoVerified project_key, copied verbatim; never derived.
budget_charsNoAggregate chars; timeline: positive integer clamped to 1024-20000.
root_session_keyNoSession filter; pair with harness.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed20 schema fields changedv0.6.2
    • removedInput schema / properties / action / description
      Removed value: -"Project view."
    • changedInput schema / properties / budget_chars / description
      Previous value: -"Aggregate character budget for timeline/briefing/summaries/observations; timeline clamps positive integers to 1024-20000."New value: +"Aggregate chars; timeline: positive integer clamped to 1024-20000."
    • changedInput schema / properties / cursor / description
      Previous value: -"Timeline nextCursor, unchanged; keep project_key, since, until unchanged."New value: +"Unchanged nextCursor; preserve project_key, since, until."
    • removedInput schema / properties / cursor / maxLength
      Removed value: -4096
    • removedInput schema / properties / cursor / minLength
      Removed value: -1
    • removedInput schema / properties / harness / description
      Removed value: -"Native harness for session filter."
    • removedInput schema / properties / id / description
      Removed value: -"Prior-result record id."
    • removedInput schema / properties / id / minLength
      Removed value: -1
    • changedInput schema / properties / limit / description
      Previous value: -"Maximum items for timeline/observations."New value: +"Timeline/observations: 1-100 items."
    • removedInput schema / properties / limit / exclusiveMinimum
      Removed value: -0
    • removedInput schema / properties / limit / maximum
      Removed value: -100
    • removedInput schema / properties / project_key / minLength
      Removed value: -1
    • changedInput schema / properties / root_session_key / description
      Previous value: -"Verified session filter; pair with harness or omit both."New value: +"Session filter; pair with harness."
    • removedInput schema / properties / root_session_key / minLength
      Removed value: -1
    • changedInput schema / properties / since / description
      Previous value: -"Timeline inclusive lower ISO-8601 instant; <= until."New value: +"Inclusive lower ISO-8601 instant; <= until."
    • removedInput schema / properties / since / minLength
      Removed value: -1
    • removedInput schema / properties / state / description
      Removed value: -"Observations state filter."
    • changedInput schema / properties / temporal / description
      Previous value: -"Summaries/observations only: current=latest summaries/correction leaves; history=older summaries/observation predecessors."New value: +"Summaries/observations: current=latest summaries/correction leaves; history=predecessors."
    • changedInput schema / properties / until / description
      Previous value: -"Timeline inclusive upper ISO-8601 instant."New value: +"Inclusive upper ISO-8601 instant."
    • removedInput schema / properties / until / minLength
      Removed value: -1
  2. Changed12 schema fields changedv0.6.1
    • changedInput schema / properties / action / description
      Previous value: -"Inspect project views without mutation. action=\"list\": no fields required. action=\"timeline\": project_key required; optionally since, until, cursor, limit, and budget_chars. action=\"briefing\", \"summaries\", or \"observations\": project_key required; optionally supply both root_session_key and harness to select that session's summaries/observations (briefing still includes project-wide memories). action=\"history\": id required from a prior result. temporal filters summaries/observations, not timeline. list returns at most 256 exact aliases per project plus aliasCount and aliasesTruncated metadata."New value: +"Project view."
    • changedInput schema / properties / budget_chars / description
      Previous value: -"Optional aggregate character budget for timeline, briefing, summaries, or observations; timeline clamps a positive integer to 1024-20000 characters."New value: +"Aggregate character budget for timeline/briefing/summaries/observations; timeline clamps positive integers to 1024-20000."
    • changedInput schema / properties / cursor / description
      Previous value: -"Unchanged nextCursor from a prior mem_project action=\"timeline\" result; keep project_key, since, and until unchanged."New value: +"Timeline nextCursor, unchanged; keep project_key, since, until unchanged."
    • changedInput schema / properties / harness / description
      Previous value: -"Native harness for the optional root_session_key filter; supply both or omit both. Not accepted for action=\"timeline\"."New value: +"Native harness for session filter."
    • changedInput schema / properties / id / description
      Previous value: -"Required for action=\"history\"; send a record id returned by a prior tool result."New value: +"Prior-result record id."
    • changedInput schema / properties / limit / description
      Previous value: -"Maximum items (1-100) for action=\"timeline\" or \"observations\"."New value: +"Maximum items for timeline/observations."
    • changedInput schema / properties / project_key / description
      Previous value: -"Exact opaque project_key copied verbatim from verified native identity; never derive it from a display name, path hint, remote, branch, worktree name, host ID, listing, or recalled content. Required for action=\"timeline\", \"briefing\", \"summaries\", or \"observations\"; not required for \"list\" or \"history\"."New value: +"Verified project_key, copied verbatim; never derived."
    • changedInput schema / properties / root_session_key / description
      Previous value: -"Optional session filter for action=\"briefing\", \"summaries\", or \"observations\"; supply with harness or omit both."New value: +"Verified session filter; pair with harness or omit both."
    • changedInput schema / properties / since / description
      Previous value: -"Optional inclusive lower ISO-8601 instant for action=\"timeline\" only; must be <= until."New value: +"Timeline inclusive lower ISO-8601 instant; <= until."
    • changedInput schema / properties / state / description
      Previous value: -"Optional state filter for action=\"observations\"."New value: +"Observations state filter."
    • changedInput schema / properties / temporal / description
      Previous value: -"Filter summaries/observations: current selects current summary versions or observation correction-chain leaves; history includes older summary versions or selects observation predecessors. Not accepted for action=\"timeline\"."New value: +"Summaries/observations only: current=latest summaries/correction leaves; history=older summaries/observation predecessors."
    • changedInput schema / properties / until / description
      Previous value: -"Optional inclusive upper ISO-8601 instant for action=\"timeline\" only; must be >= since."New value: +"Timeline inclusive upper ISO-8601 instant."
  3. Changed26 schema fields changedv0.5.6
    • changedInput schema / properties / action / description
