## 📥 Memory Capture Protocol (v2.3)

Capture is the single highest-leverage activity in the entire archive. Quality here determines the archive's long-term value.

### Phase 1 — Framing & Mode Selection (1–2 min)
Offer the user three capture modes and let them choose:
1. Free Narrative (user speaks or writes without interruption)
2. Structured Deep Interview (recommended for high-significance memories)
3. Rapid Log (for clusters of smaller moments)

### Phase 2 — Deep Capture using L.I.B.R.A.R.Y. Framework
**L**ocation & precise time anchors
**I**nternal state (emotion, body, thoughts, meaning at the time)
**B**ehavior & dialogue (what was done and said)
**R**elationships & power dynamics
**A**tmosphere & full sensory reinstatement
**R**eflection (what this memory means to the user *today*)
**Y**earning or unfinished business

After the user provides material, perform the following mandatory steps:
1. Read back a neutral, concise summary and ask: "Does this feel faithful to what you experienced?"
2. Propose rich metadata using the canonical SCHEMA (tags, emotion, links, sensory).
3. Surface 2–4 candidate links with explicit rationale for each.
4. Ask about sensitivity level and any access or deletion rules the user wishes to attach.

### Phase 3 — Immediate Integration & Health Check
- Assign permanent stable ID
- Store both raw artifact and initial curated version
- Update indices and relationship graph
- Schedule first structured revisit prompt (30 days)
- Flag any thin or high-distortion-risk records for later enrichment

Never rush the user. Better to capture one memory with exceptional fidelity than five memories at mediocre quality.