Data Deletion Procedure

Date: 2026-10-03 Version: 1.1 SOC 2 Controls: C1.2, P4.3

1. Purpose

Define how to completely delete all NeuralMind data from a project.

2. Scope

All NeuralMind data in a project:

• .neuralmind/ (synapse store, audit logs, caches, IR)
• graphify-out/ (vector index, graph)
• .neuralmind-team-memory.json (committed team memory)
• .neuralmind/hooks/ (installed git hooks)

3. Deletion Procedure

3.1 Complete Deletion

# Remove all NeuralMind data from current project
rm -rf .neuralmind/
rm -rf graphify-out/
rm -f .neuralmind-team-memory.json

3.2 Selective Deletion

# Remove only synapse store (keep index)
rm -f .neuralmind/synapses.db

# Remove only audit logs
rm -f .neuralmind/audit_events.jsonl

# Remove only the session recap records (stored prompts and edited paths)
neuralmind recap --clear

# Remove only team memory bundle
rm -f .neuralmind-team-memory.json

# Remove only hooks
rm -rf .neuralmind/hooks/

3.3 Verification

After deletion:

# Should return nothing
ls -la .neuralmind/ 2>/dev/null
ls -la graphify-out/ 2>/dev/null
ls -la .neuralmind-team-memory.json 2>/dev/null

4. Recovery

NeuralMind data can be rebuilt:

• Index: neuralmind build .
• Synapses: re-learn from usage (no backup needed)
• Team memory: re-import from teammate’s clone

5. Audit Trail

Deletion events are NOT logged (the act of deletion removes the log). This is acceptable because:

• Deletion is user-initiated
• No external party is affected
• Git history preserves code (not data)

This procedure is reviewed annually. Last reviewed: 2026-07-27.