Agent Memory Skill
A lightweight persistent memory workflow for this repository.
Location
- •Memory root:
.github/skills/agent-memory/memories/
When to use
Use this skill when the user asks to:
- •remember / save / note something
- •recall past decisions or findings
- •organize or clean previous notes
Also use proactively when you find knowledge worth preserving:
- •non-obvious decisions and rationale
- •tricky fixes and gotchas
- •research findings that took effort
- •resumable in-progress context
Privacy rule for this project
- •Treat
bio/as sensitive. - •Save only the minimum necessary summary.
- •Do not copy raw personal details unless explicitly requested.
File format
Store each memory as Markdown with frontmatter:
yaml
--- summary: "1-2 lines: what this memory contains and why it matters" created: 2026-02-16 updated: 2026-02-16 status: in-progress # in-progress | pending | archived tags: [strategy] related: [source/trend/trend.md] ---
summary and created are required.
Suggested structure
text
memories/ ├── project-context/ ├── trend/ ├── strategy/ └── content-ops/
Use kebab-case for folder/file names.
Search workflow
bash
# list summaries quickly rg "^summary:" .github/skills/agent-memory/memories/ --no-ignore --hidden # filter by keyword rg "^summary:.*keyword" .github/skills/agent-memory/memories/ --no-ignore --hidden -i # filter by tags rg "^tags:.*keyword" .github/skills/agent-memory/memories/ --no-ignore --hidden -i
Quality guidelines
- •Write for future resumption (context, state, next step).
- •Keep summaries decisive.
- •Update stale notes or remove obsolete ones.