# K-08 — Memory Tiers for Coding Agents
# Category: KEY
# Kapitel: 06 – Knowledge Layer
# Anker: Working → Episodic → Semantic → Procedural; Read/Write-Wege
# Orientierung: 16:9 landscape
# Didaktik: Persistentes Wissen lebt in Tiers mit unterschiedlicher Lebensdauer; Chat ist kein Wiki.
# Caption (DE): Memory-Tiers: Working ist flüchtig; Episodic, Semantic und Procedural leben außerhalb des Windows — mit klaren Read/Write-Wegen.
# Ziel-Asset: assets/illustrations/K-08-memory-tiers.jpg
# Language: English (Gemini / Imagen)
# Usage: paste entire prompt body below into Gemini

--- PROMPT START ---
Create a clean stacked-layer infographic, 16:9 landscape, for a professional practice book about coding-agent knowledge and memory.

TOPIC: Memory tiers for coding agents — four horizontal layers from volatile working memory down to stable procedural memory, with subtle read/write flows.

GLOBAL STYLE:
- flat vector + soft depth; scientific editorial; off-white background (#F8FAFC)
- palette: deep navy (#0B1F33), slate (#334155), soft blue (#2563EB), soft green (#16A34A), soft amber (#D97706), soft violet (#7C3AED), signal teal (#0D9488)
- minimal English labels only; print-ready; high grayscale contrast; no brand logos; no robot mascots; no neon

QUALITY GUARDRAILS:
- every visible word correctly spelled English; max ~12 short labels total
- never render meta instructions, palette names, or prompt fragments as labels
- no vendor logos; no fake code walls; no paragraphs inside boxes

Title text exactly: "Memory tiers for coding agents"
Subtitle: "working is volatile — lower tiers persist"

FOUR STACKED HORIZONTAL LAYERS (top → bottom, equal width cards):

1. WORKING MEMORY — soft blue band
   - Keywords: "context window" · "prompt · history · tools"
   - Small tag: "volatile"

2. EPISODIC MEMORY — soft green band
   - Keywords: "Handoff" · "Progress"
   - Small tag: "task / days"

3. SEMANTIC MEMORY — soft amber band
   - Keywords: "AGENTS.md" · "ADRs · facts"
   - Small tag: "weeks / release"

4. PROCEDURAL MEMORY — soft violet band
   - Keywords: "Skills" · "DoD commands · runbooks"
   - Small tag: "stable"

FLOWS (subtle, do not clutter):
- thin teal arrows labeled "read" upward from lower tiers into Working
- thin navy arrows labeled "write" downward from Working into Episodic (and a smaller write cue toward Semantic/Procedural)
- Working band slightly thinner or dashed edge to show it is not permanent storage

BOTTOM STRIP (one line):
"chat is not a wiki · put lasting knowledge in the right tier"

MOOD: calm systems diagram, anti-hype, book-quality.
ASPECT: 16:9.
NEGATIVE: no neon, no mascots, no watermarks, no vendor marks, no German text in labels, no long essays in boxes.
--- PROMPT END ---

# Follow-up edit:
# Keep four clear stacked bands with artifact keywords. Read/write arrows must stay subtle.
# Working remains top and clearly volatile.
