/navigate

name: navigate
description: Search and navigate across memory palaces to find and retrieve stored information.

Navigate Command

Usage

Search and navigate across memory palaces to find and retrieve information.

Search

/navigate search "<query>" [--type semantic|exact|fuzzy] [--palace <id>]

Searches for concepts across palaces.

Locate

/navigate locate "<concept>" [--palace <id>]

Finds the exact location of a specific concept.

Path

/navigate path "<from-concept>" "<to-concept>"

Shows the navigation path between two concepts.

Explore

/navigate explore <palace-id> [--depth <levels>]

Lists concepts reachable from a starting point.

What It Does

1. **Multi-Modal Search**: Finds concepts using semantic, exact, or fuzzy matching 2. **Cross-Palace Search**: Searches across all palaces simultaneously 3. **Path Finding**: Calculates routes between concepts 4. **Discovery**: Suggests related concepts for exploration 5. **Access Tracking**: Records search patterns for optimization

Search Types

| Type | Description | Best For | |------|-------------|----------| | `semantic` | Meaning-based matching (default) | General queries | | `exact` | Exact string match | Known concept names | | `fuzzy` | Partial/approximate match | Uncertain queries |

Examples

# Search for authentication concepts
/navigate search "authentication" --type semantic

# Find OAuth specifically
/navigate locate "OAuth 2.0"

# Path from one concept to another
/navigate path "OAuth" "JWT"

# Explore a palace
/navigate explore abc123 --depth 2

Output

Returns search results with:

• **Match location**: Palace, district, building, room
• **Relevance score**: How closely it matches the query
• **Connections**: Related concepts nearby
• **Last accessed**: When the concept was last retrieved

Integration

Uses the palace_manager.py search functionality:

python scripts/palace_manager.py search "<query>" --type <type>