From 4eb36c7bf9c54bbb2c0abd3f93e27fc0ff32501b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cal Corum Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:03:43 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] store: Stop adding relations to cognitive memory - tags are sufficient --- ...-to-cognitive-memory-tags-are-sufficien-6dc392.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) create mode 100644 graph/decisions/stop-adding-relations-to-cognitive-memory-tags-are-sufficien-6dc392.md diff --git a/graph/decisions/stop-adding-relations-to-cognitive-memory-tags-are-sufficien-6dc392.md b/graph/decisions/stop-adding-relations-to-cognitive-memory-tags-are-sufficien-6dc392.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..7c585512644 --- /dev/null +++ b/graph/decisions/stop-adding-relations-to-cognitive-memory-tags-are-sufficien-6dc392.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +--- +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.