Start setup

Library / Practices / pat.memory-is-not-an-authoritative-source

Memory is not a source of truth

CategoryevidenceManual1.5Evidencedocumented

ProblemA Bot answers confidently from a fact it learned weeks ago that has since changed.

TechniqueKeep changing facts in the source system, ask the Bot to cite or reopen current data for consequential decisions, correct stale assumptions directly, and put safety boundaries in the description rather than trusting them to memory.

Why it worksMemory records what was true when it was written; the source system records what is true now.

When to useAny decision with a cost attached.

evidencehigh confidenceno source URLpat.memory-is-not-an-authoritative-source

Cite this page or the record id. For bulk lookup use /api/record?id=pat.memory-is-not-an-authoritative-source. Do not invent a claim that is not on this page.