Official agent skill

Report Memory

by Azure in Azure/azure-sdk-tools

Retrieve knowledge base memories created in a date range. An agent skill from Azure/azure-sdk-tools.

OfficialMITAuto-check passedKnowledge Management

Install Report Memory

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Azure/azure-sdk-tools --skill report-memory -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Azure/azure-sdk-tools report-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/Azure/azure-sdk-tools.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/python-packages/apiview-copilot/.github/skills/report-memory .claude/skills/report-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
report-memory
GitHub stars
134
Token cost
~997 tokens
SKILL.md length
390 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
35
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Retrieve knowledge base memories created in a date range. An agent skill from Azure/azure-sdk-tools.

  • Works in 2 steps: Run the Command → Answer Follow-up Questions
  • : memory report
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, Defaults, Date Resolution and Running the Command, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls python

What it does

Report Memory is an agent skill from Azure/azure-sdk-tools, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Retrieve knowledge base memories created in a date range. Use for: memory report, show memories, new memories, memories for March, what memories were created, knowledge base additions, KB entries.

Its SKILL.md is about 1000 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Knowledge Management, covering Knowledge bases. It works with Azure Cosmos DB. The repository describes itself as: Tools repository leveraged by the Azure SDK team. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • : memory report
  • Memories for March
  • What memories were created
  • Knowledge base additions

Example prompts

  • “/report-memory”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Run the Command
  2. Answer Follow-up Questions

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 69f4006. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python

    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

Report Memory loads about 997 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 53 tokens; SKILL.md has 390 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
~997

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 Azure/azure-sdk-tools at commit 69f4006, republished under its MIT licence (© Azure). 390 words, ~997 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/report-memory/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
report-memory
description
Retrieve knowledge base memories created in a date range. Use for: memory report, show memories, new memories, memories for March, what memories were created, knowledge base additions, KB entries.
argument-hint
Month name (e.g. 'March') or language + month (e.g. 'Python for March')

Report Memory

When to Use

  • Reviewing what knowledge base memories were created during a period
  • Auditing KB growth for a specific language
  • Checking what the system has learned from resolved threads

Defaults

Unless the user says otherwise, always apply these defaults:

  • Environment: production
  • Language: All languages (do not pass --language unless user specifies one)
  • Format: JSON (do not pass --format)

Date Resolution

The user will typically specify a calendar month by name (e.g. "March", "January 2025"). Resolve to the full month date range:

User saysstart_dateend_date
"March" (current year)YYYY-03-01YYYY-03-31
"January 2025"2025-01-012025-01-31
"March 1 to March 15"YYYY-03-01YYYY-03-15

When only a month name is given without a year, use the current year. Be careful with month lengths (28/29/30/31 days).

Running the Command

Step 1: Run the Command

Show the resolved command and run it immediately in a foreground terminal with a 60-second timeout (timeout: 60000). Redirect to a file since output can be large.

Full terminal command (cleanup + run):

powershell
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path output -Force | Out-Null; if (Test-Path output/memory_output.json) { Remove-Item output/memory_output.json }; python cli.py report memory -s <start_date> -e <end_date> | Out-File -Encoding UTF8 output/memory_output.json

After the command completes, read the output file with read_file to get the JSON results. Summarize the findings for the user (total count, breakdown by language, etc.).

Step 2: Answer Follow-up Questions

For follow-up questions about the same data (filtering, counting, searching), read the output file with read_file instead of re-running the command. The file is at output/memory_output.json.

Examples
powershell
# All memories for March 2025
python cli.py report memory -s 2025-03-01 -e 2025-03-31

# Python memories only
python cli.py report memory -s 2025-03-01 -e 2025-03-31 -l python

# YAML output
python cli.py report memory -s 2025-03-01 -e 2025-03-31 --format yaml

# Staging environment
python cli.py report memory -s 2025-03-01 -e 2025-03-31 --environment staging
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Available Flags

FlagTypeDefaultDescription
--start-date / -sstringrequiredStart date (YYYY-MM-DD)
--end-date / -estringrequiredEnd date (YYYY-MM-DD)
--language / -lstringallLanguage to filter by (e.g., python, csharp, C#)
--environmentstringproductionproduction or staging
--format / -fstringjsonOutput format: json or yaml

Output

Each memory object includes:

  • id — Cosmos DB document ID
  • language — Language the memory applies to
  • created_at — Human-readable timestamp (converted from Cosmos _ts)
  • Memory content fields (rule, context, etc.)

Gotchas

  • Date filtering uses Cosmos _ts: Filters by when the document was created/modified in Cosmos DB, not by any explicit date field in the memory content.
  • Output can be large: Redirect to file and use read_file rather than relying on terminal output.
  • Use python cli.py not .\avc: The avc.bat script may resolve to system Python.
  • Do NOT use 2>&1: Merges stderr into stdout, corrupting JSON. Only redirect stdout.
  • Do NOT use >: Produces UTF-16 in PowerShell 5.1. Use | Out-File -Encoding UTF8.
  • Month end dates: February has 28/29 days, April/June/Sept/Nov have 30 days.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in packages/python-packages/apiview-copilot/.github/skills/report-memory of Azure/azure-sdk-tools.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 69f4006

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Questions about Report Memory

What does Report Memory do?

Retrieve knowledge base memories created in a date range. An agent skill from Azure/azure-sdk-tools. Report Memory is an agent skill from Azure/azure-sdk-tools, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Retrieve knowledge base memories created in a date range.

When should I use Report Memory?

Report Memory fits situations like: : memory report; memories for March; what memories were created; knowledge base additions.

How do I install Report Memory in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Azure/azure-sdk-tools --skill report-memory -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/python-packages/apiview-copilot/.github/skills/report-memory in Azure/azure-sdk-tools) into .claude/skills/report-memory in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Report Memory in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Azure/azure-sdk-tools --skill report-memory -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/python-packages/apiview-copilot/.github/skills/report-memory in Azure/azure-sdk-tools) into .agents/skills/report-memory in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Report 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 Azure/azure-sdk-tools --skill report-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/report-memory, .gemini/skills/report-memory, .github/skills/report-memory and .opencode/skills/report-memory in your project.

What does Report Memory need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Report Memory needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Report 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 Report 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 Report Memory use?

Report 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 Report Memory use?

About 997 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Report Memory?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Report Memory: LLM Wiki Knowledge Graph (Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything, 85k stars), Xhs Virtual Product (chenjin-cmd/xhs-virtual-product, 726 stars), Openkb (VectifyAI/OpenKB, 4.7k stars) and Learn From Materials (dmoshehun-prog/learn-from-materials, 902 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Report Memory?

Azure (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in Azure/azure-sdk-tools, which has 134 GitHub stars. The repository holds 35 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: Azure/azure-sdk-tools on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.