Prior Art
Anima Core: identity persistence with emotional weighting
Thane AI: self-authored context compaction
Qwen Episodic Summary: structured JSON session snapshots
Forge Protocol: topological emotional constraints
VividnessMem: neurochemically-inspired memory decay
Research Paper
Full concept paper with formal schema, differentiation analysis, and empirical validation protocol:
Chetan Sharma. Episodic Memory for AI Personas via Self-Authored Emotional State Snapshots: The yesterday.json Architecture. Zenodo, 15 May 2026.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20191876
Blog: yesterday-json.blogspot.com
Citation
bibtex
@misc{sharma2026yesterdayjson,
author = {Chetan Sharma},
title = {Episodic Memory for AI Personas via Self-Authored Emotional State Snapshots: The yesterday.json Architecture},
year = {2026},
month = may,
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.20191876},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://zenodo.org/records/20191876}
}
Author
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