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# Memory & vault tools

## Memory

| Tool                 | Purpose                       |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| `memory_add`         | Store a preference or fact    |
| `memory_search`      | Semantic search               |
| `memory_context`     | Topic-bundled context         |
| `memory_profile`     | Profile-shaped recall         |
| `memory_list`        | Enumerate                     |
| `memory_delete`      | Delete (confirm)              |
| `memory_insight`     | Derived insight               |
| `memory_extract`     | Pull memories from free text  |
| `memory_consolidate` | Merge/clean                   |
| `memory_publish`     | Public publish — irreversible |

### Example

```
User: remember I only trade Base blue chips under 2% impact
→ memory_add
→ later memory_search "risk rules" still finds it
```

## Chronicle

Time-ordered event log companion to memory/vault:

| Tool               | Purpose      |
| ------------------ | ------------ |
| `chronicle_add`    | Append event |
| `chronicle_list`   | List         |
| `chronicle_search` | Search       |
| `chronicle_stats`  | Stats        |

## Vault

| Tool                     | Purpose                       |
| ------------------------ | ----------------------------- |
| `vault_save`             | Create/update versioned entry |
| `vault_read`             | Read                          |
| `vault_list`             | List                          |
| `vault_search`           | Semantic / hybrid search      |
| `vault_history`          | Versions                      |
| `vault_diff`             | Diff two versions             |
| `vault_export`           | Export                        |
| `vault_pin`              | Pin for auto-context          |
| `vault_tag`              | Tag                           |
| `vault_link`             | Explicit edge                 |
| `vault_related`          | Related entries               |
| `vault_delete`           | Delete (confirm)              |
| `vault_unpublish`        | Unpublish                     |
| `vault_store_credential` | Encrypted secret write        |
| `vault_get_credential`   | Encrypted secret read         |

### Example

```
User: save bull/bear ETH thesis to vault
→ vault_save type=research key=research/eth-thesis
→ vault_history shows v1
→ vault_search "ethereum outlook" finds it without keyword overlap
```

## Local vs cloud

* Local vault directory: `~/.finch/vault/`
* Cloud vault requires session token
* Credentials always encrypted at rest in local vault mode

See product docs: [../memory.md](/memory.md), [../vault.md](/vault.md).


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