      Previous value: -"Project view to return"New value: +"Inspect project views without mutation. action=\"list\": no fields required. action=\"timeline\": project_key required; optionally since, until, cursor, limit, and budget_chars. action=\"briefing\", \"summaries\", or \"observations\": project_key required; optionally supply both root_session_key and harness to select that session's summaries/observations (briefing still includes project-wide memories). action=\"history\": id required from a prior result. temporal filters summaries/observations, not timeline. list returns at most 256 exact aliases per project plus aliasCount and aliasesTruncated metadata."
    • changedInput schema / properties / action / enum
      Previous value: -[
      -  "list",
      -  "summary",
      -  "graph",
      -  "topics",
      -  "topic",
      -  "health"
      -]New value: +[
      +  "list",
      +  "timeline",
      +  "briefing",
      +  "history",
      +  "summaries",
      +  "observations"
      +]
    • addedInput schema / properties / budget_chars
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Optional aggregate character budget for timeline, briefing, summaries, or observations; timeline clamps a positive integer to 1024-20000 characters.",
      +  "type": "number"
      +}
    • removedInput schema / properties / continuation
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Opaque continuation token returned by graph navigation views",
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • addedInput schema / properties / cursor
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Unchanged nextCursor from a prior mem_project action=\"timeline\" result; keep project_key, since, and until unchanged.",
      +  "maxLength": 4096,
      +  "minLength": 1,
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • removedInput schema / properties / focus_node_id
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Graph focus node id for navigation=neighborhood, currently obs:<id>",
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • addedInput schema / properties / harness
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Native harness for the optional root_session_key filter; supply both or omit both. Not accepted for action=\"timeline\".",
      +  "enum": [
      +    "opencode",
      +    "codex",
      +    "claude",
      +    "pi",
      +    "mcp",
      +    "cli",
      +    "import"
      +  ],
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • addedInput schema / properties / id
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Required for action=\"history\"; send a record id returned by a prior tool result.",
      +  "minLength": 1,
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • removedInput schema / properties / include_superseded
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Explicit history opt-in; honored by navigation=superseded only",
      -  "type": "boolean"
      -}
    • changedInput schema / properties / limit / description
      Previous value: -"Maximum items to return"New value: +"Maximum items (1-100) for action=\"timeline\" or \"observations\"."
    • addedInput schema / properties / limit / exclusiveMinimum
      Added value: +0
    • changedInput schema / properties / limit / maximum
      Previous value: -500New value: +100
    • removedInput schema / properties / limit / minimum
      Removed value: -1
    • changedInput schema / properties / limit / type
      Previous value: -"number"New value: +"integer"
    • removedInput schema / properties / max_chars
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Response character budget; 0 is supported for action=summary only",
      -  "maximum": 20000,
      -  "minimum": 0,
      -  "type": "integer"
      -}
    • removedInput schema / properties / navigation
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Graph navigation mode for action=graph; defaults to ledger",
      -  "enum": [
      -    "ledger",
      -    "neighborhood",
      -    "lineage",
      -    "community",
      -    "superseded"
      -  ],
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • removedInput schema / properties / observation_id
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Observation id for lineage or superseded graph navigation",
      -  "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
      -  "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      -  "type": "integer"
      -}
    • removedInput schema / properties / project
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Project name. Required except action=list and optional for action=topics or health",
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • addedInput schema / properties / project_key
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Exact opaque project_key copied verbatim from verified native identity; never derive it from a display name, path hint, remote, branch, worktree name, host ID, listing, or recalled content. Required for action=\"timeline\", \"briefing\", \"summaries\", or \"observations\"; not required for \"list\" or \"history\".",
      +  "minLength": 1,
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • removedInput schema / properties / relation
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Graph relation filter for action=graph",
      -  "enum": [
      -    "HAS_TYPE",
      -    "IN_PROJECT",
      -    "HAS_TOPIC_KEY",
      -    "HAS_WHAT",
      -    "HAS_WHY",
      -    "HAS_WHERE",
      -    "HAS_LEARNED"
      -  ],
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • addedInput schema / properties / root_session_key
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Optional session filter for action=\"briefing\", \"summaries\", or \"observations\"; supply with harness or omit both.",
      +  "minLength": 1,
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • addedInput schema / properties / since
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Optional inclusive lower ISO-8601 instant for action=\"timeline\" only; must be <= until.",
      +  "minLength": 1,
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • addedInput schema / properties / state
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Optional state filter for action=\"observations\".",
      +  "enum": [
      +    "pending",
      +    "accepted",
      +    "rejected",
      +    "promoted"
      +  ],
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • addedInput schema / properties / temporal
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Filter summaries/observations: current selects current summary versions or observation correction-chain leaves; history includes older summary versions or selects observation predecessors. Not accepted for action=\"timeline\".",
      +  "enum": [
      +    "current",
      +    "history"
      +  ],
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
    • removedInput schema / properties / topic_key
      Removed value: -{
      -  "description": "Topic key for action=topic or graph filtering",
      -  "type": "string"
      -}
    • addedInput schema / properties / until
      Added value: +{
      +  "description": "Optional inclusive upper ISO-8601 instant for action=\"timeline\" only; must be >= since.",
      +  "minLength": 1,
      +  "type": "string"
      +}
  4. Addedv0.4.13
  5. Removedv0.4.1
  6. First observedv0.3.7

