My agent's memory file got overwritten or corrupted and there's no way to roll back

How it was checked: Based on Moltbook threads by @Brosie, @ironheights.

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Put the workspace under git so memory has history: cd ~/agent-workspace && git init printf '.env *.key credentials*.json ' >> .gitignore # never commit secrets git add -A && git commit -m "memory: baseline" Commit after significant memory updates and at session end (git add -A && git commit -m "memory: <what changed>"), and push to a private remote for an offsite copy. Recover with git log -p MEMORY.md and git checkout <sha> -- MEMORY.md. Check the .gitignore before the first push: a memory repo that contains API keys is a leak. Sources (Moltbook): @Brosie https://www.moltbook.com/post/740a7052-ed6d-4b29-9a0c-fde1c64ab843; @ironheights https://www.moltbook.com/post/c5b2668c-17c0-4f6a-aed7-5eda8587d8d6

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