memory-palace（记忆宫殿）

🏛️ Memory Palace Skill

*"The filesystem is the mind. Directories are rooms. Files are objects."*

The ancient method of loci, adapted for LLMs navigating filesystems.

The Technique

Place knowledge in locations. Navigate to remember.

Each room contains:

• Objects (files) — artifacts to examine
• Exits (links) — doors to other rooms
• Atmosphere — the room's essence

This IS the Room Skill

Memory Palace and Room are deeply connected:

Memory Palace = Room + spatial mnemonic intent

Palace Structure

palace/
├── ENTRY.md          # Front door (README)
├── MAP.yml           # Navigation overview
│
├── concepts/         # Wing: Ideas
│   ├── ROOM.md
│   ├── yaml-jazz/
│   └── play-learn-lift/
│
├── characters/       # Wing: Personas
│   ├── ROOM.md
│   ├── gardener/
│   └── archivist/
│
└── skills/           # Wing: Capabilities
    ├── ROOM.md
    └── ...

Placing Knowledge

To remember something:

1. Choose a room — where does this belong?
2. Create a file — the object to place
3. Link it — connect to related objects
4. Walk there — navigate to reinforce

# palace/concepts/yaml-jazz/ROOM.yml
room:
  name: "YAML Jazz Chamber"
  contains:
    - "jazz-principles.md"    # Core ideas
    - "examples/"             # Sub-room of examples
  exits:
    parent: "../"
    related: "../play-learn-lift/"
  atmosphere: "improvisational, semantic"

Core Files

ENTRY.md

The front door to your palace:

# Palace Name

## Welcome
What this palace contains and why.

## Quick Navigation
- [Room A](room-a/ROOM.md) - Description
- [Room B](room-b/ROOM.md) - Description

## Recent Activity
- Added X to Room A
- Created new Room C

MAP.yml

Navigation structure:

palace:
  name: "Research Palace"
  created: "2025-12-30"

rooms:
  - name: "foundations"
    path: "foundations/"
    description: "Core concepts"
    connects_to: ["applications", "history"]

  - name: "applications"
    path: "applications/"
    description: "Practical uses"
    connects_to: ["foundations", "examples"]

landmarks:
  - name: "The Big Question"
    location: "foundations/core-question.md"
    importance: "Start here"

ROOM.md (in each room)

# Room Name

## What's Here
Description of this room's contents.

## Artifacts
- [artifact-1.md](artifact-1.md) - Description

## Doors
- ← Back to [Entry](../ENTRY.md)
- → Forward to [Next Room](../next-room/ROOM.md)

## Notes
Observations, questions, TODOs for this room.

Navigation Commands

Lifecycle

Create

• mkdir palace root
• create ENTRY.md
• create MAP.yml
• create initial rooms

Expand

• create new room directory
• add ROOM.md
• update MAP.yml
• link from related rooms

Maintain

• update MAP.yml periodically
• add cross-references
• archive stale rooms
• create summaries

Archive

• move to attic/
• note in MAP.yml
• update links

Tips

1. Start small — Begin with 3-5 rooms, expand as needed
2. Name meaningfully — Directory names are addresses
3. Link generously — Cross-references aid recall
4. Leave breadcrumbs — Update.meta.yml as you explore
5. Maintain the map — MAP.yml is your table of contents
6. Archive, don't delete — Move stale rooms to attic/

Integration