Memory surfacing ([memory] surface)
Part of the config reference.
[memory] surface controls how memory attachments and memory-query results render. The default is
summary: memory attachments (and memory_search / memory_for_call_path / memory_for_edges
hits) show the dream-compacted summary plus a plain-text verdict marker ([verdict: diverged] /
[verdict: current @<short-commit>]) in place of the full body, for each memory that has one, and
fall back to the title alone until one is generated. Set it to full to restore whole bodies
everywhere. Either way, memory show / memory_show always returns the full body — that is the
deliberate “expand on request” path.
[memory]
surface = "summary" # default; or "full" — return whole bodies everywheresummary applies across every drive-by renderer: impact_surface’s compact repo_memories, the
symbol_lookup / find_callers / trace_callees attached memories, read_chunk’s memories,
memory_for_symbol / memory_for_path (which keep the full binding/call-path structure but defer
the body), and the grep-augmentation hook context. A memory with no summary for its current body
falls back to title-only. memory show / memory_show always return the full body, regardless
of this setting — it is the expand path.