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description: Import a historical Slack export and refine workspace memory from it
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Use a Slack export as a historical context source for the workspace.

Interpret this as historical recovery, not as current truth and not as model training.

Inputs:

- `$ARGUMENTS` may contain an export path, channel names, or date filters
- if no explicit path is given in the arguments, use `FIDELITY_SLACK_EXPORT_PATH` when available
- otherwise, if `archives/slack/export/` exists, use it as the default import source
- if no channels are specified, auto-detect channels whose folder names start with `fidelity`
- if no message limit is specified, auto-tune message selection based on archive size
- if no date range is specified, do an initial full-history sweep across the detected `fidelity*` channels
- preserve broad coverage across years and channels while still prioritizing high-signal messages

First, run the importer:

!`if [ -n "$ARGUMENTS" ]; then python3 scripts/slack/import_slack_export.py $ARGUMENTS; elif [ -n "$FIDELITY_SLACK_EXPORT_PATH" ]; then python3 scripts/slack/import_slack_export.py --export-path "$FIDELITY_SLACK_EXPORT_PATH" --channel-prefix fidelity; elif [ -d archives/slack/export ]; then python3 scripts/slack/import_slack_export.py --export-path archives/slack/export --channel-prefix fidelity; else echo "Provide Slack import arguments, set FIDELITY_SLACK_EXPORT_PATH, or place an extracted export in archives/slack/export."; fi`

Read:

@ai/AGENTS.md
@ai/context/index.md
@ai/context/project.md
@ai/context/systems/index.md
@ai/context/workstreams/index.md
@ai/context/process/index.md
@ai/context/people/index.md
@ai/context/people/manager.md
@ai/work-items/index.md
@ai/state/current.md
@ai/state/work-items.md
@knowledge/agent-memory-rules.md
@knowledge/memory-promotion-rules.md

Imported summary, if present:

!`if [ -s scripts/slack/generated/slack_summary.md ]; then cat scripts/slack/generated/slack_summary.md; else echo "No Slack summary generated."; fi`

Imported Slack context, if present:

!`if [ -s scripts/slack/generated/slack_context.jsonl ]; then cat scripts/slack/generated/slack_context.jsonl; else echo "No Slack context generated."; fi`

Instructions:

- treat the Slack archive as historical evidence
- assume this may be a large multi-year export
- assume the first import should preserve evidence from the beginning of the project, not just recent history
- promote durable project-relevant context automatically when confidence is high
- prefer promoting:
  - repeated Jira IDs and titles still relevant to current understanding
  - durable role/person associations
  - recurring architecture or debugging patterns
  - past approvals or decisions that still matter
- create or update person files when the archive shows a human repeatedly contributing across channels, years, or high-signal technical/process discussions
- store people conservatively:
  - exact role only when explicitly supported by the archive
  - otherwise store collaboration pattern, communication style, and project relationship
- actively look for:
  - Jira IDs plus explicit titles, sizing, and scope changes
  - repeated architecture themes around XFlow, SwiftUI, REST, GraphQL, auth, and entry-point behavior
  - ownership or responsibility boundaries between framework and consuming app teams
  - recurring pipeline or dependency failures that shaped project work
  - named people who repeatedly drive approvals, technical framing, or debugging direction
- prioritize high-signal messages such as Jira references, approvals, scope changes, root-cause notes, points, and persistent technical constraints
- favor messages that help reconstruct project history across multiple years, not just the newest ones
- avoid promoting outdated daily status unless it changes current understanding
- update existing memory when the archive clarifies or corrects it
- if historical facts are ambiguous or likely outdated, summarize them as archived context instead of promoting them

Return:

1. What was imported
2. Which files were updated
3. Which historical facts were promoted or intentionally left as archive-only context