/garden

name: garden
description: Manage and analyze digital gardens for evolving knowledge bases, including health metrics.

Digital Garden Command

Usage

Manage and analyze digital gardens for evolving knowledge bases.

Calculate Metrics

/garden metrics <path-to-garden.json> [--format json|brief|prometheus]

Calculates health metrics for a digital garden.

Check Health

/garden health <path-to-garden.json>

Provides a health assessment with maintenance recommendations.

Seed Content

/garden seed <garden-path> "<title>" --section <section> --links <related>

Adds new content to the garden with initial links.

Tend Garden

/garden tend <garden-path> --action <prune|expand|archive>

Performs maintenance actions on garden content.

What It Does

1. **Tracks Metrics**: Calculates link density, freshness, maturity 2. **Assesses Health**: Identifies areas needing maintenance 3. **Seeds Content**: Adds new notes with proper linking 4. **Manages Lifecycle**: Promotes, archives, and prunes content 5. **Exports Data**: Outputs metrics in multiple formats

Metrics Tracked

| Metric | Description | Target | |--------|-------------|--------| | `plots` | Total content items | - | | `link_density` | Average links per plot | > 2.0 | | `avg_days_since_tend` | Average staleness | < 7 days |

Output Formats

• **json**: Full metrics as structured JSON
• **brief**: One-line summary for quick checks
• **prometheus**: Exposition format for monitoring systems

Examples

# Calculate metrics
/garden metrics ~/my-garden.json --format brief
# Output: plots=42 link_density=3.2 avg_days_since_tend=4.5

# Check health
/garden health ~/my-garden.json

# Add new content
/garden seed ~/my-garden.json "OAuth Overview" --section auth --links "Authentication,Security"

# Prune stale content
/garden tend ~/my-garden.json --action prune

Integration

Uses the garden_metrics.py tool:

python -m memory_palace.garden_metrics <path> [--format <format>]