Three-Dimensional Memory

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Three-Dimensional Memory System for AI Assistants — 人类思维方式的文件记忆管理 A memory management system that mirrors human cognition: organized by time, conversation, and topics.

🎯 Why This Skill?

Traditional file management organizes by file type (docs, images, videos). Humans don't think that way. Humans remember: When it happened (time) What was said (conversation) What it was about (topic) This skill creates a three-dimensional memory space for AI assistants and their users.

Dimension 1: Timeline Memory

memory/ ├── 2026-02-21.md ← What happened today ├── 2026-02-22.md ← What happened today └── 2026-02-23.md ← What happened today Purpose: Daily work logs, chronological record of events Update frequency: Daily Content: Tasks completed, decisions made, meetings held

Dimension 2: Conversation Stream

AI-memory-backup/ ├── backup-20260221.md ← Complete conversation transcript ├── backup-20260222.md ← Complete conversation transcript └── backup-20260223.md ← Complete conversation transcript Purpose: Full context preservation, searchable dialogue history Update frequency: Per conversation Content: Every word exchanged, including user messages and AI responses

Dimension 3: Topic Network

topic-memory/ ├── project-product-launch/ │ ├── proposal-v1.md │ ├── proposal-v2.md │ └── final-version.md │ ├── decision-org-restructure/ │ ├── options-considered.md │ ├── final-decision.md │ └── implementation-plan.md │ └── knowledge-market-analysis/ ├── competitor-research.md └── trend-report.md Purpose: Project-centric information aggregation Update frequency: As projects evolve Content: All documents, decisions, and knowledge related to a specific topic

📁 Recommended File Structure

workspace/ │ ├── memory/ ← Dimension 1: Timeline │ ├── 2026-02-21.md │ ├── 2026-02-22.md │ └── 2026-02-23.md │ ├── AI-memory-backup/ ← Dimension 2: Conversation │ ├── backup-20260221.md │ ├── backup-20260222.md │ └── backup-20260223.md │ ├── topic-memory/ ← Dimension 3: Topics │ ├── project-[name]/ │ ├── decision-[name]/ │ ├── system-[name]/ │ └── knowledge-[name]/ │ ├── skills/ ← AI capabilities │ ├── MEMORY.md ← AI's long-term identity ├── SOUL.md ← AI's personality └── USER.md ← User preferences

Step 1: Initialize Structure

Create the three directories in your workspace: mkdir -p memory mkdir -p AI-memory-backup mkdir -p topic-memory

Step 2: Daily Workflow

Every day, the AI should: Write to memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md Summary of today's work Decisions made Tasks completed Backup conversation to AI-memory-backup/backup-YYYYMMDD.md Full transcript Important context User preferences learned Update relevant topic-memory/ folders Add new documents to projects Update decision records Consolidate knowledge

Step 3: Access Information

Find by time: "What did we do on Monday?" → Check memory/ Find by context: "What exactly did I say about pricing?" → Check AI-memory-backup/ Find by topic: "Where's the product launch plan?" → Check topic-memory/project-product-launch/

Scenario: Product Strategy Meeting

• Dimension 1 - memory/2026-02-23.md:
• # 2026-02-23 Work Log
• ## Morning
• Product strategy meeting with CEO
• Decided on three-tier pricing model
• Delayed launch by 2 weeks for additional testing
• ## Afternoon
• Drafted pricing proposal
• Created financial projections
• Scheduled follow-up for tomorrow
• ## Decisions
• ✅ Adopt tiered pricing (Basic/Pro/Enterprise)
• ✅ Delay launch from March 1 → March 15
• ❌ Do not offer early-bird discounts
• Dimension 2 - AI-memory-backup/backup-20260223.md:
• # Conversation Backup - 2026-02-23
• ## Product Pricing Discussion
• User: "We need to decide on pricing today."
• AI: "What are you considering?"
• User: "I'm thinking three tiers: $29, $99, $299"
• AI: "Have you considered the psychology of pricing?
• $29 might signal 'cheap', $299 signals 'premium'."
• User: "Good point. Let's go with $39, $99, $299"
• [Full conversation continues...]
• Dimension 3 - topic-memory/project-product-launch/:
• # Product Launch Project
• ## pricing-strategy.md (updated today)
• Final decision: Three-tier model
• Starter: $39/month
• Professional: $99/month
• Enterprise: $299/month
• ## timeline.md (updated today)
• Launch date: March 15, 2026 (delayed from March 1)
• ## key-decisions.md
• Pricing tiers finalized (2026-02-23)
• Launch delayed for QA (2026-02-23)

For Users

Review daily logs weekly - Quick scan of what happened Search conversation backups - Find exact quotes and context Use topic folders - Navigate by project, not by file type Keep MEMORY.md updated - AI's identity and your preferences

For AI Assistants

Update all three dimensions daily - Don't skip any Be consistent with naming - Use clear, searchable topic names Cross-reference - Link between dimensions when relevant Maintain the index - Keep a master index of active topics

🔍 Troubleshooting

"I can't find a file" → Check all three dimensions. If it's not in timeline or topic, search conversation backup. "There's duplicate information" → That's by design! Timeline shows when, topic shows what, conversation shows why. "The AI forgot what we discussed" → Check AI-memory-backup/. The full context is there.

🌟 Why It Works

Traditional file management: "Where did I save that document?" Three-dimensional memory: "We discussed pricing in yesterday's meeting" → Check memory/2026-02-23.md → Find reference to topic-memory/project-pricing/ → Open latest version Result: Find files in 10 seconds instead of 5 minutes.

📄 Metadata

Author: @openclaw-user Created: 2026-02-23 Version: 1.0.0 License: MIT Tags: memory, organization, productivity, workflow "The best file system is the one you don't have to think about."