Atlas - Persistent Semantic Memory
Ingest documentation and code into persistent semantic memory with Qdrant and Voyage embeddings. Search and retrieve context across sessions to overcome context limitations.
name: atlas description: Ingest project documentation and code into persistent semantic memory (Qdrant + Voyage embeddings). Use when user wants to remember context across sessions, ingest docs, or search previous work. Requires Qdrant running locally and VOYAGE_API_KEY set. allowed-tools: Bash(bun:*)
Atlas - Persistent Semantic Memory
Atlas provides automatic context ingestion and retrieval using Voyage embeddings + Qdrant vector database. Solves the context overflow problem by storing knowledge persistently across sessions.
Quick Start
Prerequisites
- Qdrant running locally:
docker run -d -p 6333:6333 qdrant/qdrant
- VOYAGE_API_KEY set (get from https://voyageai.com):
export VOYAGE_API_KEY="your-key-here"
- Verify setup:
curl http://localhost:6333/health
Ingesting Context
Store files in Atlas memory for persistent retrieval:
Ingest Single File
cd ~/production/atlas
bun run --filter @inherent.design/atlas atlas ingest /path/to/file.md
Ingest Directory (Recursive)
cd ~/production/atlas
bun run --filter @inherent.design/atlas atlas ingest /path/to/docs/ --recursive
Ingest Multiple Paths
cd ~/production/atlas
bun run --filter @inherent.design/atlas atlas ingest README.md src/index.ts docs/ -r
What gets ingested:
- Supported:
.md,.ts,.tsx,.js,.jsx,.json,.yaml,.qntm,.rs,.go,.py,.sh,.css,.html - Ignored:
node_modules,.git,dist,build,coverage,.atlas
Processing:
- Chunks text (768 tokens, 13% overlap) for semantic coherence
- Embeds with Voyage-3-large (1024-dim)
- Stores in Qdrant with dual-indexing (semantic QNTM keys + temporal timestamps)
- Preserves original text for future consolidation
Searching Context
Retrieve relevant context semantically:
Basic Search
cd ~/production/atlas
bun run --filter @inherent.design/atlas atlas search "typescript patterns"
Limited Results
cd ~/production/atlas
bun run --filter @inherent.design/atlas atlas search "memory consolidation" --limit 10
Temporal Filtering (Since Date)
cd ~/production/atlas
bun run --filter @inherent.design/atlas atlas search "sleep patterns" --since "2025-12-25"
Chronological Timeline
cd ~/production/atlas
bun run --filter @inherent.design/atlas atlas timeline --since "2025-12-01"
When to Use This Skill
Use Atlas when:
- User asks to "remember this across sessions"
- Project context is too large for single session
- User wants to search previous work/decisions
- Documentation needs to be queryable
- Building on previous research or code
Examples:
- "Remember the API architecture we discussed"
- "What did we decide about the database schema?"
- "Find all mentions of authentication patterns"
- "Ingest all the .atlas research files"
Architecture
Built on .atlas research (Steps 1-4 + Sleep Patterns):
Stack:
- Voyage-3-large embeddings (1024-dim, 9.74% better than OpenAI)
- Qdrant HNSW index (M=16, int8 quantization, 4x compression)
- RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter (semantic boundaries)
- Dual-indexing (QNTM semantic keys + RFC 3339 timestamps)
Production Config (from Step 3 research):
- Recall@10: >0.98
- Latency: 10-50ms (p95)
- Memory: 1.4GB RAM + 5GB disk per 1M vectors
Technical Details
For implementation details, see:
- docs/architecture.md - Complete technical architecture
Packages:
@inherent.design/atlas-core- Core library (embeddings, storage, search)@inherent.design/atlas- Command-line interface@inherent.design/atlas-mcp- MCP server for Claude Code integration
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