Basic Memory Cloud

Work with your knowledge base across multiple devices using cloud sync and storage.

Cloud App Updates

Recent web UI work focuses on the notes experience:

• Improved Note Search
• Pinned notes and recent tabs
• Rich Note Editor
• Command palette and global shortcuts
• Snapshots Notes - version your knowledge base

Search notes

Use the search field above the notes list to filter by title or content. Search is instant and searches the current project.

Pin important notes

Right-click a note (or use the ⋮ menu) to Pin it. Pinned notes appear in the Pinned tab for quick access.

Editing Notes

Editor modes

The editor supports three modes, toggled with the buttons in the top-right:

Markdown formatting

The editor supports full Markdown including:

• Headers, bold, italic, strikethrough
• Code blocks with syntax highlighting
• Tables
• Links and images
• Task lists (- [ ] and - [x])
• Basic Memory semantic syntax (observations, relations)

Press Cmd/Ctrl + / to see all formatting shortcuts.

Edit Note Frontmatter

Select the "Frontmatter" button to edit the note's frontmatter

Creating and Managing Notes

Create a new note

1. Start typeing in the editor to create a new note. It will save automatically
2. Click the + button in the notes list, or
3. Press Cmd/Ctrl + Alt + N, or
4. Use the command palette (Cmd/Ctrl + K) → "New Note"

Move notes

1. Right-click a note → Move to relocate it to a different folder.
2. Drag the note card from the list onto the desired folder
3. Drag a folder in the tree to a new location to move a directory of notes

Delete notes

Right-click a note → Delete. Deleted notes are removed from the project and database.

Command Palette

Press Cmd/Ctrl + K to open the command palette. Search for any action:

• Navigate to notes
• Create new note
• Switch projects
• Toggle views
• Access settings

Cloud Snapshots

Basic Memory Cloud now includes point-in-time snapshots for backup and recovery. Create manual snapshots before major changes, or rely on automatic daily backups.

View Snapshots

Go to Settings → Snapshots to see all snapshots with creation time and description.

Create a Snapshot

1. Click Create Snapshot
2. Add an optional description (e.g., "Before reorganizing projects")
3. Confirm

You can create and manage point-in-time snapshots of your cloud bucket from the cli also:

# Create a snapshot before major changes
bm cloud snapshot create "Before reorganization"

# List all snapshots
bm cloud snapshot list

# Browse snapshot contents
bm cloud snapshot browse <snapshot-id>

# Show snapshot details
bm cloud snapshot show <snapshot-id>

Snapshots provide a safety net for major reorganizations or experiments with your knowledge base.

Next Steps