Agent skill

02 Project Memory

by ai-driven-dev in ai-driven-dev/framework

Build the project's memory of its architecture, conventions, and decisions, and wire it into your AI tools.

MITAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install 02 Project Memory

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ai-driven-dev/framework --skill 02-project-memory -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ai-driven-dev/framework 02-project-memory --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ai-driven-dev/framework.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/aidd-context/skills/02-project-memory .claude/skills/02-project-memory && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
02-project-memory
GitHub stars
513
Token cost
~306 tokens
SKILL.md length
87 words
Files
59 (incl. references, assets)
Skills in repo
46
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Build the project's memory of its architecture, conventions, and decisions, and wire it into your AI tools.

  • The user wants to set up
  • SKILL.md covers Actions and Transversal rules
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Refresh project memory

What it does

02 Project Memory is an agent skill from ai-driven-dev/framework. Build the project's memory of its architecture, conventions, and decisions, and wire it into your AI tools. Use when the user wants to set up or refresh project memory, or rewire it into a tool. Not for editing one existing memory file.

Its SKILL.md is about 310 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 64 other files, including reference files and assets (for example `actions/01-scan.md`, `actions/02-write.md` and `actions/03-check.md`).

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Agent memory. The repository describes itself as: Marketplace Framework AI-Driven Dev : Context Engineering, Plugins, Agents, Skills, Hooks, Templates, SDLC. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The user wants to set up
  • Refresh project memory
  • Rewire it into a tool

Example prompts

  • “/02-project-memory”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6e30640. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are mermaid).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

02 Project Memory loads about 306 tokens when it runs, and up to ~4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 64 tokens; SKILL.md has 87 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~64
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~306
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~4k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from ai-driven-dev/framework at commit 6e30640, republished under its MIT licence (© ai-driven-dev). 87 words, ~306 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/02-project-memory/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 58 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
02-project-memory
description
Build the project's memory of its architecture, conventions, and decisions, and wire it into your AI tools. Use when the user wants to set up or refresh project memory, or rewire it into a tool. Not for editing one existing memory file.
argument-hint
setup | refresh | rewire

Project Memory

mermaid
flowchart LR
  new([no argument, or setup]) --> scan --> write --> sync --> wired([memory wired])
  update([refresh]) --> scan --> check --> write
  rewire([rewire]) --> sync
  scan -.-> empty([nothing to remember])

Actions

Run the flow above, reading only the next action file.

ActionDoes
scanread the project
writewrite the memory
checkshow what drifted, change nothing
syncpick the tools, wire it in

Transversal rules

  • If a referenced file cannot be read, stop and say so. Never invent its content.
  • Ask before anything ambiguous. Never default silently.
  • A bank that already exists changes only through what the user approved, file by file and line by line.
  • End with a short report of what changed.

© ai-driven-dev, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 58 other files (references, assets) in plugins/aidd-context/skills/02-project-memory of ai-driven-dev/framework.

  • SKILL.md
  • actions/01-scan.md
  • actions/02-write.md
  • actions/03-check.md
  • actions/04-sync.md
  • assets/report.md
  • assets/scan-summary.md
  • assets/templates/AGENTS.md
  • assets/templates/CONTRIBUTING.md
  • assets/templates/GUIDELINES.md
  • assets/templates/README.md
  • assets/templates/memory/README.md
  • assets/templates/memory/api/api.md
  • assets/templates/memory/api/integration.md
  • assets/templates/memory/auth/auth.md
  • … and 44 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6e30640

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Questions about 02 Project Memory

What does 02 Project Memory do?

Build the project's memory of its architecture, conventions, and decisions, and wire it into your AI tools. 02 Project Memory is an agent skill from ai-driven-dev/framework. Build the project's memory of its architecture, conventions, and decisions, and wire it into your AI tools.

When should I use 02 Project Memory?

02 Project Memory fits situations like: the user wants to set up; refresh project memory; rewire it into a tool.

How do I install 02 Project Memory in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ai-driven-dev/framework --skill 02-project-memory -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/aidd-context/skills/02-project-memory in ai-driven-dev/framework) into .claude/skills/02-project-memory in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install 02 Project Memory in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ai-driven-dev/framework --skill 02-project-memory -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/aidd-context/skills/02-project-memory in ai-driven-dev/framework) into .agents/skills/02-project-memory in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use 02 Project Memory in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add ai-driven-dev/framework --skill 02-project-memory -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/02-project-memory, .gemini/skills/02-project-memory, .github/skills/02-project-memory and .opencode/skills/02-project-memory in your project.

What does 02 Project Memory need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: 02 Project Memory is instructions for the agent only.

Does 02 Project Memory access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is 02 Project Memory safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does 02 Project Memory use?

02 Project Memory is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does 02 Project Memory use?

About 306 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 3.7k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to 02 Project Memory?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with 02 Project Memory: Coding Agent Session Finder (code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent, 70k stars), Claude-Mem Cloud Sync (thedotmack/claude-mem, 98k stars), Cognee CLI Memory Commands (topoteretes/cognee, 32k stars) and Neat-Freak Knowledge Closeout (KKKKhazix/khazix-skills, 21k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains 02 Project Memory?

ai-driven-dev (a GitHub organization) maintains it in ai-driven-dev/framework, which has 513 GitHub stars. The repository holds 46 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: ai-driven-dev/framework on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.