Edit global memory

edit_global_memory

Group: Long-term memory
Turned on by: The memory switches on the Advanced tools page of Conversation settings.
Approval: Reviewed: writes and open-ended actions ask for approval unless the security level or an earlier “Always allow” covers them.
Profile key: tool.edit_global_memory.description

Changes one passage of an existing global memory document and rewrites its line in the memory index, once you approve it.

The model uses it to correct or extend what it saved in ~/.mework/memory/ (%USERPROFILE%\.mework\memory\ on Windows). New documents are made with create_global_memory. See Memory and instructions.

When it asks you

Every call asks, at every security level, even when a hook allows it. The card's title, in the app's language, says the change affects memory shared by every project, and there is no Always allow.

Limits

After the change, the document can be at most 256 KiB and MEMORY.md at most 64 KiB.

Good to know

You can edit the documents in any editor too. The model sees your change the next time it reads the document.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Details
`description` required Description	string	One-sentence index entry describing the document after the change.
`name` required Name	string	Existing document name; the .md suffix is optional.
`new_text` required New text	string	Replacement text; an empty string deletes the passage.
`old_text` required Original text	string	Passage to replace; must occur exactly once in the document.