diff --git a/.agents/workflows/generate-release.md b/.agents/workflows/generate-release.md
index 3d6633bf..3a1c6c3c 100644
--- a/.agents/workflows/generate-release.md
+++ b/.agents/workflows/generate-release.md
@@ -266,10 +266,10 @@ curl -s -o /dev/null -w "LOCAL:  HTTP %{http_code}\n" http://192.168.0.15:20128/
 curl -s -o /dev/null -w "AKAMAI: HTTP %{http_code}\n" http://69.164.221.35:20128/
 ```
 
-### 16. Clean up release branch
+### 16. Preserve release branch
 
 ```bash
-git branch -d release/v2.x.y
+# Branch is kept for historical purposes. Do not delete.
 ```
 
 ---
diff --git a/src/lib/memory/extraction.ts b/src/lib/memory/extraction.ts
index 496f5dd8..6ecef6f3 100644
--- a/src/lib/memory/extraction.ts
+++ b/src/lib/memory/extraction.ts
@@ -14,34 +14,34 @@ const log = logger("MEMORY_EXTRACTION");
 
 /** Patterns indicating user preferences */
 const PREFERENCE_PATTERNS: RegExp[] = [
-  /\bI\s+(?:really\s+)?prefer\s+(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
-  /\bI\s+(?:really\s+)?like\s+(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
-  /\bmy\s+(?:favorite|favourite)\s+(?:is|are)\s+(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
-  /\bI\s+(?:don'?t|do\s+not)\s+like\s+(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
-  /\bI\s+(?:hate|dislike|avoid)\s+(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
-  /\bI\s+enjoy\s+(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
-  /\bI\s+love\s+(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
+  /\bI\s+(?:really\s+)?prefer\s+([^.,\n]+)/gi,
+  /\bI\s+(?:really\s+)?like\s+([^.,\n]+)/gi,
+  /\bmy\s+(?:favorite|favourite)\s+(?:is|are)\s+([^.,\n]+)/gi,
+  /\bI\s+(?:don'?t|do\s+not)\s+like\s+([^.,\n]+)/gi,
+  /\bI\s+(?:hate|dislike|avoid)\s+([^.,\n]+)/gi,
+  /\bI\s+enjoy\s+([^.,\n]+)/gi,
+  /\bI\s+love\s+([^.,\n]+)/gi,
 ];
 
 /** Patterns indicating user decisions */
 const DECISION_PATTERNS: RegExp[] = [
-  /\bI'?(?:ll|will)\s+use\s+(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
-  /\bI\s+chose\s+(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
-  /\bI\s+(?:have\s+)?decided\s+(?:to\s+)?(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
-  /\bI'?m\s+going\s+(?:to\s+)?(?:use|with|adopt)\s+(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
-  /\bI\s+selected\s+(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
-  /\bI\s+picked\s+(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
-  /\bI\s+went\s+with\s+(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
+  /\bI'?(?:ll|will)\s+use\s+([^.,\n]+)/gi,
+  /\bI\s+chose\s+([^.,\n]+)/gi,
+  /\bI\s+(?:have\s+)?decided\s+(?:to\s+)?([^.,\n]+)/gi,
+  /\bI'?m\s+going\s+(?:to\s+)?(?:use|with|adopt)\s+([^.,\n]+)/gi,
+  /\bI\s+selected\s+([^.,\n]+)/gi,
+  /\bI\s+picked\s+([^.,\n]+)/gi,
+  /\bI\s+went\s+with\s+([^.,\n]+)/gi,
 ];
 
 /** Patterns indicating user behavioral patterns */
 const PATTERN_PATTERNS: RegExp[] = [
-  /\bI\s+usually\s+(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
-  /\bI\s+always\s+(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
-  /\bI\s+never\s+(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
-  /\bI\s+typically\s+(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
-  /\bI\s+tend\s+to\s+(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
-  /\bI\s+(?:often|frequently|regularly)\s+(.+?)(?:\.|,|$)/gi,
+  /\bI\s+usually\s+([^.,\n]+)/gi,
+  /\bI\s+always\s+([^.,\n]+)/gi,
+  /\bI\s+never\s+([^.,\n]+)/gi,
+  /\bI\s+typically\s+([^.,\n]+)/gi,
+  /\bI\s+tend\s+to\s+([^.,\n]+)/gi,
+  /\bI\s+(?:often|frequently|regularly)\s+([^.,\n]+)/gi,
 ];
 
 // Maximum length for extracted content