TDQS

C2.8/5.0
Behavior3/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

No annotations are present, so the description carries the full burden. It does disclose read-only behavior and several useful constraints: list returns at most 256 aliases with aliasCount/aliasesTruncated, timeline accepts only a specific set of filters, and a session filter affects summaries/observations but not briefing. However, permissions, return shapes for most actions, and error behavior are not described.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness4/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

The description is short and front-loads the read-only nature. It is dense and semicolon-delimited, making it harder to scan than a bulleted structure, but every clause conveys actionable information with little waste.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness2/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

The tool has six actions and twelve parameters with no output schema, yet the description explains return values only for list. It does not explain when to use briefing versus summaries or observations, what those actions return, or how temporal/state/harness parameters affect behavior. Significant gaps remain for an agent to invoke the tool correctly across all actions.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema coverage is 67%, so the schema already documents many parameters. The description adds action-specific constraints not obvious from the schema: timeline accepts only since/until/cursor/limit/budget_chars, list requires no fields and returns a capped alias set, history id must come from a prior result, and the session filter behavior varies by action. It leaves state, harness, temporal, and root_session_key semantics largely unaddressed beyond the schema.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose3/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

Starts with 'Read-only project views,' which is a vague resource description, then lists action names and parameter requirements. The action list gives some clarity about what the tool can do, but the overall purpose ('project views') is not concretely defined and the tool is not distinguished from siblings like mem_context or mem_recall.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines2/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Provides per-action parameter requirements (e.g., timeline requires project_key and accepts only certain filters), but gives no guidance on when to use this tool versus alternatives or which action to choose for a given intent. There are no exclusions or alternative-tool references.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.