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All memories must include frontmatter with a `summary` field. The summary should be concise enough to determine whether to read the full content.

**Summary is the decision point**: Agents scan summaries via `rg "^summary:"` to decide which memories to read in full. Write summaries that contain enough context to make this decision - what the memory is about, the key problem or topic, and why it matters.

**Required:**
```yaml
---
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## Guidelines

1. **Write self-contained notes**: Include full context so the reader needs no prior knowledge to understand and act on the content
2. **Keep summaries decisive**: Reading the summary should tell you if you need the details
3. **Stay current**: Update or delete outdated information
4. **Be practical**: Save what's actually useful, not everything
1. **Write for resumption**: Memories exist to resume work later. Capture all key points needed to continue without losing context - decisions made, reasons why, current state, and next steps.
2. **Write self-contained notes**: Include full context so the reader needs no prior knowledge to understand and act on the content
3. **Keep summaries decisive**: Reading the summary should tell you if you need the details
4. **Stay current**: Update or delete outdated information
5. **Be practical**: Save what's actually useful, not everything

## Content Reference

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