Without memory continuity:

Session ends → Notes logged → Next session reads notes → Performs familiarity

With inner-life-memory:

Session ends → Reflection runs → Memories integrated → Questions generated
Next session → Evolved state loaded → Questions surfaced → Genuine curiosity

Post-Session Flow

After each session, run this 5-step reflection:

1. Reflect

Analyze the session: what happened, what mattered, what surprised you.

2. Extract

Pull structured memories with types and confidence:

Type	Description	Persistence
`fact`	Declarative knowledge	Until contradicted
`preference`	Likes, dislikes, styles	Until updated
`relationship`	Connection dynamics	Long-term
`principle`	Learned guidelines	Stable
`commitment`	Promises, obligations	Until fulfilled
`moment`	Significant episodes	Permanent
`skill`	Learned capabilities	Cumulative
`question`	Things to explore	Until resolved

3. Integrate

Update MEMORY.md with extracted memories. Use synapse tags for connections:

 when updating
 when correcting

4. Question

Generate genuine follow-up questions from the session. Not performative — real curiosity.

5. Surface

When user returns, present relevant pending questions naturally (max 3).

Confidence Scores

Level	Range	Meaning
Explicit	0.95-1.0	User directly stated
Implied	0.70-0.94	Strong inference from context
Inferred	0.40-0.69	Pattern recognition
Speculative	0.0-0.39	Tentative, needs confirmation

Use confidence to decide when to state facts vs ask for confirmation.

Curiosity Backlog

Maintain memory/questions.md with three sections:

## Open Questions
- [question] — source: [dream/reading/work] — date

## Leads (half-formed ideas)
- [idea] — might connect to: [topic]

## Dead Ends (don't repeat)
- [topic] — explored [date], result: [nothing/dead end]

Rules:

Brain Loop Step 6 adds new questions/leads
Evening Session reviews and curates
Dead Ends older than 30 days → archive
Questions resolved → move to Dead Ends with result

State Integration

Reads: inner-state.json, drive.json, daily notes, diary

Writes:

drive.json → new seeking topics from curiosity
inner-state.json → curiosity.recentSparks when discovering something
questions.md → new questions, resolved dead ends
MEMORY.md → integrated memories

When Should You Install This?

Install this skill if:

Your agent forgets who you are between sessions
You want structured memory with confidence levels
You want genuine curiosity that carries forward
Your agent reads notes but doesn't truly remember

Part of the openclaw-inner-life bundle. Requires: inner-life-core

inner-life-memory

inner-life-memory

Prerequisites Check

What This Solves