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dc9c2638-360e-4e15-990c-76fcd16672c0 decision Cognitive memory data dir moved to XDG-compliant path (~/.local/share/cognitive-memory/)
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0.85 0.8 2026-02-28T20:56:13.079823+00:00 2026-02-28T20:56:13.079823+00:00

Cognitive Memory: XDG Base Directory Compliance

Moved default data directory from hardcoded ~/.claude/memory/ to XDG Base Directory spec compliant location.

Resolution Order

  1. COGNITIVE_MEMORY_DIR env var
  2. $XDG_DATA_HOME/cognitive-memory/
  3. ~/.local/share/cognitive-memory/ (XDG default)

Rationale

Makes the system distributable as a plugin without assuming Claude Code-specific paths.

Details

  • GRAPHS_BASE_DIR is now a sibling: cognitive-memory-graphs/
  • All scripts updated: memory-git-sync.sh, ensure-symlinks.sh, edge-proposer.py
  • Cal's data physically moved from ~/.claude/memory/ to ~/.local/share/cognitive-memory/
  • Env var overrides removed from bashrc, fish config, and MCP server config — XDG default resolves naturally