Configure memory profiles

Recommended default: Coding — one shared coding bank, repos separated by tags.

Add Life only if you want a separate personal bank. Use Isolated only when a repo must never share the coding bank.

Choose a profile

Profile	Recall reads	Automatic retain	Best for
Coding (recommended)	Coding bank	Coding bank	Normal day-to-day coding
Coding + Life	Coding + Life banks	Coding bank only	Coding plus personal prefs/goals
Isolated project	That repo’s hard-wall bank	That bank	Client / sensitive repos
Life only	Life bank	Off	Non-repo personal memory
Recall only	Configured banks	Off	Cautious / read-mostly use

Automatic retain never writes the Life / User bank. Use hindsight_retain_global (or a command) for explicit life writes.

Run /hindsight.
Open guided setup if prompted, or press g.
Confirm the Hindsight server.
Choose Coding unless you know you need another profile.
Confirm bank ids (shared coding bank is stored in user/global config and prefilled next time).
Optional: starter mental models and historical import.

Minimal project config:

{
  "hindsight": {
    "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8888"
  }
}

Shared coding bank (prefer user/global config so every repo inherits it):

{
  "banks": {
    "project": {
      "derive": "manual",
      "bankId": "pi-coding"
    }
  },
  "setupComplete": true
}

In /hindsight confirm: