Activation-Guided Graph Retrieval for Cognitive Memory Reconstruction in Language Model Systems

arXiv:2611.13127v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Retrieval-augmented language model systems generally select context by query-conditioned relevance. We argue that long-lived AI systems require a second operator: activation-conditioned memory availability. We specify an architecture in which request and goal cues seed an authorized memory graph, activation and fan attenuation allocate a bounded traversal frontier, retrieved entities recursively emit cues, and a typed evidence graph is reconstructed before generation. The specification yields five architectural consequences about candidate selection, traversal control, graph regularization, evidence reconstruction, and reinforcement.