diff --git a/awareness.el b/awareness.el
index b224853..84a4d19 100644
--- a/awareness.el
+++ b/awareness.el
@@ -210,15 +210,28 @@ fn emit_heartbeat() -> Void {
 //
 // Returns true if any nodes were activated.
 // auto_term_try_slot — attempt to set cseed_auto from one WM slot.
-// Only writes to cseed_auto if node_type is Memory, BacklogItem, or Entity
-// AND the first word of the label is > 3 chars (guards bracket-prefixed labels).
-// Designed to be called in reverse slot order (highest index first) so that
-// the lowest-indexed slot (highest WM weight) wins by last-write semantics.
+// Only writes to cseed_auto if node_type is Memory, BacklogItem, Entity, or
+// Knowledge AND the first word of the label is > 3 chars (guards
+// bracket-prefixed labels). Designed to be called in reverse slot order
+// (highest index first) so that the lowest-indexed slot (highest WM weight)
+// wins by last-write semantics.
+//
+// KNOWLEDGE ADMISSION (2026-07-23 self-review): WM top-10 is now dominated by
+// Knowledge nodes (world-ingestor titles + captures), so excluding Knowledge
+// left auto_term empty on EVERY curiosity_scan since boot 6 — the dynamic
+// seeding path was dead. Knowledge labels are real titles after the
+// neuron-api label fix. Sentinel-shaped labels ("knowledge:captured",
+// "memory:remembered" — colon, no space) carry no seed signal and are
+// skipped so legacy nodes cannot seed the scan with the word "knowledge".
 fn auto_term_try_slot(slot_type: String, slot_lbl: String) -> Void {
     state_set("_ats_ok", "0")
     if str_eq(slot_type, "Memory") { state_set("_ats_ok", "1") }
     if str_eq(slot_type, "BacklogItem") { state_set("_ats_ok", "1") }
     if str_eq(slot_type, "Entity") { state_set("_ats_ok", "1") }
+    if str_eq(slot_type, "Knowledge") { state_set("_ats_ok", "1") }
+    if str_contains(slot_lbl, ":") {
+        if !str_contains(slot_lbl, " ") { state_set("_ats_ok", "0") }
+    }
     if str_eq(state_get("_ats_ok"), "1") {
         if !str_eq(slot_lbl, "") {
             let sp: Int = str_find_chars(slot_lbl, " :([")
diff --git a/dist/awareness.c b/dist/awareness.c
index 4dfeb71..1ee81d5 100644
--- a/dist/awareness.c
+++ b/dist/awareness.c
@@ -176,6 +176,14 @@ el_val_t auto_term_try_slot(el_val_t slot_type, el_val_t slot_lbl) {
   if (str_eq(slot_type, EL_STR("Entity"))) {
     state_set(EL_STR("_ats_ok"), EL_STR("1"));
   }
+  if (str_eq(slot_type, EL_STR("Knowledge"))) {
+    state_set(EL_STR("_ats_ok"), EL_STR("1"));
+  }
+  if (str_contains(slot_lbl, EL_STR(":"))) {
+    if (!str_contains(slot_lbl, EL_STR(" "))) {
+      state_set(EL_STR("_ats_ok"), EL_STR("0"));
+    }
+  }
   if (str_eq(state_get(EL_STR("_ats_ok")), EL_STR("1"))) {
     if (!str_eq(slot_lbl, EL_STR(""))) {
       el_val_t sp = str_find_chars(slot_lbl, EL_STR(" :(["));
diff --git a/dist/neuron-api.c b/dist/neuron-api.c
index c03371e..90ed522 100644
--- a/dist/neuron-api.c
+++ b/dist/neuron-api.c
@@ -414,8 +414,9 @@ el_val_t handle_api_capture_knowledge(el_val_t body) {
     return api_err(EL_STR("content is required"));
   }
   el_val_t full = ({ el_val_t _if_result_38 = 0; if (str_eq(title, EL_STR(""))) { _if_result_38 = (content); } else { _if_result_38 = (el_str_concat(el_str_concat(title, EL_STR(": ")), content)); } _if_result_38; });
+  el_val_t lbl = str_slice(title, 0, 80);
   el_val_t tags = EL_STR("[\"Knowledge\",\"captured\"]");
-  el_val_t id = engram_node_full(full, EL_STR("Knowledge"), EL_STR("knowledge:captured"), el_from_float(0.85), el_from_float(0.8), el_from_float(0.9), EL_STR("Episodic"), tags);
