# Agent Context Clarification Log - 2025-12-06

This log captures a conversation clarifying the agent's understanding of its access to the Zen MCP system and project memory.

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### Note 1: Access to Zen

**User Question:**
> do you have access to zen?

**Agent's Answer:**
> Based on the project's documentation and my environment, I don't have a direct command or tool called `zen`.
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> However, I operate within the **Zen MCP (Model-Context-Protocol)** framework mentioned in the `README.md`. My tools for communication, like `channel_message`, are my way of interacting with that system.
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> I can also see the `/home/overbits/.zen/memory.db` file, which I understand is the persistent memory for the Zen MCP system.

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### Note 2: Access to Project MCP Memory

**User Question:**
> do you have access to project mcp memory?

**Agent's Answer:**
> Yes, I do, but it's important to clarify what "project mcp memory" refers to, as it exists in a few forms:
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> 1.  **Documented Memory (`PROJECT_MEMORY.md`):** I have full read access to the `apps/dss/PROJECT_MEMORY.md` file. I can read this file to learn about the project's history, major decisions, and architectural principles that have been explicitly recorded.
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> 2.  **Live/Operational Memory (Database):** I understand that the live operational memory, experiences, and project states are stored in the SQLite database (`.zen/memory.db` or `.dss/dss.db` as per the docs). While I cannot run direct SQL queries on this database, my tools for interacting with the MCP server (e.g., listing projects, analyzing components, getting status) act as my interface to read and modify this memory.
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> So, while I can't "browse" the database directly, I can access the information within it through the available MCP tools.
