~/.wolffish/workspace/brain/hippocampus/episodes/
├── 2026-05-14.md
├── 2026-05-15.md
└── 2026-05-16.md

// Simplified from src/main/runtime/hippocampus.ts
async appendEpisode(turn: TurnSummary): Promise<void> {
  const date = formatDate(turn.timestamp)
  const file = join(this.episodesDir, `${date}.md`)
  const origin = turn.origin && turn.origin !== 'electron' ? ` [${turn.origin}]` : ''
  const block =
    `## ${formatTime(turn.timestamp)}${origin} — ${headline(turn.userMessage)}\n` +
    `- **User:** ${truncate(turn.userMessage, 280)}\n` +
    `- **Tools:** ${turn.toolCalls.map(formatToolCall).join(', ') || 'none'}\n` +
    `- **Response:** ${truncate(turn.assistantResponse, 200)}\n\n`
  await diskWriter.appendLine(file, block)
  this.corpus.emit('memory.episodeSaved', { date, section: headline(turn.userMessage) })
}

# 2026-05-16

## 08:32 — Asked about React 19 Server Components
- **User:** What changed with Server Components streaming in React 19?
- **Tools:** web_search {"query":"React 19 Server Components streaming"} (success)
- **Response:** React 19 stabilized the streaming SSR contract. The key changes are…

## 09:10 — Review PR #247
- **User:** Review PR #247 and tell me if the auth middleware can be simplified
- **Tools:** shell_exec {"command":"gh pr view 247"} (success), file_read (success)
- **Response:** The middleware duplicates the token check — you can collapse the two…

## 11:30 [telegram] — Search for flights to Riyadh
- **User:** find me flights to Riyadh next weekend
- **Tools:** web_search (success), ext_get_url (success)
- **Response:** Found three options. The best is the Saudia 14:20 departure at…

## 14:00 [heartbeat] — Hourly inbox check
- **User:** Check the inbox and flag anything urgent
- **Tools:** google_gmail_list (success)
- **Response:** Nothing urgent. Two newsletters, one receipt.

## 17:40 — Remember I prefer pnpm over npm
- **User:** remember I prefer pnpm over npm
- **Tools:** memory_save {"fact":"Prefers pnpm over npm","type":"preferences"} (success)
- **Response:** Saved — I'll use pnpm going forward.