docs(memory): add naming and maintenance guidance

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- Be more disciplined about using the daily note as the default inbox and promoting only durable truths into `MEMORY.md`.
- Avoid adding new one-off memory files unless the topic is truly long-lived.
- Keep top-level `memory/` mostly reserved for daily notes; use subfolders for topical material.
- Use a light weekly memory-maintenance pass during heartbeats instead of waiting for clutter to build up.

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2. later promote durable truths into `../MEMORY.md`
3. only create a named note when the topic genuinely needs a long-lived home
Create a named note when:
- the topic will span multiple sessions
- it needs to collect evidence, commands, or findings over time
- it is likely to be reused as a reference later
Prefer the daily note when:
- it was a one-off conversation
- it was a tiny fix or validation
- the note would otherwise become a small orphan file
## Cleanup guidance
If top-level `memory/` starts filling with non-daily files again: