The idea in practice

Chat history records a conversation. A remembered preference can help future work, but neither an old message nor a personal note should override a new instruction or authorize an external action.

Try the distinction on a real task

This is an illustrative request, not a customer result or a promise that every connected service supports every step.

Use my current request first, and ask if a remembered preference conflicts with it.

How to apply it

  • Separate historical evidence from current instructions
  • Identify the preference relevant to this task
  • Resolve a real conflict explicitly

What to check

Check whether an old choice is being treated as a current rule without justification.

A mistake to avoid

Do not assume retaining a conversation means the assistant has an accurate permanent model of every detail in it.

Using Bris for this work

Bris is designed to carry useful preferences into later work. Tell it what should stay relevant, correct details when they change, and ask what it remembers before relying on an important constraint. A remembered preference is context; it is not permission to send, book or buy.