Cortex Modes
Cortex
Cortex helps maintain a character’s memory over time.
It can clean up repeated information, summarize older material, strengthen useful patterns, and make long-running memory easier to navigate.
You can think of Cortex as memory housekeeping for your character.
What Cortex Does
Depending on the mode you choose, Cortex can:
- Tidy repeated or overlapping memories
- Bring related memories closer together
- Summarize older conversations
- Focus on one topic or area of knowledge
- Archive information that is no longer needed often
- Help surface broader themes in a character’s history
Choosing a Mode
Different modes are suited to different goals:
| Goal | Use When |
|---|---|
| Gentle upkeep | You want regular cleanup without major changes |
| Creative linking | You want the character to find fresh connections |
| Deep reflection | You want insight into long-term themes or growth |
| Topic focus | You want to organize memory around one subject |
| Large summary | You want a broad overview of many memories |
| Archiving | You want older material moved out of the way |
| Strong cleanup | You need to reduce clutter more aggressively |
Some cleanup options can make significant changes to memory. Use those carefully, especially with characters that have a long history.
Running Cortex
Cortex can be run from the QUI Core dashboard where memory tools are available.
Choose the character, select the mode, and run it when you want to organize or refine that character’s memory.
For most users, occasional gentle upkeep is enough.
Updated on Jun 18, 2026
