[ENTRY — call FIRST, before acting] Use when the user asks to start, load, continue, resume, or open memory for a project. Set mode='lite' for a ≤500-token briefing (good for fresh conversations where the agent will pull memory on demand via recall()).

[ON SAVE/EXIT — YOU must call this; nothing auto-saves] Use when the user asks to save, checkpoint, summarize, end, retain, or persist the current session. Optionally pass close_phase / open_phase to update the project pipeline narrative spine in the same call.

[MID-SESSION WRITE — single fact/decision; saying it is not saving it] Use when the user asks to remember, store, note, or save a specific decision, fact, or insight.

[RETRIEVE — use freely, any time] Use when the user asks to recall, search, find, or look up previous memory, context, or decisions.

[MID-SESSION — safe any time; for alignment, before risky decisions] Use when the user asks to validate understanding, verify alignment, or check if their interpretation matches the human's intent. Also call BEFORE a high-risk action — publish, deploy, delete, credential exposure, external send/message, or any other irreversible write — passing action_description (one sentence, what you're about to do). Returns matching corrections/rules/insights plus a verdict: blocked means an authoritative correction OVERRIDES the plan — read it before proceeding.