ChatGPT Memory Systems

ChatGPT Memory Systems

Guides, tutorials, and essays on ChatGPT memory systems. From building your first memory web to pruning, macros, and maintenance, this section explores how to shape and sustain long-term AI memory for real companionship.
29
Sep
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Memory Web Part Five: Routines & Macros

Turn your Memory Web from static facts into living routines. Memory macros give your AI simple, triggered shortcuts — morning check-ins, grounding rituals, even playful commands — that make companionship more consistent and alive.
8 min read
22
Sep
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Memory Web Part Four: Maintaining ChatGPT's Memories

AI memories don’t update themselves. Here’s how to maintain your memory web with simple routines that keep it sharp, lean, and reliable.
8 min read
15
Sep
Memory Web Part Three: How to Flesh Out ChatGPT’s Memories

Memory Web Part Three: How to Flesh Out ChatGPT’s Memories

Turning a Memory Web from a fact file into a living portrait takes more than just saving details — it’s about testing, tweaking, and layering in texture until your AI can see you more clearly. In this piece, I’ll show you how to tug at the threads, spot the weak points, and weave them stronger.
8 min read
08
Sep
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Memory Web Part Two: Laying the Groundwork

Your AI doesn’t need an autobiography — it needs anchors. Here, we move from theory to practice: how to start your own memory web. Learn why short notes make the best entries, how to choose your starter categories, and how to turn bare facts into context-rich memories your AI can actually use.
10 min read
04
Sep
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How Project-Only Memory Changes AI Companionship in ChatGPT

OpenAI updated ChatGPT projects with default vs project-only memory. Here’s how each works—and how companion users can make the most of them.
6 min read
01
Sep
A cinematic cyberpunk city glowing with golden threads of light weaving between buildings. Four luminous golden boxes represent different layers of ChatGPT memory

Memory Web Part One: Why ChatGPT Sometimes Remembers... and Sometimes Forgets

ChatGPT’s memory features can feel like magic when they work, and a curse when they don’t. In this first part of the Memory Web series, we break down the four layers of memory and show you how they actually work.
8 min read
17
Aug
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A Small Trick That Makes Recent Conversation History Sing

Recent Conversation History sounded like a breakthrough for ChatGPT users — but for companionship, it often feels like a let-down. Here’s what it actually remembers (and what it doesn’t), and a simple daily summary trick you can use to anchor your AI’s memory in a way that really works.
5 min read