> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.chief.bot/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Letting Chief auto-capture memories from chats

> Chief can capture memories for you while you chat.

Chief can capture [memories](/help/memories/what-are-memories) for you while you [chat](/help/chatting-with-chief/how-chats-work). When collection is turned on, Chief notices useful facts and preferences in your conversations and saves them automatically — so your memory list builds itself.

## Turn on auto-capture

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/chief-2d405d1a/BBGD1uH7sfT84ugx/images/help/memory-autocapture.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=BBGD1uH7sfT84ugx&q=85&s=e0dc5a27042c20ade4a61b4dbbac9dad" alt="The Collect user memories from conversations toggle, switched on" width="1500" height="170" data-path="images/help/memory-autocapture.png" />
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1. Open the memory page for [the scope you want](/help/memories/personal-vs-project-vs-organization-memories): **Settings → Memory** for **Your Memories**, the project's **Memories** page for **Project Memories**, or the organization's **Memory** page for **Organization Memory**.
2. At the top of the page is a toggle switch. For personal memories it's labeled **Collect user memories from conversations**; for a project, **Collect project memories from conversations**; for an organization, **Enable organization memory**.
3. Click the toggle so it switches on. Collection is now active for that scope.

<Note>
  ℹ️ **Good to Know:** The toggle is per scope. Turning on collection for **Your Memories** doesn't turn it on for a project, and vice versa — set each one where you want it.
</Note>

## What happens when Chief captures a memory

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/chief-2d405d1a/BBGD1uH7sfT84ugx/images/help/memory-page-hero.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=BBGD1uH7sfT84ugx&q=85&s=ac0af676d547971b711769e8f2dd27a7" alt="Memories Chief captured automatically, listed under Your Memories" width="1400" height="832" data-path="images/help/memory-page-hero.png" />
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After a chat where Chief saves something, you'll see a small notification under the response — for example **"1 memory added"** or **"3 memories updated"** — with a **View memories** link. Click it to jump straight to the relevant memory page and review what was saved.

## Turn off auto-capture

1. Go back to the same memory page.
2. Click the toggle so it switches off.
3. A notice appears: *"Memory collection is disabled. Existing memories are still available and can be managed below."*

Turning collection off stops Chief from saving new memories in that scope. It does **not** delete anything you've already saved — your existing memories stay and keep working.

<Tip>
  🚀 **Pro-Tip:** Leave collection on and skim the **View memories** link now and then. It's far less work than adding every memory by hand, and you can edit or delete anything Chief gets wrong.
</Tip>

## FAQ

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="I turned off collection but my old memories are still there. Is that a bug?">
    No — that's intended. Turning off collection only stops **new** memories from being captured. Your existing memories remain available and Chief can still use them. Delete or archive any you no longer want.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Chief saved something I didn't want it to remember.">
    Open the memory page, find the entry, and [click **Delete** (trash icon) to remove it, or **Edit** (pencil icon) to fix the wording](/help/memories/creating-editing-memories). To stop similar captures going forward, switch the collection toggle off for that scope.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I'm chatting but no memories are being captured.">
    Check three things: the collection toggle is on for that scope; the chat's memory mode isn't set to **Off** in the [prompt bar's](/help/the-prompt-bar-scope/the-prompt-bar-a-tour-of-your-chat-controls) **Memory** menu; and the conversation actually contained a durable fact worth saving — not every message produces a memory.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>