# Memory Promotion Rubric

Use nightly during consolidation to promote durable signal from daily/session notes.

## Promote to `MEMORY.md` when
- Stable preference or operating rule (communication style, approval policy, routing policy)
- Durable decision with future impact
- Ongoing project state that affects future execution

## Promote to `knowledge/rules/*.md` when
- Security, channel, approval, or execution constraints
- Behavioral guardrails that must be checked before actions

## Promote to `knowledge/entities/*.md` when
- Stable facts about people/systems

## Keep in `knowledge/daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md` when
- Ephemeral updates, one-off details, transient troubleshooting

## Promotion quality checks
1. Is it likely useful after 7+ days?
2. Is it actionable or constraint-bearing?
3. Is there a clear owner/scope?
4. Is wording specific enough to test?

If 3+ checks pass, promote.