Cloud Recall - Search Permanent Cloud Memory

Search the Supabase cloud backup for memories that may have been consolidated, compressed, or deleted locally. The cloud NEVER deletes memories - it preserves everything forever.

When to Use

• Local

  memory_search

  returns few or no results
• User asks about something from a past session that seems missing
• User says "I told you about X" but local memory doesn't have it
• Restoring context after a fresh install or device switch

Execution Steps

1. Search cloud backup:

   python3 -m cloud.cli search "$ARGUMENTS" --limit 10 --include-deleted
   

   Run this from the claude-memory directory (~/coding/claude-memory/)

2. If results found that don't exist locally:

   • Present results to user with [CLOUD] indicator
   • Offer to restore: "Found X memories in cloud. Restore to local?"

3. Restore if requested:

   python3 -m cloud.cli restore --hash <hash1>,<hash2>
   

4. For full restore (new device or data loss):

   python3 -m cloud.cli restore --all
   

Important Notes

• Cloud search uses text matching (not embeddings) by default
• Deleted memories show as [DELETED LOCALLY] but full content is preserved
• Summary memories show as [SUMMARY] and link to original memories
• All cloud operations are read-only unless explicitly restoring

Example Flow

User: "What did we decide about the API authentication?" Local search: 0 results

1. Run:

   python3 -m cloud.cli search "API authentication decision" --include-deleted

2. Found: 3 results from cloud (2 were deleted during consolidation)
3. Display: "Found 3 memories in cloud backup about API authentication:"
   • [CLOUD] Decision: Use JWT with refresh tokens (deleted locally Jan 15)
   • [CLOUD] Reference: Auth middleware at /src/auth/jwt.py
   • [CLOUD] Pattern: Always validate tokens server-side
4. Ask: "Want me to restore these to local memory?"