diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Coming from [AIChat](https://github.com/sigoden/aichat)? Follow the [migration g
 * [Macros](https://github.com/Dark-Alex-17/coyote/wiki/Macros): Automate repetitive tasks and workflows with Coyote "scripts" (macros).
 * [RAG](https://github.com/Dark-Alex-17/coyote/wiki/RAG): Retrieval-Augmented Generation for enhanced information retrieval and generation.
 * [Sessions](https://github.com/Dark-Alex-17/coyote/wiki/Sessions): Manage and persist conversational contexts and settings across multiple interactions.
+* [Memory](https://github.com/Dark-Alex-17/coyote/wiki/Memory): Persistent file-based memory that survives across sessions. Bootstrap with `coyote --init-memory [global|workspace]`.
 * [Roles](https://github.com/Dark-Alex-17/coyote/wiki/Roles): Customize model behavior for specific tasks or domains.
 * [Skills](https://github.com/Dark-Alex-17/coyote/wiki/Skills): Modular knowledge or capability packs the LLM can load and unload mid-conversation. Multiple skills compose; instructions stack, tools and MCPs union.
 * [Agents](https://github.com/Dark-Alex-17/coyote/wiki/Agents): Leverage AI agents to perform complex tasks and workflows, including sub-agent spawning, teammate messaging, and user interaction tools.
diff --git a/config.example.yaml b/config.example.yaml
index 111c95e..b8a19b6 100644
--- a/config.example.yaml
+++ b/config.example.yaml
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ summary_context_prompt: >        # The text prompt used for including the summar
 # Memory is opt-in by workspace presence (a `COYOTE.md` or `.coyote/memory/MEMORY.md`)
 # and global presence (`<config_dir>/memory/MEMORY.md`). Set `memory: false` to disable
 # even when memory files exist. The cascade is: agent > session > role > app.
+# Bootstrap with `coyote --init-memory [global|workspace]` to create the marker file
+# the LLM needs before it will write any memory.
 memory: null                     # null = enabled when memory exists on disk; true = force on; false = force off
 memory_cap_with_tools: null      # Char cap for injected memory when function calling is available (default: 6000).
                                  # Only MEMORY.md indexes are injected; the LLM uses memory__read to fetch drill files.