SKILL.md
Memory Lifecycle
Manage how entities move through status stages in Basic Memory. The core principle: archive, never delete. Completed work is valuable context — move it out of the active view, but keep it in the knowledge graph.
When to Use
- User says something is "done", "finished", "completed", "submitted", "missed", or "cancelled"
- Moving entities between status folders (active → archive, pipeline → active, etc.)
- Reverting a mistaken completion
- Periodic cleanup of stale active items
Core Principle: Archive, Never Delete
Deleting a note removes it from the knowledge graph — all its observations, relations, and history disappear. Archiving preserves everything while signaling the entity is no longer active.
# Good — entity stays in the knowledge graph
move_note → active/ to archive/