Memory Curation

Step 23 of the lifecycle (ADR 0028) consolidates a finished case into a published MemoryRecord: a typed claim with applicability bounds, citations, validation lineage, and a cite-cascade invalidation invariant. The agent uses curated memory to short-circuit future research, not to repeat unsupported assertions.

• Validated solver-setup choices (e.g., "k-ω SST for adverse pressure gradient flows around Re=10⁵–10⁷").
• Mesh strategies that passed the quality gate for a geometry class.
• BC patterns that produced converged, validated runs.
• Failures and their root causes — anti-patterns matter as much as patterns.

Each record declares the solver family, physics regime, geometry class, mesh-quality range, and validation evidence that supports it. Recall is filtered against the new case's properties — no leaking a viscous-flow claim into a high-Re turbulent context.

If a memory record is amended or retracted, every downstream case that cites it is flagged for review. Trust travels with provenance, not with stale text.