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id: dc9c2638-360e-4e15-990c-76fcd16672c0
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type: decision
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title: "Cognitive memory data dir moved to XDG-compliant path (~/.local/share/cognitive-memory/)"
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tags: ["[\\\\\\\"cognitive-memory\\\\\\\"", xdg, architecture, portability, "\\\\\\\"configuration\\\\\\\"]"]
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importance: 0.85
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confidence: 0.8
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created: "2026-02-28T20:56:13.079823+00:00"
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updated: "2026-02-28T20:57:20.365199+00:00"
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relations:
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- target: b1ba1b27-d2bf-44f9-a1f5-0ace2017dc18
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type: BUILDS_ON
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direction: incoming
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strength: 0.8
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edge_id: 1f7a87ef-5d03-45bb-a1d2-3fd8796b1e7f
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- target: 9ea72015-0b85-4a42-9ae1-144866f8d86f
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type: FOLLOWS
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direction: outgoing
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strength: 0.8
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edge_id: 30dd2fb7-f75f-4083-8b7c-52b8ce95cfc8
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---
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# Cognitive Memory: XDG Base Directory Compliance
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Moved default data directory from hardcoded `~/.claude/memory/` to XDG Base Directory spec compliant location.
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## Resolution Order
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1. `COGNITIVE_MEMORY_DIR` env var
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2. `$XDG_DATA_HOME/cognitive-memory/`
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3. `~/.local/share/cognitive-memory/` (XDG default)
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## Rationale
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Makes the system distributable as a plugin without assuming Claude Code-specific paths.
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## Details
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- `GRAPHS_BASE_DIR` is now a sibling: `cognitive-memory-graphs/`
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- All scripts updated: `memory-git-sync.sh`, `ensure-symlinks.sh`, `edge-proposer.py`
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- Cal's data physically moved from `~/.claude/memory/` to `~/.local/share/cognitive-memory/`
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- Env var overrides removed from `bashrc`, fish config, and MCP server config — XDG default resolves naturally
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