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 spec

Structured loop spec

FieldValue
NameOpen Loop and Stale Memory Cleanup
CategoryKnowledge
TriggerWeekly
ObjectiveReconcile what the system thinks is open against what actually happened.
Allowed inputsRelevant files, source notes, logs, tests, screenshots, metrics, or task state for this loop
Allowed actionsRead 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.
VerificationNo current open loop is contradicted by recent daily or project notes.
Stop conditionStop when the verifier passes, the budget is exhausted, no progress is made, a blocker appears, or approval is required.
BudgetSet a time, turn, token, retry, file, or dollar cap before running the loop.
Approval boundaryHuman approval required before public, destructive, financial, legal, account, or production-impacting actions.
Safe outputDraft, report, checklist, table, or approval-gated recommendation
Works withClaude, ChatGPT, Gemini, any tool-using AI assistant
Runbook

Steps

  1. Read recent daily, project, decision, and open-loop notes.
  2. Find open loops contradicted by newer evidence.
  3. Close, update, or flag each stale item with source evidence.
  4. Stop when no contradicted current loop remains.
Copy prompt

Prompt

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.
Metadata

Tags

Obsidianmemoryopen loopsweekly review
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