memo-cli

Overview

memo-cli is a capture-first memo CLI with an agent enrichment loop. Default output is human-readable text. JSON is explicit and intended for service/agent callers.

Usage

Usage:
  memo-cli [--db <path>] [--format <text|json> | --json] <command> [options]

Commands:
  add <text> [--at <rfc3339>]                Capture a raw memo entry
  list [--limit <n>] [--offset <n>]         List entries (default: newest first)
  search <query> [--limit <n>]              Search raw + active derived text
  report <week|month> [--tz <iana-tz>]      Build period summaries
         [--from <rfc3339>] [--to <rfc3339>]
  fetch [--limit <n>] [--cursor <opaque>]   Pull records for enrichment workers
  apply (--input <file> | --stdin)          Apply enrichment payloads

Commands

add: append one immutable raw capture record.
add --at: optional explicit capture time (RFC3339). Without --at, system time is used.
list: show records with deterministic ordering and optional state filters.
search: run keyword/prefix search across capture and active enrichment.
report: render weekly/monthly summaries with capture fallback when enrichment is missing.
report --from/--to: optional explicit range (RFC3339). Use both together.
fetch: machine-facing pull for pending enrichment work.
apply: machine-facing write-back for normalized enrichment results.

JSON

Text mode is the default for all commands.
--json is shorthand for --format json.
fetch and apply are machine-facing commands and support both --json and --format json.
list, search, and report also support JSON mode for automation and dashboards.
list/search/fetch may include additive metadata fields: content_type, validation_status.
report may include additive metadata aggregates: top_content_types, validation_status_totals.
In JSON mode, parse stdout only. stderr is diagnostic-only and not part of the data contract.
Exit code policy: 0 success, 64 usage error, 65 input data error, 1 runtime failure.

Examples

Capture quickly

memo-cli add "buy 1tb ssd for mom"
memo-cli add "book pediatric dentist appointment"
memo-cli add --at 2026-02-12T10:00:00+08:00 "backfilled note"

Agent enrichment loop

memo-cli fetch --json --limit 50 > inbox-batch.json
memo-cli apply --format json --input enrichment-batch.json

Example enrichment-batch.json payload:

{
  "agent_run_id": "agent-run-20260212",
  "items": [
    {
      "item_id": "itm_00000001",
      "derivation_hash": "hash-itm-00000001-v1",
      "summary": "buy ssd for mom",
      "category": "shopping",
      "normalized_text": "buy 1tb ssd for mom",
      "confidence": 0.93,
      "content_type": "text",
      "validation_status": "valid",
      "tags": ["family", "shopping"],
      "payload": {
        "source": "memo-agent",
        "notes": "priority this week"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Pagination note:

memo-cli fetch --json --limit 20 --cursor itm_00000042

Human and machine reports

memo-cli report week
memo-cli report month --json
memo-cli report week --tz Asia/Taipei
memo-cli report month --from 2026-02-01T00:00:00Z --to 2026-02-29T23:59:59Z --json

Runbooks

Agent workflow: docs/runbooks/memo-cli-agent-workflow.md
Rollout/rollback: docs/runbooks/memo-cli-rollout.md

Specs

Command contract: crates/memo-cli/docs/specs/memo-cli-command-contract-v1.md
JSON contract: crates/memo-cli/docs/specs/memo-cli-json-contract-v1.md
Storage schema: crates/memo-cli/docs/specs/memo-cli-storage-schema-v1.md
Release policy: crates/memo-cli/docs/specs/memo-cli-release-policy.md

nils-memo-cli 0.3.3