diff --git a/packages/junior-memory/src/events.ts b/packages/junior-memory/src/events.ts
index 2fc437d874..5fc44ca7c2 100644
--- a/packages/junior-memory/src/events.ts
+++ b/packages/junior-memory/src/events.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 import { MEMORY_KINDS, MEMORY_SCOPES } from "./types";
 import type { MemoryRecord } from "./store";
 
+function currentScope(
+  scope: "personal" | "conversation" | "private" | "public",
+): "private" | "public" {
+  if (scope === "personal") return "private";
+  if (scope === "conversation") return "public";
+  return scope;
+}
+
 const capturedMemoryFields = {
   content: z.string().min(1),
   id: z.string().min(1),
@@ -20,7 +28,17 @@ const legacyCapturedMemorySchema = z
 const capturedMemorySchema = z
   .object({
     ...capturedMemoryFields,
-    scope: z.enum(MEMORY_SCOPES),
+    scope: z.preprocess((val) => {
+      if (
+        val === "personal" ||
+        val === "conversation" ||
+        val === "private" ||
+        val === "public"
+      ) {
+        return currentScope(val);
+      }
+      return val;
+    }, z.enum(MEMORY_SCOPES)),
   })
   .strict();
 
@@ -39,14 +57,6 @@ const recalledMemoriesSchema = z
   })
   .strict();
 
-function currentScope(
-  scope: "personal" | "conversation" | "private" | "public",
-) {
-  if (scope === "personal") return "private";
-  if (scope === "conversation") return "public";
-  return scope;
-}
-
 function renderCapturedMemories(event: {
   memories: Array<
     | z.output<typeof legacyCapturedMemorySchema>
diff --git a/packages/junior-memory/tests/events.test.ts b/packages/junior-memory/tests/events.test.ts
index eb91722c67..c72000d777 100644
--- a/packages/junior-memory/tests/events.test.ts
+++ b/packages/junior-memory/tests/events.test.ts
@@ -22,20 +22,37 @@ describe("memory conversation events", () => {
       memoriesCapturedEventV1.renderEvent(legacy)?.details?.[0]?.metadata,
     ).toEqual(["preference", "private"]);
 
-    expect(() =>
-      memoriesCapturedEvent.parse({
-        costUsd: 0.0042,
-        memories: [
-          {
-            content: "Release notes live in Notion.",
-            id: "memory-v2",
-            kind: "knowledge",
-            observedAtMs: 2,
-            scope: "conversation",
-          },
-        ],
-      }),
-    ).toThrow(/scope/);
+    const v2Legacy = memoriesCapturedEvent.parse({
+      costUsd: 0.0042,
+      memories: [
+        {
+          content: "Release notes live in Notion.",
+          id: "memory-v2",
+          kind: "knowledge",
+          observedAtMs: 2,
+          scope: "conversation",
+        },
+        {
+          content: "Prefer short replies.",
+          id: "memory-v2-personal",
+          kind: "preference",
+          observedAtMs: 3,
+          scope: "personal",
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+    expect(v2Legacy.memories.map((memory) => memory.scope)).toEqual([
+      "public",
+      "private",
+    ]);
+    expect(
+      memoriesCapturedEvent.renderEvent(v2Legacy)?.details?.map(
+        (detail) => detail.metadata,
+      ),
+    ).toEqual([
+      ["knowledge", "public"],
+      ["preference", "private"],
+    ]);
   });
 
   it("omits empty extraction results from transcript presentation", () => {