What this means in practice
Usecrystal_stats to:
- Monitor total memory count and archive status
- Understand memory distribution across stores (sensory, episodic, semantic, procedural, prospective)
- Check recent capture activity (captures in the last 24 hours)
- Identify the strongest memories by strength score
- Assess overall health and usage patterns
Parameters
Returns
Examples
Get global stats:Interpreting the results
totalMemories— cumulative memories ever created (including archived)archivedCount— memories marked as archived; not recalled by defaultavgStrength— mean strength across all active memories; indicates overall saliencerecentCaptures— automatic captures in the last 24 hours fromcrystal_capturehookbyStore— distribution across the five memory typesstrongest— top-N memories by strength; useful for identifying what the system prioritizes
When to use vs alternatives
Error handling
Source of truth
mcp-server/src/tools/stats.ts— tool definitionconvex/crystal/stats.ts— backend calculation logicapps/web/app/(dashboard)/— stats visualization in the dashboard