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Basic Memory is a local-first knowledge system that stores notes as Markdown files and connects them into a searchable knowledge graph for AI conversations. People and AI assistants use it to preserve project context across Claude, Codex, Cursor, ChatGPT, and other MCP-compatible clients. The catalogue add-ons provide Basic Memory skills, commands, instructions, MCP integrations, hooks, settings, and a plugin.
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Skill Claude CodeCodex
Use the Basic Memory knowledge graph for persistent memory across sessions. Search before answering; capture decisions, meetings, and insights as notes.
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Capture a working thread's current state into one coherent Basic Memory note; on re-capture, rewrite it in place. Use mid- or end-of-thread when decisions, insights, or context are worth keeping.
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Internal CI skill: synthesize GitHub delivery context into a Basic Memory project update. Use after bm ci collect; return only AgentSynthesis JSON for bm ci publish.
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Resume prior work by rebuilding context from the Basic Memory graph via memory:// URLs, recent activity, and search. Use at session start or on 'continue with...', 'back to...', 'where were we?'.
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Curate the Basic Memory graph: link orphan notes, propose typed relations, merge duplicates, audit tags and folders, build hub notes. Use to organize and connect a knowledge base as notes accumulate.
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Defragment a Basic Memory project: split bloated notes, consolidate scattered facts, resolve contradictions, retire stale content. Plans first; deletes only when told. Run weekly or on demand.
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Turn meeting transcripts, conversation logs, or pasted documents into structured Basic Memory notes: match existing entities, propose new ones with approval, and capture action items.
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Manage note status transitions in Basic Memory: archive completed work, move notes between status folders, update frontmatter. Use when marking items complete or archiving entities.
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Analyze a complete literary work into a structured Basic Memory knowledge graph: schema design, entity seeding, chapter-by-chapter processing, cross-referencing, and validation.
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Search Basic Memory notes by custom frontmatter fields with equality, range, array, and nested filters. Use when finding notes by status, priority, confidence, or any YAML field, not free text.
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How to write well-structured Basic Memory notes: frontmatter, categorized observations, wiki-link relations, and knowledge-graph best practices. Use when creating or improving notes.
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Help a new user design a Basic Memory knowledge system and set up their assistant to load it. Use when someone is getting started, has an empty or messy project, or wants context kept across sessions.
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Sleep-time reflection: review recent Basic Memory activity and fold lasting decisions, lessons, and facts into the notes they belong in. Run 1-2x daily, on a heartbeat, or when asked.
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Research an external subject on the web and synthesize it into a structured Basic Memory note. Use when asked to research a company, person, technology, or topic, or given a bare name or URL.
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Manage Basic Memory schemas: find unschemaed notes, infer and edit schemas, validate notes, detect drift. Use when structured note types (Task, Person, Meeting) need consistency across the graph.
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Task management via Basic Memory schemas: create, track, and resume structured tasks that survive context compaction. Uses BM's schema system for uniform notes queryable through the knowledge graph.
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Set up Basic Memory for a Pi workspace. Use when Basic Memory is not configured, /bm-status shows no project, recall returns setup guidance, or the user asks to enable durable memory, choose CLI vs MCP, or configure automatic continuity.
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Use Basic Memory from Pi for durable continuity. Capture checkpoints with bmcapture, recall prior Pi checkpoints with bmrecall, and consult bundled Basic Memory skill references for note/task structure without assuming direct Basic Memory MCP tool names are available.
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Guide Basic Memory setup in Tau. Use when a user wants to install or configure the Tau memory extension, choose a memory destination or capture policy, verify connectivity, or troubleshoot setup. Check compatibility and obtain approval before installation, configuration changes, or test writes.
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Write Basic Memory notes that render as charts, tables, boards, and live views with ::bm- Comark components. Use when a note reads better as a figure or board, or already has ::bm- directives.
Skill Codex
Finish Memory Quest Mission 8: confirm this assistant reaches Basic Memory Cloud and starts from Basic Memory, then, with approval, save a Memory Master note with the user's verification code.
Skill Claude CodeCodex
Make a Basic Memory project ready for OKF v0.2 export by finding and fixing what blocks it. Use when preparing a project for OKF export, publishing, or handoff, or checking an OKF bundle.
At most 3 mods per repository are shown here, and a mod shipped inside a plugin is left to that plugin's page — the rest are on their repository pages: