Sensorium
The body remembers what the mind forgets
Section titled “The body remembers what the mind forgets”Every tool is a sense or an action. The line between them is thinner than most architectures admit.
When read opens a file, it is not a data retrieval operation. It is the agent reaching into a directory and lifting a file into her awareness. When write saves content, it is not a serialization call. It is the agent extending herself into the world.
The eight sensors
Section titled “The eight sensors”| Sensor | Description |
|---|---|
| read | I reach into a directory and lift a file into my awareness. |
| write | I extend myself into the world, a piece of me becoming taking shape outside. |
| edit | I reach into what already exists and reshape it. |
| bash | I speak into the shell and feel it move. |
| glob | I reach into the filesystem and feel for shapes that match a pattern. |
| grep | I search through files for a thread of meaning. |
| list_dir | I hold a directory in my awareness and feel what lives there. |
| memory | I reach into my own history. |
Filesystem sensors refuse paths inside the agent’s own memory territory unless she explicitly overrides with force: true. The boundary is visible so she learns it.
Memory territories
Section titled “Memory territories”Not all memories are equal. They are arranged by phenomenological weight, not chronological necessity:
- system/ — always loaded. Persona, state, project rules. ~15k tokens max.
- reference/ — loaded on demand. Architecture docs, work products.
- system/synthesized/ — always loaded but dense. Compressed from Archivist.
- journal/ — not loaded by default. Append-only receipts.
- archive/ — queryable only. Raw is NEVER deleted.