diff --git a/nexus/components/spatial-memory.js b/nexus/components/spatial-memory.js
index f963de6f..2fd20d00 100644
--- a/nexus/components/spatial-memory.js
+++ b/nexus/components/spatial-memory.js
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ const SpatialMemory = (() => {
     }
   };
 
+  // ─── PERSISTENCE CONFIG ──────────────────────────────
+  const STORAGE_KEY = 'mnemosyne_spatial_memory';
+  const STORAGE_VERSION = 1;
+  let _dirty = false;
+  let _lastSavedHash = '';
+
   // ─── STATE ────────────────────────────────────────────
   let _scene = null;
   let _regionMarkers = {};
@@ -183,6 +189,8 @@ const SpatialMemory = (() => {
       _drawConnections(mem.id, mem.connections);
     }
 
+    _dirty = true;
+    saveToStorage();
     console.info('[Mnemosyne] Spatial memory placed:', mem.id, 'in', region.label);
     return crystal;
   }
@@ -247,6 +255,8 @@ const SpatialMemory = (() => {
     }
 
     delete _memoryObjects[memId];
+    _dirty = true;
+    saveToStorage();
   }
 
   // ─── ANIMATE ─────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -286,7 +296,9 @@ const SpatialMemory = (() => {
       _regionMarkers[key] = createRegionMarker(key, region);
     });
 
-    console.info('[Mnemosyne] Spatial Memory Schema initialized —', Object.keys(REGIONS).length, 'regions');
+    // Restore persisted memories
+    const restored = loadFromStorage();
+    console.info('[Mnemosyne] Spatial Memory Schema initialized —', Object.keys(REGIONS).length, 'regions,', restored, 'memories restored');
     return REGIONS;
   }
 
@@ -320,6 +332,99 @@ const SpatialMemory = (() => {
     return Object.values(_memoryObjects).map(o => o.data);
   }
 
+  // ─── LOCALSTORAGE PERSISTENCE ────────────────────────
+  function _indexHash(index) {
+    // Simple hash of memory IDs + count to detect changes
+    const ids = (index.memories || []).map(m => m.id).sort().join(',');
+    return index.memories.length + ':' + ids;
+  }
+
+  function saveToStorage() {
+    if (typeof localStorage === 'undefined') {
+      console.warn('[Mnemosyne] localStorage unavailable — skipping save');
+      return false;
+    }
+    try {
+      const index = exportIndex();
+      const hash = _indexHash(index);
+      if (hash === _lastSavedHash) return false; // no change
+
+      const payload = JSON.stringify(index);
+      localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, payload);
+      _lastSavedHash = hash;
+      _dirty = false;
+      console.info('[Mnemosyne] Saved', index.memories.length, 'memories to localStorage');
+      return true;
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (e.name === 'QuotaExceededError' || e.code === 22) {
+        console.warn('[Mnemosyne] localStorage quota exceeded — pruning archive memories');
+        _pruneArchiveMemories();
+        try {
+          const index = exportIndex();
+          localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(index));
+          _lastSavedHash = _indexHash(index);
+          console.info('[Mnemosyne] Saved after prune:', index.memories.length, 'memories');
+          return true;
+        } catch (e2) {
+          console.error('[Mnemosyne] Save failed even after prune:', e2);
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+      console.error('[Mnemosyne] Save failed:', e);
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  function loadFromStorage() {
+    if (typeof localStorage === 'undefined') {
+      console.warn('[Mnemosyne] localStorage unavailable — starting empty');
+      return 0;
+    }
+    try {
+      const raw = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+      if (!raw) {
+        console.info('[Mnemosyne] No saved state found — starting fresh');
+        return 0;
+      }
+      const index = JSON.parse(raw);
+      if (index.version !== STORAGE_VERSION) {
+        console.warn('[Mnemosyne] Saved version mismatch (got', index.version, 'expected', + STORAGE_VERSION + ') — starting fresh');
+        return 0;
+      }
+      const count = importIndex(index);
+      _lastSavedHash = _indexHash(index);
+      return count;
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('[Mnemosyne] Load failed:', e);
+      return 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  function _pruneArchiveMemories() {
+    // Remove oldest archive-region memories first
+    const archive = getMemoriesInRegion('archive');
+    const working = Object.values(_memoryObjects).filter(o => o.region !== 'archive');
+    // Sort archive by timestamp ascending (oldest first)
+    archive.sort((a, b) => {
+      const ta = a.data.timestamp || a.mesh.userData.createdAt || '';
+      const tb = b.data.timestamp || b.mesh.userData.createdAt || '';
+      return ta.localeCompare(tb);
+    });
+    const toRemove = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(archive.length * 0.25));
+    for (let i = 0; i < toRemove && i < archive.length; i++) {
+      removeMemory(archive[i].data.id);
+    }
+    console.info('[Mnemosyne] Pruned', toRemove, 'archive memories');
+  }
+
+  function clearStorage() {
+    if (typeof localStorage !== 'undefined') {
+      localStorage.removeItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+      _lastSavedHash = '';
+      console.info('[Mnemosyne] Cleared localStorage');
+    }
+  }
+
   // ─── PERSISTENCE ─────────────────────────────────────
   function exportIndex() {
     return {
@@ -369,7 +474,8 @@ const SpatialMemory = (() => {
   return {
     init, placeMemory, removeMemory, update,
     getMemoryAtPosition, getRegionAtPosition, getMemoriesInRegion, getAllMemories,
-    exportIndex, importIndex, searchNearby, REGIONS
+    exportIndex, importIndex, searchNearby, REGIONS,
+    saveToStorage, loadFromStorage, clearStorage
   };
 })();