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Agent skill

Bm Remember

by basicmachines-co in basicmachines-co/basic-memory

Quickly capture a thought, fact, or reminder into Basic Memory as a lightweight note.

AGPL-3.0Auto-check passed

Install Bm Remember

skills CLI
$ npx skills add basicmachines-co/basic-memory --skill bm-remember -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install basicmachines-co/basic-memory bm-remember --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/basicmachines-co/basic-memory.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/claude-code/skills/bm-remember .claude/skills/bm-remember && 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
bm-remember
GitHub stars
4.1k
Token cost
~750 tokens
SKILL.md length
378 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
49
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
AGPL-3.0

At a glance

Quickly capture a thought, fact, or reminder into Basic Memory as a lightweight note.

  • Works in 4 steps: Resolve config. Read the basicMemory… → Derive the note. Apply the bm-writing… → Write it with write_note → …
  • The user says remember that…
  • SKILL.md covers Steps and Notes
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Bm Remember is an agent skill from basicmachines-co/basic-memory. Quickly capture a thought, fact, or reminder into Basic Memory as a lightweight note. Use when the user says "remember that…", "note this", "save this to memory", or runs /basic-memory:bm-remember. For quick deliberate capture — not full decision or session records.

Its SKILL.md is about 750 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: AI conversations that actually remember. Never re-explain your project to your AI again. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/tyvKNccgqN. The licence is AGPL-3.0.

When your agent uses it

  • The user says remember that…
  • Save this to memory
  • Runs /basic-memory:bm-remember

Example prompts

  • “remember that…”
  • “note this”
  • “save this to memory”
  • “/bm-remember”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Resolve config. Read the basicMemory block with the same precedence the
  2. Derive the note. Apply the bm-writing skill before drafting; match its
  3. Write it with write_note
  4. Confirm in one line: what was saved and its permalink —

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6982cfc. 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.

    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

Bm Remember loads about 750 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 378 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~70
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~750

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 basicmachines-co/basic-memory at commit 6982cfc, republished under its AGPL-3.0 licence (© basicmachines-co). 378 words, ~750 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/bm-remember/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
bm-remember
description
Quickly capture a thought, fact, or reminder into Basic Memory as a lightweight note. Use when the user says "remember that…", "note this", "save this to memory", or runs /basic-memory:bm-remember. For quick deliberate capture — not full decision or session records.
argument-hint
<text to remember>

Remember

Capture $ARGUMENTS into Basic Memory as a quick note, keeping the user's words.

Steps

  1. Resolve config. Read the basicMemory block with the same precedence the hooks use. For the user-level base, append settings.json to the literal value of CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR when that environment variable is present; do not trim it, expand ~, or treat an empty value as unset. Use ~/.claude/settings.json only when the variable is absent. Then the project's .claude/settings.json and .claude/settings.local.json override it per key. A user-level block alone is enough; a project can still pin its own values:

    • rememberFolder — folder for quick captures (default: bm-remember)
    • primaryProject — project to write to (default: omit the project argument so Basic Memory uses its default project)

    Both are optional. Use the defaults if the block or a key is missing. Don't fail if there's no settings file.

  2. Derive the note. Apply the bm-writing skill before drafting; match its depth to this lightweight capture — keep the user's wording and do not pad a small fact into an essay.

    • Content = the text in $ARGUMENTS, verbatim. Don't rewrite or pad it.
    • Title = the first line of that text, trimmed to ≤ 80 characters (append … if you truncate). If it's one long line, write a short descriptive title instead.
    • If $ARGUMENTS is empty (e.g. you were invoked because the user said "remember that…"), capture the specific thing they asked you to remember from the conversation. If it's genuinely unclear what to save, ask one short question.

  3. Write it with write_note:

    • title = the derived title
    • directory = the resolved rememberFolder
    • content = the text
    • tags = ["manual-capture"]
    • Route to primaryProject if set: pass it as project, or as project_id if it's an external_id UUID (a bare UUID in project won't route). Omit both if primaryProject isn't set. Don't overwrite an existing note unless the user explicitly asks.

  4. Confirm in one line: what was saved and its permalink — e.g. Saved → bm-remember/<slug>.

Show full SKILL.md (65 more words)Show less

Notes

  • This is a quick capture. Keep the user's wording; don't add observations, relations, or structure unless they ask.
  • For a decision with rationale and alternatives, use the bm-decide skill instead (the basic-memory output style also captures these inline). Wrapping up a work session is bm-checkpoint's job, not this skill's.
  • Use whichever Basic Memory MCP server is connected — don't assume a specific tool name prefix.

© basicmachines-co, AGPL-3.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in plugins/claude-code/skills/bm-remember of basicmachines-co/basic-memory.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6982cfc

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Questions about Bm Remember

What does Bm Remember do?

Quickly capture a thought, fact, or reminder into Basic Memory as a lightweight note. Bm Remember is an agent skill from basicmachines-co/basic-memory. Quickly capture a thought, fact, or reminder into Basic Memory as a lightweight note.

When should I use Bm Remember?

Bm Remember fits situations like: the user says remember that…; save this to memory; runs /basic-memory:bm-remember.

How do I install Bm Remember in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add basicmachines-co/basic-memory --skill bm-remember -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/claude-code/skills/bm-remember in basicmachines-co/basic-memory) into .claude/skills/bm-remember in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Bm Remember in Codex?

Run `npx skills add basicmachines-co/basic-memory --skill bm-remember -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/claude-code/skills/bm-remember in basicmachines-co/basic-memory) into .agents/skills/bm-remember in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Bm Remember 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 basicmachines-co/basic-memory --skill bm-remember -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/bm-remember, .gemini/skills/bm-remember, .github/skills/bm-remember and .opencode/skills/bm-remember in your project.

What does Bm Remember need to run?

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

Does Bm Remember 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 Bm Remember 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 Bm Remember use?

Bm Remember is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Bm Remember use?

About 750 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3k 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 Bm Remember?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Bm Remember: Mem0 Remember (mem0ai/mem0, 67k stars), Capture (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars), Remember (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars) and Remember (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Bm Remember?

basicmachines-co (a GitHub organization) maintains it in basicmachines-co/basic-memory, which has 4,107 GitHub stars. The repository holds 49 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: basicmachines-co/basic-memory on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.