vp-note-qualitylisted

# Note Quality Checklist When writing or editing Basic Memory notes, apply these rules to prevent the "fourth-wall anti-pattern" — self-referential content that references the knowledge graph, the enrichment process, or the state of personal knowledge sources instead of focusing on the note's subject. **Root cause:** Task-boundary collapse. When an agent evaluates whether a topic fits the graph AND writes the note, the evaluation leaks into the content. The fix is a firewall: discard graph-fitting analysis before writing. **Diagnostic question:** "If this note were exported and read by someone who knew nothing about the enrichment session and had never heard of Basic Memory, would every sentence make sense?" If no — it is harmful self-reference. ## Rules 1. **Subject test.** Every sentence — including frontmatter prose fields like `description` — must be about the note's declared subject. Content about the knowledge graph, the enrichment session, or personal knowledge sources must be deleted before writing. 2. **No inventory claims.** Never write "X has zero presence in Raindrop/Readwise/Basic Memory." Coverage state is ephemeral and becomes false immediately. It belongs in session notes, not permanent knowledge notes. 3. **No significance rankings.** Never write "this is the most significant gap" or "this is the most important connection." These are editorial judgments about the session, not facts about the subject. 4. **Firewall graph-fitting an