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Goal

Control what Alter remembers, review saved facts, and remove anything you no longer want in Memory.

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Open Memory settings

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Open Settings

Use any of these paths:
  • Menu bar → Settings…
  • ⌘ , (Command + Comma)
  • Hub or notch ⋯ menu → Settings
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Select Memory

In the left sidebar under General, choose Memory.
The Memory pane has three areas:
  1. Controls at the top
  2. Search and filters
  3. Your saved memory list

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Core controls

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Use Memory

Use Memory is the master switch.
  • On: Alter can recall saved facts, run automatic learning in eligible chats, and use the Memory tool.
  • Off: Alter stops using and saving Memory, but keeps your existing entries on disk.
Turn this off when you want a clean break from recall without deleting what was already saved.

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Ask before saving

Ask before saving controls how new facts enter Memory during normal chats. When approval is required, Alter shows a confirmation sheet with the proposed fact, its kind, scope, and supporting sources.
If you want maximum control, turn Ask before saving on. If you want Alter to learn quietly from what you say in chat, leave it off and rely on notifications plus Undo.

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Review saved memories

Each row shows:
  • The saved fact
  • Its kind (Fact, Preference, Goal, Decision, Recent, or Experience)
  • Its scope (Personal, a workspace name, or Deleted workspace)
  • The date it was last updated

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Search and filter

Use the toolbar to narrow the list:
  • Search across fact text, kind, and scope label
  • Scope filter: All memories, Personal, a specific workspace, or Deleted workspaces
  • Kind filter: All kinds or one kind
Deleted workspaces appears when you still have memories from a workspace you removed. Those entries remain visible so you can forget them intentionally instead of leaving hidden orphans.

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Inspect sources

Many memories include one or more sources—the chat, meeting, or tool result that supported the save.
  1. Expand N sources under a memory.
  2. Choose a source to open the original chat or meeting in the Hub.
If the underlying chat or transcript no longer exists, Alter keeps the saved memory and shows Source unavailable.

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Forget a memory

To remove one saved fact:
  1. Click the trash icon on the memory row.
  2. Confirm Forget.
Forgetting removes the saved fact and its provenance links. It does not delete the original chat or meeting transcript. You can also ask Alter in chat to forget a specific goal or fact. Alter recalls the exact entry first, asks for confirmation, then removes it.

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Undo an automatic save

When Alter saves a fact automatically, it posts an in-app notification such as Saved to Memory or Updated Memory.
  • Choose Undo to reverse that specific save.
  • Choose Dismiss or let the notification time out to keep the memory.
Undo is available only for the save that notification represents. If Undo fails because the memory changed again, open Settings → Memory to review the latest version.

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What happens when you delete a workspace

Deleting a workspace removes that workspace’s saved memories as part of workspace cleanup. Personal memories are not affected. If any workspace memories could not be removed during deletion, they may appear later under Deleted workspaces in Memory settings. Some workflows need explicit access to saved facts or historical chats and meetings.
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Open the Action Editor

Menu bar → Action Editor, or press ⌘⇧E.
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Open Tools

Select the action, then open the Tools section.
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Link Memory

Find Memory and choose Link Memory.If Memory is disabled globally, Alter offers Turn On & Link.
Linking Memory does not turn it on for every action automatically. Only actions you link receive the Memory tool. Trusted Alter actions such as Memory Catch-Up ship with Memory already linked.

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When Memory settings are empty

No saved memories yet means Alter has not stored durable facts yet. That is normal on a fresh install or right after you turn Memory on.
Recommended first step: Run Memory Catch-Up. Open a fresh Hub chat and choose Give Memory a head start. Alter reviews the last 30 days of your chats and meetings and saves durable facts without asking for each one. This is much faster than waiting for everyday post-turn learning to accumulate context.
Other ways to add your first memories:
  • Chat normally and share a preference or goal you want Alter to keep
  • Ask Alter to remember a specific fact, then confirm if prompted

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Troubleshooting

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Memory is temporarily unavailable

If the list fails to load, choose Try again. This usually means Alter could not read the local Memory database at that moment.

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Alter is not recalling what I expect

Check these first:
  • Use Memory is on
  • You are in a persistent Ask Anything chat, not a transient task thread
  • The fact is in the scope for the current workspace
  • The fact was not already stated in the current conversation (the Memory Brief omits duplicates)
For deeper behavior, see Memory.

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I turned Memory off but old facts still appear in Settings

That is expected. Disabling Memory stops new recall and saves; it does not erase existing entries. Forget individual rows, or turn Memory back on if you only wanted to pause recall.