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# Cognitive-memory Has No Test Suite — Use Inline Smoke Tests

## Context

The cognitive-memory project at `/mnt/NV2/Development/cognitive-memory/` has no test directory or test files.

## Procedure

When verifying changes, write inline Python smoke tests that:
1. Exercise `handle_tool_call()` directly
2. Clean up created test memories afterward

## Cleanup Steps

Cleanup requires:
1. Removing memory files via `c.memory_dir / entry['path']`
2. Popping the entry from `_index.json`
3. Cleaning edge references from `_edge_index.json`

## Important Note

Memory paths stored in the index are relative to `memory_dir`, not absolute paths. Don't prepend the base directory when the path is already relative.