setup

Memory

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Mnemonic Setup Skill

Configure Claude to proactively use mnemonic memory without user intervention.

Trigger Phrases

• "setup mnemonic"
• "configure mnemonic"
• "install mnemonic"
• "enable mnemonic"
• "initialize mnemonic system"

Overview

This skill configures Claude's CLAUDE.md files to enable hands-off, proactive memory operations. After setup:

• Claude automatically recalls relevant memories on every prompt
• Claude automatically captures decisions, learnings, and patterns
• All memory operations happen silently without user prompting

Pre-Flight Checks

Before setup, gather context:

# Check for existing config
test -f ~/.config/mnemonic/config.json && echo "Config exists" || echo "No config found"

# Check if user-level CLAUDE.md exists
test -f ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md && echo "User CLAUDE.md exists" || echo "User CLAUDE.md missing"

# Check if project-level CLAUDE.md exists
test -f ./CLAUDE.md && echo "Project CLAUDE.md exists" || echo "Project CLAUDE.md missing"

# Detect org from git remote
git remote get-url origin 2>/dev/null | sed -E 's|.*[:/]([^/]+)/[^/]+\.git$|\1|' | sed 's|\.git$||'

# Detect project name from git root
basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || basename "$PWD"

Setup Procedure

Step 0: Configure Memory Store Path

Ask the user where to store memories (default: ~/.claude/mnemonic).

# Check for existing config
if [ -f ~/.config/mnemonic/config.json ]; then
    STORE_PATH=$(python3 -c "import json; print(json.load(open('$HOME/.config/mnemonic/config.json'))['memory_store_path'])")
    echo "Existing config: $STORE_PATH"
else
    STORE_PATH="~/.claude/mnemonic"
fi

After the user responds (or accepts default):