Brief

project optionally scopes the memory index to one project (a project-kind tag name, or the value from resolve_project); empty briefs the whole workspace.

peek reads the catchup delta without advancing the cursor. Default false: brief is the session opener, so it consumes the delta like catchup does.

space optionally selects which of your spaces to brief (an id or name from list_spaces). Omit it when you belong to a single space.

project is the scope the index reflects (empty = the whole workspace).

guide is the workspace operating manual - the house rules for working here.

memory_total is how many memories are in scope; the index may be capped to keep the brief compact, so total greater than len(memory_index) means there is more - recall to page it.

inbox_count is how many items await you across your workspaces; headlines is a short preview of the most recent.

truncated is true when any list here was capped to keep the brief small, so a reader knows it has not seen everything (rather than mistaking the cap for the whole - the manufactured-absence trap).

start_here is set ONLY when this workspace holds no memories at all, and it carries what to do about that (#153). An empty workspace is the one state where every other field is blank and the tools all look broken: recall returns nothing, so the assistant reasonably concludes Kythene has nothing to offer and stops calling it - the workspace then stays empty forever. This is the instruction that breaks that loop, and it is delivered HERE because brief is the one call every client is told to make first, whether it loaded a skill, a plugin or nothing at all. It disappears by itself the moment the workspace has content, so it can never become stale advice.

Do not confuse it with first_look, which is about this INSTANCE's cursor: a brand-new instance connecting to a mature workspace sets first_look and must NOT be given onboarding.