+  el_val_t id = engram_node_full(full, EL_STR("Knowledge"), lbl, el_from_float(0.85), el_from_float(0.8), el_from_float(0.9), EL_STR("Episodic"), tags);
   if (!api_persisted(id)) {
     return api_not_persisted(id);
   }
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ el_val_t handle_api_evolve_knowledge(el_val_t body) {
     return api_err_protected(prior_id);
   }
   el_val_t tags = EL_STR("[\"Knowledge\",\"evolved\"]");
-  el_val_t new_id = engram_node_full(content, EL_STR("Knowledge"), EL_STR("knowledge:evolved"), el_from_float(0.75), el_from_float(0.75), el_from_float(0.9), EL_STR("Episodic"), tags);
+  el_val_t new_id = engram_node_full(content, EL_STR("Knowledge"), EL_STR(""), el_from_float(0.75), el_from_float(0.75), el_from_float(0.9), EL_STR("Episodic"), tags);
   if (!api_persisted(new_id)) {
     return api_not_persisted(new_id);
   }
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ el_val_t handle_api_promote_knowledge(el_val_t body) {
   }
   el_val_t tags_raw = json_get(body, EL_STR("tags"));
   el_val_t tags = ({ el_val_t _if_result_39 = 0; if (str_eq(tags_raw, EL_STR(""))) { _if_result_39 = (EL_STR("[\"Knowledge\",\"tier:canonical\",\"disposition:stable\"]")); } else { _if_result_39 = (tags_raw); } _if_result_39; });
-  el_val_t new_id = engram_node_full(content, EL_STR("Knowledge"), EL_STR("knowledge:canonical"), el_from_float(0.9), el_from_float(0.9), el_from_float(1.0), EL_STR("Canonical"), tags);
+  el_val_t new_id = engram_node_full(content, EL_STR("Knowledge"), EL_STR(""), el_from_float(0.9), el_from_float(0.9), el_from_float(1.0), EL_STR("Canonical"), tags);
   if (!api_persisted(new_id)) {
     return api_not_persisted(new_id);
   }
diff --git a/dist/neuron.c b/dist/neuron.c
index 59d835e..06cc048 100644
--- a/dist/neuron.c
+++ b/dist/neuron.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ el_val_t mem_remember(el_val_t content, el_val_t tags);
 el_val_t mem_recall(el_val_t query, el_val_t depth);
 el_val_t mem_search(el_val_t query, el_val_t limit);
 el_val_t mem_strengthen(el_val_t node_id);
+el_val_t mem_tombstone(el_val_t node_id);
 el_val_t mem_forget(el_val_t node_id);
 el_val_t mem_consolidate(void);
 el_val_t mem_save(el_val_t path);
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ el_val_t engram_compile(el_val_t intent);
 el_val_t distill_transcript(el_val_t transcript);
 el_val_t json_safe(el_val_t s);
 el_val_t current_engine_note(el_val_t model);
+el_val_t bounded_persona_floor(void);
 el_val_t build_system_prompt(el_val_t ctx, el_val_t chat_mode);
 el_val_t hist_append(el_val_t hist, el_val_t role, el_val_t content);
 el_val_t hist_trim(el_val_t hist);
@@ -534,7 +536,7 @@ int main(int _argc, char** _argv) {
   engram_url_raw = env(EL_STR("ENGRAM_URL"));
   engram_api_key_raw = env(EL_STR("ENGRAM_API_KEY"));
   snapshot_raw = env(EL_STR("SOUL_ENGRAM_PATH"));
-  snapshot = ({ el_val_t _if_result_46 = 0; if (str_eq(snapshot_raw, EL_STR(""))) { _if_result_46 = (el_str_concat(env(EL_STR("HOME")), EL_STR("/.neuron/engram/soul-snapshot.json"))); } else { _if_result_46 = (snapshot_raw); } _if_result_46; });
+  snapshot = ({ el_val_t _if_result_46 = 0; if (str_eq(snapshot_raw, EL_STR(""))) { _if_result_46 = (el_str_concat(env(EL_STR("HOME")), EL_STR("/.neuron/engram/snapshot.json"))); } else { _if_result_46 = (snapshot_raw); } _if_result_46; });
   axon_raw = env(EL_STR("NEURON_API_URL"));
   axon_base = ({ el_val_t _if_result_47 = 0; if (str_eq(axon_raw, EL_STR(""))) { _if_result_47 = (EL_STR("http://localhost:7771")); } else { _if_result_47 = (axon_raw); } _if_result_47; });
   studio_dir_raw = env(EL_STR("SOUL_STUDIO_DIR"));
@@ -546,7 +548,7 @@ int main(int _argc, char** _argv) {
