Card-first memory system
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Your memory, organized as cards.

Start with a Source Rune, derive a clearer version, and keep it reusable inside Places and your wider memory space. Rune AI is cards first, not chat first.

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SOURCE Immutable truth

Kyoto Weekend Notes

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Land Friday night. Keep Saturday slow. Save one quiet cafe first, then Arashiyama if the weather stays clear.

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DERIVED Generated from Source

2-Day Kyoto Plan

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Day 1: quiet morning coffee, then a relaxed west-side route. Day 2: keep the plan walkable and leave a short buffer before dinner.

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Saved Place
Kurasu Kyoto
PLACE local_cafeCafe
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Quiet enough for first-pass planning and easy to revisit because the spot and the note stay together.

What is a Rune

A Rune is the unit you keep.

Rune AI does not start with chat. It starts with durable cards. A Rune can hold raw truth, AI-shaped writing, or personal memory you want to keep searchable and reusable.

Source keeps the facts. Derived keeps the crafted version. Place gives memory a spatial anchor.

SOURCE bookmarkSaved unit

Arashiyama rough draft

Maybe start west side after coffee. Keep the route light, save one bamboo grove slot, and do not overbook the evening. Need a backup if rain makes the walk less appealing.

A. Content preview

Enough context to recognize the card without opening a full editor.

B. Kind badge

Users should know immediately whether they are looking at truth, transformation, or place memory.

C. Reuse cues

Tags and compact metadata make the next action obvious without bloating the card.

Card types

Different cards do different jobs.

Source keeps the original note. Derived makes it easier to use. Place keeps a real-world anchor. Profile shapes output without replacing facts.

SOURCE Input

Cafe shortlist

Three possible coffee stops near Kyoto Station. Prioritize quiet seating and places that feel easy to revisit on foot.

Keeps the original capture intact.
DERIVED Result

Quiet cafe shortlist

Best fit for slow mornings: Kurasu for planning, Weekenders for faster coffee, and one fallback stop if the first choice is crowded.

Turns raw notes into reusable guidance.
Place card
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
PLACE Spatial memory

A saved destination with enough context to remember timing and fallback options if the weather turns.

Makes memory concrete and location-aware.
PROFILE Preference memory

Travel Preferences

Prefers quiet cafes, slow mornings, and walkable plans. Good output should stay calm, practical, and easy to scan.

Shapes future output without changing the facts.
How it works

The shortest path is capture, transform, organize, reuse.

Users only need one loop to start: save truth, derive a clearer version, organize it, then reuse it later.

1

Capture a Source Rune

Paste rough notes, save a clipped article, or create a reminder. The first card should feel low-friction and factual.

2

Generate a Derived Rune

Use AI actions like summary, polish, extract, or itinerary to make the saved material easier to use without overwriting the source.

3

Organize with Place

Save the memorable stops, attach notes to them, and give the plan a spatial structure that is easier to recall later.

4

Reuse later

Bring the cards back into chat, planning, or later edits. The value comes from durable cards, not one-off generation.

Places showcase

Place makes memory spatial and easier to recall.

Place deserves its own section because it is concrete, memorable, and easier to understand than abstract system language.

Featured place
Kurasu Kyoto
Quiet coffee stop near Kyoto Station
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Save the spot, keep one short note, and make it easy to reuse later. A Place card becomes more than a pin because it keeps the memory, reason, and follow-up note together.

PLACE Destination

Arashiyama Bamboo Grove

Saved as a slower afternoon route, with enough context to remember timing and fallback options if the weather turns.

PLACE Saved spot

Late-night ramen spot

Small, practical memory card: where to end the day, why it fits the plan, and how to keep it easy to revisit.

Use cases

Different workflows, same card system.

Each use case starts from a card, moves through transformation, and ends in something reusable.

Travel planning

Capture rough notes, turn them into a plan, and keep the memorable stops visible.

Source: Kyoto Weekend Notes
Derived: 2-Day Kyoto Plan
Place: Kurasu Kyoto

Saved places and memory

Keep a place card for the spot itself, plus short notes about why it mattered or how to return to it later.

Source: Cafe shortlist
Place: Philosopher's Path stop
Derived: Quiet cafe shortlist

Research and clipped knowledge

Start from captured material, extract the useful parts, then keep the shorter version ready for later retrieval or chat.

Source: Temple route article clip
Derived: Temple route checklist
Reuse: Insert later into chat
Start from one card

Start with your first Rune, then grow the space around it.

The first step should feel obvious. Save one Source Rune if you want to capture truth. Start with a Place if location is the easier entry. Both routes continue the same card-based system.