Agent skill

Memory Systems

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Design and implement memory architectures for agent systems.

No licenceAuto-check passedKnowledge Management

Install Memory Systems

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill memory-systems -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace memory-systems --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/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/asmayaseen/memory-systems .claude/skills/memory-systems && 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
memory-systems
GitHub stars
430
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~3.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,495 words
Files
5 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
1,085
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Design and implement memory architectures for agent systems.

  • Works in 8 steps: Match memory architecture to query… → Implement progressive disclosure for… → Use temporal validity to prevent… → …
  • Building agents that need to persist state across sessions
  • SKILL.md covers When to Activate, Core Concepts, Detailed Topics and Practical Guidance, plus 5 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder

What it does

Memory Systems is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Design and implement memory architectures for agent systems. Use when building agents that need to persist state across sessions, maintain entity consistency, or reason over structured knowledge.

Its SKILL.md is about 3.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/implementation.md`, `scripts/memory_store.py` and `scripts/verify.py`).

It sits in Knowledge Management, covering Building AI agents. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • Building agents that need to persist state across sessions
  • Maintain entity consistency
  • Reason over structured knowledge

Example prompts

  • “/memory-systems”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

8 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Match memory architecture to query requirements
  2. Implement progressive disclosure for memory access
  3. Use temporal validity to prevent outdated information conflicts
  4. Consolidate memories periodically to prevent unbounded growth
  5. Design for memory retrieval failures gracefully
  6. Consider privacy implications of persistent memory
  7. Implement backup and recovery for critical memories
  8. Monitor memory growth and performance over time

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4ac52da. 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

    Ships 2 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    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

Memory Systems loads about 3.2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~7.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 53 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,495 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~53
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.2k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~7.2k

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,495 words (~3,200 tokens).

“Memory provides the persistence layer that allows agents to maintain continuity across sessions and reason over accumulated knowledge. Simple agents rely entirely on context for memory, losing all state when sessions end. Sophisticated agents implement layered memory architectures that balance…”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
memory-systems

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files (scripts, references) in skills/asmayaseen/memory-systems of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/implementation.md
  • scripts/memory_store.py
  • scripts/verify.py
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4ac52da

Used in 1 other repository

We found 15 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in aiskillstore/marketplace, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Memory Systems

What does Memory Systems do?

Design and implement memory architectures for agent systems. Memory Systems is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Design and implement memory architectures for agent systems.

When should I use Memory Systems?

Memory Systems fits situations like: building agents that need to persist state across sessions; maintain entity consistency; reason over structured knowledge.

How do I install Memory Systems in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill memory-systems -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/asmayaseen/memory-systems in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/memory-systems in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Memory Systems in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill memory-systems -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/asmayaseen/memory-systems in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/memory-systems in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Memory Systems 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 aiskillstore/marketplace --skill memory-systems -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/memory-systems, .gemini/skills/memory-systems, .github/skills/memory-systems and .opencode/skills/memory-systems in your project.

What does Memory Systems need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Memory Systems needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Memory Systems 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 Memory Systems 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Memory Systems use?

No licence was found for Memory Systems or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Memory Systems use?

About 3.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 13k 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 4k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Memory Systems?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,085 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.