   snapshot_usable = (local_node_count > 50);
   if (using_http_engram && !snapshot_usable) {
     println(el_str_concat(el_str_concat(EL_STR("[soul] engram -> HTTP "), engram_url_raw), EL_STR(" (no local snapshot, first boot)")));
-    el_val_t nodes_json = http_get(el_str_concat(engram_url_raw, EL_STR("/api/nodes?limit=100000")));
+    el_val_t nodes_json = http_get(el_str_concat(engram_url_raw, EL_STR("/api/nodes?limit=10000")));
     el_val_t edges_json = http_get(el_str_concat(engram_url_raw, EL_STR("/api/edges")));
     el_val_t nodes_part = ({ el_val_t _if_result_49 = 0; if (str_eq(nodes_json, EL_STR(""))) { _if_result_49 = (EL_STR("[]")); } else { _if_result_49 = (nodes_json); } _if_result_49; });
     el_val_t edges_part = ({ el_val_t _if_result_50 = 0; if (str_eq(edges_json, EL_STR(""))) { _if_result_50 = (EL_STR("[]")); } else { _if_result_50 = (edges_json); } _if_result_50; });
diff --git a/neuron-api.el b/neuron-api.el
index e1196f1..65f94df 100644
--- a/neuron-api.el
+++ b/neuron-api.el
@@ -361,13 +361,19 @@ fn handle_api_browse_knowledge(path: String, body: String) -> String {
 }
 
 // handle_api_capture_knowledge — create a Knowledge node.
+// LABEL FIX (2026-07-23 self-review): the sentinel label "knowledge:captured"
+// made every capture anonymous in WM telemetry (35 identical wm_top entries)
+// and starved the curiosity auto-term seeder, which needs meaningful labels.
+// Use the title as the label; empty label lets engram_node_full derive
+// content[:60], which for captures starts with the title anyway.
 fn handle_api_capture_knowledge(body: String) -> String {
     let content: String = json_get(body, "content")
     let title: String = json_get(body, "title")
     if str_eq(content, "") { return api_err("content is required") }
     let full: String = if str_eq(title, "") { content } else { title + ": " + content }
+    let lbl: String = str_slice(title, 0, 80)
     let tags: String = "[\"Knowledge\",\"captured\"]"
-    let id: String = engram_node_full(full, "Knowledge", "knowledge:captured",
+    let id: String = engram_node_full(full, "Knowledge", lbl,
         el_from_float(0.85), el_from_float(0.8), el_from_float(0.9),
         "Episodic", tags)
     if !api_persisted(id) { return api_not_persisted(id) }
@@ -381,7 +387,8 @@ fn handle_api_evolve_knowledge(body: String) -> String {
     if str_eq(content, "") { return api_err("content is required") }
     if !str_eq(prior_id, "") && is_protected_node(prior_id) { return api_err_protected(prior_id) }
     let tags: String = "[\"Knowledge\",\"evolved\"]"
-    let new_id: String = engram_node_full(content, "Knowledge", "knowledge:evolved",
+    // Empty label → engram_node_full derives content[:60] (LABEL FIX 2026-07-23).
+    let new_id: String = engram_node_full(content, "Knowledge", "",
         el_from_float(0.75), el_from_float(0.75), el_from_float(0.9),
         "Episodic", tags)
     if !api_persisted(new_id) { return api_not_persisted(new_id) }
@@ -402,7 +409,8 @@ fn handle_api_promote_knowledge(body: String) -> String {
     let tags: String = if str_eq(tags_raw, "") {
         "[\"Knowledge\",\"tier:canonical\",\"disposition:stable\"]"
     } else { tags_raw }
-    let new_id: String = engram_node_full(content, "Knowledge", "knowledge:canonical",
+    // Empty label → engram_node_full derives content[:60] (LABEL FIX 2026-07-23).
+    let new_id: String = engram_node_full(content, "Knowledge", "",
         el_from_float(0.9), el_from_float(0.9), el_from_float(1.0),
         "Canonical", tags)
     if !api_persisted(new_id) { return api_not_persisted(new_id) }