Memo — Save Current State

Purpose

Overwrite a project's FOCUS.md with the current working state. Used when switching projects mid-session — so /last makes you immediately productive next time. Not needed when the session is closed with /done (that does it for you).

Base path: {{BRAIN_ROOT}} (set by install.sh).

Steps

Step 1: Identify the project

Derive from the call or conversation which project is meant. Resolve the path dynamically (do not hardcode a project list):

• List directories under {{BRAIN_ROOT}}/projects/*/ and match the name (and obvious aliases) against folder names → {{BRAIN_ROOT}}/projects/<category>/<project>/FOCUS.md.
• If no project is recognizable, ask: "Which project should I save the state for?"

Step 2: Summarize the current state

Extract from the conversation:

• What's running (2-3 sentences, current state)
• The concrete next step (one action)
• What follows after that
• Open decisions (only if blocking)
• The last 3 sessions (rolling, non-code projects only — code projects have git)

Step 3: Get the current date

date "+%Y-%m-%d"

Step 4: Fully overwrite FOCUS.md

Format (max ~150 tokens — the hot state, kept deliberately small):

# FOCUS — [Project name]

State: YYYY-MM-DD

---

## What's running
[2-3 sentences]

## Next step (concrete)
[exactly one action]

## Then
- [next step]
- [step after that]

## Open decisions
[only if actively blocking — omit if none]

## Recent sessions (max 3, non-code projects only)
- DD.MM. — what happened
- DD.MM. — what happened

Rules:

• Always fully overwrite FOCUS.md — never append
• Max ~150 tokens total
• "Recent sessions" only for non-code projects (code projects have git/CHANGELOG)
• Omit the "Then" block if nothing concrete follows

Step 5: Confirm

Short output: "State saved for [project]."

Known pitfalls

• Don't confuse with /done: /memo = FOCUS.md only, /done = FOCUS.md + BRAIN.md + CHANGELOG
• Never append — always overwrite
• Always get the date via Bash, never infer it from the conversation