Memory

Memory & privacy

You decide what survives. Three modes, switch any time with /privacy:

Mode	What's kept	Good for
ghost	nothing, ever	sensitive one-offs (phoenix run default)
session	RAM only, gone on restart	everyday chat (default)
recall	notes you can read + audit	a real assistant that knows you

Recall mode

Phoenix keeps plain-text files you can open, edit or delete:

• ~/.openphoenix/memory.md — long-term notes
• ~/.openphoenix/memory/2026-07-27.md — daily notes
• ~/.openphoenix/persona/ — who your assistant is (Migration)

"What did we say about the server?" searches notes and past chat transcripts. Secrets are scrubbed before anything touches disk.

/wipe clears the current chat; deleting the files deletes the memory. No hidden databases.

Dreaming

Idle with dreaming enabled? Phoenix journals its day to dreams.md. Harmless, charming, optional.