Cortex-Inara/inara

Inara — Identity & Memory Layer

This directory is Inara's home. It contains everything needed to instantiate her as a consistent, persistent agent across any model or runtime.

Files

File	Tier	Purpose
SOUL.md	Always	Core identity, traits, how she behaves
IDENTITY.md	Always	Name, vibe, emoji — the short card
USER.md	T1+	Scott's profile — who she's helping
MEMORY.md	T2+	Curated long-term memory (keep under 4k tokens)
PROTOCOLS.md	T2+	Fleet rules, safety, delegation, memory management
CONTEXT_TIERS.md	Dispatcher	Which files to load per model context size
sessions/	T3+	Daily session logs (raw), format: YYYY-MM-DD.md

Loading Order

Always load in this order to establish context before adding detail:

1. SOUL.md
2. IDENTITY.md
3. USER.md
4. MEMORY.md
5. PROTOCOLS.md
6. Session files (most recent first)

See CONTEXT_TIERS.md for the full dispatcher spec.

Secrets

Credentials, API keys, and tokens live in .env only — never in these files.