memories.md). It’s carried into every conversation so you don’t have to repeat yourself.
If you tell Quarkle “keep my chapters in past tense” or “Mara never uses contractions when she’s angry,” that’s the kind of thing Memory holds onto.
The Memory note. Each line is a standing instruction Quarkle carries into every chat.
Memory, Book Notes, and Chapter Notes
Memory isn’t the only note that travels with your conversations. There are three, and they’re scoped differently:
A simple way to decide: Memory is about you, how you want Quarkle to behave. Book Notes is book-wide metadata and direction, setting, arc, themes. Chapter Notes are working instructions scoped to whatever chapter you’re in right now. See The Story Atlas for how to add a Chapter Note.
How Memory gets written
You don’t have to manage Memory by hand. As you chat and write, Quarkle notices durable preferences and instructions and records them for you. You can also open Your preferences in the Story Atlas and edit it directly at any time. Because Memory travels with every chat and review, it shapes everything the Creative Companion does. Suggestions, comments, and answers all respect what it knows about how you like to work.Memory Lock: brainstorm without remembering
Sometimes you want to explore a wild idea without it becoming part of your story’s canon. Turn on Memory Lock in the Chat Toolkit and Quarkle won’t update Memory from that conversation.Keeping Memory tidy
Memory is just a note in the Story Atlas, so all the same controls apply.- Edit it directly to add, reword, or remove a preference.
- Freeze it if you want it to stay exactly as written.
- Review its history to see how it changed over time.
For how Memory is injected into each conversation and kept current, see Keeping the Atlas current.
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