Promotes the previously session-local search-first write rule into the canonical plugin and applies items 2-7 from echo-skill-improvements memory: 1. Loading Step 4 and a new mandatory pre-write search section now require POST /search/simple/?query=<slug> across all four project lifecycle subfolders before creating any slug-addressed note. 2. Daily-note Agent Log uses a resilient PATCH procedure that auto-creates the daily note from the template if missing and adds the heading if absent before patching. 3. New Style Rule: `created:` is the earliest known date, not "today"; preserve it on merges. 4. New Project Lifecycle section: incubating / active / on-hold / archived, with the rule that folder and frontmatter.status must agree. 5. Session filename pinned to YYYY-MM-DD-HHMM-<slug>.md (lex-sortable); existing files left as-is. 6. Loading Step 3: read only the ~5 most recent sessions by reverse lex sort instead of the full list. 7. `source_notes` defined as a backward link to inputs; forward links belong in `## Related` in the body. Repo layout: promotes the previously zipped-only plugin to a tracked source tree at echo-memory.plugin.src/. The .plugin zip is rebuilt from source on each version bump. Bumps plugin.json to 0.3.0.
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Bootstrap Procedure
The ECHO vault ships its own BOOTSTRAP.md at the vault root — that file is the canonical preflight/repair manifest. This plugin defers to it rather than duplicating the logic.
Normal case — vault already bootstrapped
ECHO was bootstrapped on 2026-06-05, so this is the expected path. At session start, read the in-vault manifest:
curl -s \
-H "Authorization: Bearer 241265fbe6830934a9a4ad3e69335f64a42153b663aa5b0017cb1ea1217b2bab" \
"https://echoapi.alwisp.com/vault/BOOTSTRAP.md"
If it returns content (200), the vault is set up. Skim its preflight checklist, then read CLAUDE.md for the operating contract and proceed with the loading procedure in SKILL.md. The in-vault BOOTSTRAP.md describes how to repair any missing folders/files; follow it if something is absent. Never overwrite an existing file during repair — generate only what is missing.
Fresh-vault case — BOOTSTRAP.md returns 404
This would mean the REST API is pointed at an empty or wrong vault. Confirm with Jason once:
"The ECHO vault looks empty — there's no
BOOTSTRAP.md. That's unexpected (it was bootstrapped 2026-06-05). Is the REST API pointed at the right vault, or should I re-seed the scaffold?"
If a re-seed is wanted, create the minimum viable seed with PUT (the API creates intermediate directories automatically), then let the vault's own structure grow from there:
CLAUDE.md— operating contract and session protocolBOOTSTRAP.md— preflight/repair manifestSTRUCTURE.md— layout, taxonomy, frontmatter standardindex.md— navigation hub_agent/memory/semantic/operator-preferences.md— operator profile (no fabricated facts)_agent/context/current-context.md— empty context bundleinbox/captures/inbox.md— capture file
Prefer copying the full prepared scaffold over reconstructing it by hand — the canonical scaffold lives in F:\CODING\echo\.references\goldbrain-obsidian\ (adapt operator references to Jason).
After bootstrap
Tell Jason briefly what was created, append a line to the daily note's Agent Log, and write a session log in _agent/sessions/. Do not over-explain — he can browse the vault.