hm_forget

Remove a node and optionally cascade-delete all edges that reference it.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`key`	`str`	required	Node key to delete
`cascade`	`bool`	`True`	Also delete edges that include this node

Response

Confirms deletion. If cascade is true, reports the number of edges removed.

Example

{
  "key": "decision_old_auth",
  "cascade": true
}

CLI equivalent

hm forget decision_old_auth --cascade

REST endpoint

POST /api/v1/memory/forget

Deletion is permanent. The hosted service removes the node from SurrealDB, its vector from Qdrant, and cleans up related Redis state. There is no undo.