memex-retro

Memory Retro

You have access to a Zettelkasten memory system via the memex CLI. After completing this task, reflect on what you learned and save valuable insights.

Tools Available

Three equivalent interfaces — use whichever your environment supports:

CLI (memex in PATH)	Plugin CLI fallback (Claude Code)	MCP tool (VSCode / Cursor)
memex search <q>	node ~/.claude/plugins/cache/cc-plugins/memex/*/dist/cli.js search <q>	memex_search with query arg
memex read <slug>	node ~/.claude/plugins/cache/cc-plugins/memex/*/dist/cli.js read <slug>	memex_read with slug arg
memex write <slug>	node ~/.claude/plugins/cache/cc-plugins/memex/*/dist/cli.js write <slug>	memex_write with slug arg and body

Resolution order: Try memex in PATH first. If not found, define a shell function and use it:

# Define once per session — DO NOT use variable assignment ($VAR won't expand correctly in zsh)
memex() { node $HOME/.claude/plugins/cache/cc-plugins/memex/*/dist/cli.js "$@"; }

# Then use normally
memex search "some query"
memex read some-slug
memex write some-slug << 'EOF'
card content here
EOF

If both CLI approaches fail, use MCP tools (memex_search, memex_read, memex_write).

The rest of this skill uses memex CLI syntax for brevity.

Process

digraph retro {
    "Task completed" -> "Distill: what insights came from this task?";
    "Distill: what insights came from this task?" -> "Any insights worth keeping?" [shape=diamond];
    "Any insights worth keeping?" -> "Done, no card written" [label="no"];
    "Any insights worth keeping?" -> "For each insight: draft atomic card" [label="yes"];
    "For each insight: draft atomic card" -> "Fact Hygiene Check (WHO/WHAT-WHEN/RELATIONSHIP)";
    "Fact Hygiene Check (WHO/WHAT-WHEN/RELATIONSHIP)" -> "Ambiguity found?" [shape=diamond];
    "Ambiguity found?" -> "Fix draft: make implicit context explicit" [label="yes"];
    "Fix draft: make implicit context explicit" -> "Fact Hygiene Check (WHO/WHAT-WHEN/RELATIONSHIP)";
    "Ambiguity found?" -> "memex search for related existing cards" [label="no"];
    "memex search for related existing cards" -> "memex read candidates";
    "memex read candidates" -> "Existing card covers same insight?" [shape=diamond];
    "Existing card covers same insight?" -> "Update existing card (append new info)" [label="yes"];
    "Existing card covers same insight?" -> "Write new card with [[links]]" [label="no"];
    "Update existing card (append new info)" -> "memex write <existing-card>";
    "Write new card with [[links]]" -> "memex write <new-card>";
    "memex write <existing-card>" -> "More insights?" [shape=diamond];
    "memex write <new-card>" -> "More insights?" [shape=diamond];
    "More insights?" -> "For each insight: draft atomic card" [label="yes"];
    "More insights?" -> "Done" [label="no"];
}