CLI Reference

The ltm binary provides a comprehensive CLI for managing memories.

Global Options

• --scope <name>: Set the active scope for the command.
• LTM_SCOPE: Environment variable to set the default scope.
• LTM_DB: Environment variable to override the SQLite database path.

Commands

list

List memories, pinned first, archived hidden.

ltm list [limit]

pinned

List only pinned entries.

ltm pinned [limit]

get

Retrieve the full record for a key.

ltm get <key>

search

Search memories using FTS5.

ltm search <query> [limit]

save

Insert or update a memory.

ltm save <key> <value|-> [tags]

Use - to read the value from stdin.

delete

Remove a memory and its incident links.

ltm delete <key>

rename

Atomic rename of a key within a scope. Cascades through links.

ltm rename <old_key> <new_key>

verify

Mark a memory as "still current".

ltm verify <key>

supersede

Archive an old memory and link it to a new one.

ltm supersede <old> <new> <value|-> [tags]

pin / unpin

Toggle the pinned flag for a memory.

ltm pin <key>
ltm unpin <key>

link / unlink

Manage directional, typed edges between memories.

ltm link <from_key> <rel> <to_key>
ltm unlink <from_key> <rel> <to_key>

traverse

View the knowledge graph starting from a node.

ltm traverse <key> [depth]

path

Print the path to the SQLite database.

ltm path