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Knowledge Decay Tracker
Surface time-decayed knowledge — find docs going stale before they mislead
What It Does
Uses the Forgetting Curve algorithm to score every tracked file by freshness. Files you haven't touched in months surface as stale or critical so you can review and refresh before they cause confusion.
Features
Feature
Description
Forgetting Curve scoring Files decay on a configurable half-life schedule
Four decay profiles Aggressive (14d), moderate (60d), slow (180d), permanent
Status bar badge Overdue file count always visible in the status bar
Staleness report Full workspace scan in the output channel
Critical files quick pick Jump to worst offenders immediately
Mark as fresh Reset the decay clock on reviewed files with one command
Right-click menus Right-click any file in Explorer or Editor → Mark as Fresh or Show Report
Requirements
No external tools required. Optionally tag files with a decay profile by adding a comment at the top:
<!-- decay: moderate -->
Decay Profiles
Profile
Half-life
Use case
aggressive14 days
Rapidly changing docs
moderate60 days
Standard documentation
slow180 days
Stable reference files
permanentNever
Archived/historical content
Commands
Command
Where
Description
Knowledge Decay: Scan WorkspacePalette · Editor right-click
Score all tracked files and generate report
Knowledge Decay: Show Staleness ReportPalette · Editor right-click
Show output channel report
Knowledge Decay: Show Critical FilesPalette · Editor right-click
QuickPick of critical-tier files
Knowledge Decay: Mark File as FreshPalette · Right-click any file
Touch current file (reset decay clock)
License
MIT
