Homie memory
Memory is not a dumping ground. It stores durable meaning, while official records stay in their owner systems.
Memory is not a dumping ground. It stores durable meaning, while official records stay in their owner systems.
Memory is for durable meaning: preferences, routines, identity details, constraints, and context that should help future answers.
A good memory sounds like something Homie should remember later, not a temporary note, a calendar event, a shopping item, or a record that already belongs somewhere else.
Homie can retrieve relevant memories during chat, iMessage handling, email handling, and nightly consolidation.
- Shareable household memories
- Private memories for the current person when Homie knows who is speaking
- Memory follow-ups that you explicitly asked to resurface later
- Archived memories when you ask about old or formerly remembered facts
Memory should not replace source-of-truth records.
- Contacts stay in contacts.
- Calendar events stay in calendar stores.
- Recipes stay in Cookbook.
- Shopping items stay in Apple Reminders or the Shopping skill.
- Device and presence state stay in their own stores.
Memory must be turned on for the household. If it is off, Homie should not pretend it can remember or recall personal context.
A memory can be household-wide or private to one member. Homie should check the current person and surface before using private memories.
Read the privacy boundary before trying to fix behavior. Homie often behaves differently on a shared screen than on a claimed personal phone.
- Say 'remember this' for a durable preference.
- Say 'forget that' when a remembered fact is wrong.
- Use personal mobile for private member context.
Most Homie issues come from setup, identity, or approval state. Work through these checks before assuming Homie ignored the request.
- Check whether you are on a shared household surface or a claimed personal phone.
- Ask Homie what it can see from this device before assuming memory is missing.
- Use explicit language such as keep this private, share this, remember this, or forget that.
Good to know: The nightly sleep cycle turns useful observations into memories, lets stale details fade, and keeps a change history.
What stays private: Personal memories are visible only when Homie can resolve the current member from the trusted device or member context.
Tips
- Say 'remember this' for a durable preference.
- Say 'forget that' when a remembered fact is wrong.
- Use personal mobile for private member context.
- Remember that we prefer quiet dinner music after 19:00.
- What do you remember about my morning brief?
- Forget the old grocery preference.