Agent skill

LanceDB Memory Configuration Guide

by CortexReach in CortexReach/memory-lancedb-pro-skill

Walks through installing and tuning memory-lancedb-pro, picking an embedding, reranker, and LLM combination from four preset configuration plans.

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Install LanceDB Memory Configuration Guide

skills CLI
$ npx skills add CortexReach/memory-lancedb-pro-skill --skill memory-lancedb-pro -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install CortexReach/memory-lancedb-pro-skill memory-lancedb-pro --agent claude-code

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

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

Facts

Skill name
memory-lancedb-pro
GitHub stars
229
Token cost
~14k tokens
SKILL.md length
4,185 words
Files
4 (incl. references, assets)
Skills in repo
1
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Walks through installing and tuning memory-lancedb-pro, picking an embedding, reranker, and LLM combination from four preset configuration plans.

  • Works in 8 steps: Present configuration plans and let user… → Verify API Keys (MANDATORY — do not skip) → Find openclaw.json → …
  • Installing or configuring memory-lancedb-pro for the first time
  • SKILL.md covers Applying the Optimal Config…, Installation, Troubleshooting — Error… and Configuration, plus 1 more section
  • Calls ollama, curl and rg; reaches api.jina.ai and api.openai.com; needs OPENAI_API_KEY and JINA_API_KEY

What it does

This skill presents four plans to choose from when the user asks for the best or optimal setup: a full-power plan pairing a Jina embedding and reranker with an OpenAI model, a budget plan swapping in a free SiliconFlow reranker, a simple OpenAI-only plan with no reranker, and a fully local Ollama plan with no API keys and no cross-encoder reranker, each listing exactly which API keys it needs and where to get them.

Underneath these plans sits a persistent memory store using LanceDB with hybrid vector-plus-BM25 retrieval, LLM-powered extraction of what to remember, and a Weibull decay lifecycle that ages memories out over time, exposed through memory tools for recall, store, update, forget, listing, and stats, plus self-improvement tools for logging, extracting, and reviewing skills. Full thresholds and schema details live in a separate reference file.

When your agent uses it

  • Installing or configuring memory-lancedb-pro for the first time
  • Choosing an embedding, reranker, and LLM combination for memory retrieval
  • Using the memory recall, store, or self-improvement tools

Example prompts

  • “Help me enable the best memory-lancedb-pro configuration.”
  • “Set up memory-lancedb-pro fully local with Ollama, no API keys.”
  • “Recall what we decided about this project last week.”

Requirements

  • An OpenAI, Jina, SiliconFlow, or Ollama key depending on the chosen plan

Workflow steps

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

  1. Present configuration plans and let user choose
  2. Verify API Keys (MANDATORY — do not skip)
  3. Find openclaw.json
  4. Read current config
  5. Build the merged config based on chosen plan
  6. Apply the config
  7. Validate and restart
  8. Verify

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 51eb26d. 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:

    • ollama
    • curl
    • rg
    • git
    • node
    • bash
    • npm

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • api.jina.ai
    • api.openai.com
    • github.com
    • api.siliconflow.com
    • dashscope.aliyuncs.com
    • generativelanguage.googleapis.com
    • raw.githubusercontent.com
    • api.voyageai.com
    • api.pinecone.io

    Also links to:

    • platform.openai.com
    • jina.ai
    • cloud.siliconflow.cn
    • ollama.com

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

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • OPENAI_API_KEY
    • JINA_API_KEY
    • SILICONFLOW_API_KEY
    • DASHSCOPE_API_KEY

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

Context cost

LanceDB Memory Configuration Guide loads about 14k tokens when it runs, and up to ~17k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 137 tokens; SKILL.md has 4,185 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~137
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~14k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~17k

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 4,185 words (~14,350 tokens).

“Production-grade long-term memory system (v1.1.0-beta.8) for OpenClaw AI agents. Provides persistent, intelligent memory storage using LanceDB with hybrid vector + BM25 retrieval, LLM-powered Smart Extraction, Weibull decay lifecycle, and multi-scope isolation.”

— opening of SKILL.md by CortexReach
name
memory-lancedb-pro

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (references, assets) in the repository root of CortexReach/memory-lancedb-pro-skill.

  • SKILL.md
  • README.md
  • assets/wechat-qrcode.jpeg
  • references/full-reference.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 51eb26d

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Questions about LanceDB Memory Configuration Guide

What does LanceDB Memory Configuration Guide do?

Walks through installing and tuning memory-lancedb-pro, picking an embedding, reranker, and LLM combination from four preset configuration plans. This skill presents four plans to choose from when the user asks for the best or optimal setup: a full-power plan pairing a Jina embedding and reranker with an OpenAI model, a budget plan swapping in a free SiliconFlow reranker, a simple OpenAI-only plan with no reranker, and a fully local Ollama plan with no API keys and no cross-encoder reranker, each listing exactly which API keys it needs and where to get them.

When should I use LanceDB Memory Configuration Guide?

LanceDB Memory Configuration Guide fits situations like: installing or configuring memory-lancedb-pro for the first time; choosing an embedding, reranker, and LLM combination for memory retrieval; using the memory recall, store, or self-improvement tools.

How do I install LanceDB Memory Configuration Guide in Claude Code?

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

How do I install LanceDB Memory Configuration Guide in Codex?

Run `npx skills add CortexReach/memory-lancedb-pro-skill --skill memory-lancedb-pro -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (the CortexReach/memory-lancedb-pro-skill repository) into .agents/skills/memory-lancedb-pro in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use LanceDB Memory Configuration Guide 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 CortexReach/memory-lancedb-pro-skill --skill memory-lancedb-pro -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-lancedb-pro, .gemini/skills/memory-lancedb-pro, .github/skills/memory-lancedb-pro and .opencode/skills/memory-lancedb-pro in your project.

What does LanceDB Memory Configuration Guide need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, LanceDB Memory Configuration Guide needs the command-line tools its instructions call (ollama, curl, rg, git, node and bash) and credentials named OPENAI_API_KEY, JINA_API_KEY, SILICONFLOW_API_KEY and DASHSCOPE_API_KEY. Our summary lists: An OpenAI, Jina, SiliconFlow, or Ollama key depending on the chosen plan.

Does LanceDB Memory Configuration Guide access the network?

SKILL.md names 13 domains. In commands or code: api.jina.ai, api.openai.com, github.com, api.siliconflow.com, dashscope.aliyuncs.com, generativelanguage.googleapis.com, raw.githubusercontent.com, api.voyageai.com and api.pinecone.io; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: platform.openai.com, jina.ai, cloud.siliconflow.cn and ollama.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is LanceDB Memory Configuration Guide 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 LanceDB Memory Configuration Guide use?

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

How many tokens does LanceDB Memory Configuration Guide use?

About 14k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 57k 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 2.5k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to LanceDB Memory Configuration Guide?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with LanceDB Memory Configuration Guide: Cognee Integrations Setup (topoteretes/cognee, 32k stars), Agent Recall (Goldentrii/AgentRecall-X, 371 stars), Codebase Management (giancarloerra/SocratiCode, 3.3k stars) and Hegelion (Hmbown/Hegelion, 173 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains LanceDB Memory Configuration Guide?

CortexReach (a GitHub organization) maintains it in CortexReach/memory-lancedb-pro-skill, which has 229 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on March 22, 2026.

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