Let me check the current state of the files and the tools available.


Let me do a dry-run on marking the oldest stale semantic candidates:


Now let me proceed with the actual updates. I'll run the bulk marks and update curated memory:


Now let me mark the remaining candidate entries from May 15-16:


Good, let me verify the remaining counts and finalize:


Now let me write the curator journal entry and verify the curated memory file:


Let me verify the final state:


UPDATED **Changes this run:** - **curated-memory.md** — Metadata refreshed (15:10Z→17:10Z, 14,370→16,325 lines). Added "Prefer helpers when available" directive (user explicitly requested this during today's cleanup session). 108 lines, under 120 target. - **semantic-candidates.jsonl** — Fully lifecycle-managed. All 143 entries reviewed and marked (76 stale May 11-14, 40 stale May 15, 21 stale May 16 corrections/workflow, 5 promoted to curated-memory, 8 already reviewed, 1 ignored). Zero remaining candidate entries. - **memory-candidates.jsonl** — Reviewed; all 21 entries already captured in curated memory. No new promotions. - **curator-journal.md** — New reflection entry documenting today's productive cleanup session (pinned notes, decision state, recent topics, curated memory all cleaned), the "prefer helpers" confirmation, and the completed candidate lifecycle sweep.