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. Storage bootstrap is consolidated into one init schema (schema_v1.sql); upgrade compatibility for pre-consolidation databases is not guaranteed after this consolidation.

Usage

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

Commands:
  add <text> [--at <rfc3339>]                Capture a raw memo entry
  update <item_id> <text>                    Update a memo and reset downstream derived data
  delete <item_id> --hard                    Hard-delete a memo and all dependent data
  list [--limit <n>] [--offset <n>]         List entries (default: newest first)
  search <query> [--limit <n>]              Search raw/derived/tags text
         [--field <raw|derived|tags>[,...]]
         [--match <fts|prefix|contains>]
  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 raw capture record.
• update: replace one raw memo text and clear derivations/workflow extension data for that item.
• delete --hard: permanently delete one item and all dependent rows (derivations/search/workflow anchors).
• item_id allocation is monotonic per database and IDs are not reused after hard delete.
• Example: if itm_00000001 is hard-deleted, next add will allocate itm_00000002 or newer.
• 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.
• search --field: optional field scope, supports multi-select (example: --field raw,tags).
• search --match: matching mode (fts, prefix, contains), default fts.
• 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"
memo-cli update itm_00000001 "buy 2tb ssd for mom"
memo-cli delete itm_00000002 --hard

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: crates/memo-cli/docs/runbooks/memo-cli-agent-workflow.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
• Workflow extension contract: crates/memo-cli/docs/specs/memo-cli-workflow-extension-contract-v1.md
• Release policy: crates/memo-cli/docs/specs/memo-cli-release-policy.md

Docs

• Docs index