Write durable memory

  • Keep memory factual, short, and useful for future scenes. A 50 to 150 token summary is usually enough.
  • Store preferences, boundaries, relationship status, standing goals, and recurring details.
  • Write memory in neutral third person so it reads like context, not a command.
  • Avoid storing temporary mood unless it changes the relationship or current canon.

Create continuity

  • Ask for a recap before a new scene if the last chat was long.
  • Use relationship state prompts: where we stand, unresolved tension, private rituals.
  • Ask the companion to bring back one old detail naturally.
  • Separate permanent memory from scene state: canon belongs in memory; current location and open choices belong in a recap.

Use the chapter system

  • When the AI starts forgetting, ask for a compact story-so-far summary, then paste it into a fresh session with the original setup.
  • Include key characters, important items, promises, boundaries, and unresolved emotional beats.
  • Drop stale details. Memory gets worse when every minor moment is treated as canon.

Copy-ready prompts

Prompt 1

Write durable memory in neutral third person, 50 to 150 tokens: my preferences, boundaries, relationship state, standing goals, and recurring rituals. Exclude temporary mood unless it changes canon.

Prompt 2

Before we continue, recap our canon in bullets: who we are to each other, what happened last, where we are, what tension remains, what promises or limits matter, and what not to forget.

Prompt 3

Correct your memory: [correction]. Replace the old assumption, then continue naturally without apologizing repeatedly.