Knowledge
Open Loop and Stale Memory Cleanup
Reconcile what the system thinks is open against what actually happened.
Use when
Your personal operating system has accumulated stale promises, half-decisions, or outdated context.
Cadence
Weekly
Verification
No current open loop is contradicted by recent daily or project notes.
Advanced specStructured loop spec
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Open Loop and Stale Memory Cleanup |
| Category | Knowledge |
| Trigger | Weekly |
| Objective | Reconcile what the system thinks is open against what actually happened. |
| Allowed inputs | Relevant files, source notes, logs, tests, screenshots, metrics, or task state for this loop |
| Allowed actions | Read recent daily, project, decision, and open-loop notes.; Find open loops contradicted by newer evidence.; Close, update, or flag each stale item with source evidence.; Stop when no contradicted current loop remains. |
| Verification | No current open loop is contradicted by recent daily or project notes. |
| Stop condition | Stop when the verifier passes, the budget is exhausted, no progress is made, a blocker appears, or approval is required. |
| Budget | Set a time, turn, token, retry, file, or dollar cap before running the loop. |
| Approval boundary | Human approval required before public, destructive, financial, legal, account, or production-impacting actions. |
| Safe output | Draft, report, checklist, table, or approval-gated recommendation |
| Works with | Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, any tool-using AI assistant |
RunbookSteps
- Read recent daily, project, decision, and open-loop notes.
- Find open loops contradicted by newer evidence.
- Close, update, or flag each stale item with source evidence.
- Stop when no contradicted current loop remains.
Copy promptPrompt
Sweep recent notes against the open-loop and memory records. Close or update anything stale, contradicted, or missing evidence. Do not invent completions. Return the patch and the unresolved list.