Tools / Memory

bootstrap()

Key

The L0 read. One call at session start returns a ~200-token card: workspace state, open decisions, tripped invalidation criteria, and pending approvals. Everything else is ids to drill into — never a raw dump.

bootstrap()→ SESSION CARD

Callable over MCP as bootstrap(). REST mirror POST /v1/bootstrap Planned — alpha is MCP-only

Why your agent calls it

The first call of every session — and usually the only one an agent needs to know where it stands. ~200 tokens back: which decisions are open, which invalidation criteria tripped while nobody was looking, what's waiting on a human. An agent that starts here never re-derives the workspace from scratch, and never misses a thesis that broke overnight.

What it returns

bootstrap() · The ~200-token session card your agent reads first.ILLUSTRATIVE

Call it from an agent

Over MCP, your agent invokes it on its own when the moment calls for it — just describe the situation. A Python SDK for headless runtimes is planned; this is what the call will look like.

agent · python sdkSDK · PLANNED — ALPHA IS MCP-ONLY

from cascadian import Cascadian

cx = Cascadian(api_key=os.environ["CASCADIAN_API_KEY"])

result = cx.bootstrap()

Parameters

None. The call is workspace-scoped by the key that makes it.

Example response

bootstrap()JSON · ILLUSTRATIVE

{
  "workspace": "acme-revops",
  "open_decisions": [
    { "id": "dec_0142", "q": "Cut the discount tier or raise onboarding spend?",
      "status": "awaiting_approval" }
  ],
  "tripped_invalidation_criteria": [
    { "decision": "dec_0117", "criterion": "win_rate drop > 3pp in 60d" }
  ],
  "pending_approvals": 1,
  "tokens": 192
}

Related — Memory

keyingest_source()Store a raw source — chunked, embedded, indexed.keyassert_fact()Write a temporal fact with an honest available_at.keypropose_memory()Propose a memory item — contradiction-checked on write.keylink_memories()A typed relationship edge, with rationale.keysupersede_memory()Revise without erasing — new row, old row closed.keysearch_memory()Hybrid retrieval with an honest empty result.keyget_facts()What was true, as of any moment.keyget_entity()The versioned dossier for one entity.keyget_memory()The full evidence card, by id.keyget_context_pack()Everything knowable for a decision, stamped and typed.keylist_contradictions()Open conflicts waiting on a human.