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+id: 6dc3921f-f40b-4307-ac09-e25e841e9e69
+type: decision
+title: "Stop adding relations to cognitive memory - tags are sufficient"
+tags: [cognitive-memory, convention, decision]
+importance: 0.6
+confidence: 0.8
+created: "2026-02-18T18:03:43.098167+00:00"
+updated: "2026-02-18T18:03:43.098167+00:00"
+---
+
+Relations in cognitive memory (SOLVES, BUILDS_ON, REQUIRES, etc.) are not valuable in practice. Only 13% of memories have them, recall doesn't use them for ranking, and tags already group related memories together effectively. The separate 'related' command requires knowing a UUID upfront. Decision: stop adding relations, rely on tags and content for discoverability.