Agent skill

Memory Management

by w95 in w95/awesome-claude-corporate-skills

Two-tier memory system that makes Claude a true workplace collaborator.

MITAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Memory Management

skills CLI
$ npx skills add w95/awesome-claude-corporate-skills --skill memory-management -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install w95/awesome-claude-corporate-skills memory-management --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/w95/awesome-claude-corporate-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/07-operations/memory-management .claude/skills/memory-management && 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-management
GitHub stars
235
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~2.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
494 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
43
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Two-tier memory system that makes Claude a true workplace collaborator.

  • Works in 4 steps: Glossary items (acronyms, terms,… → People → Projects → …
  • Tasks that involve Agent instruction files
  • SKILL.md covers The Goal, Architecture, Lookup Flow and File Locations, plus 7 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Memory Management is an agent skill from w95/awesome-claude-corporate-skills. Two-tier memory system that makes Claude a true workplace collaborator. Decodes shorthand, acronyms, nicknames, and internal language so Claude understands requests like a colleague would. CLAUDE.md for working memory, memory/ directory for the full knowledge base.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.2k 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 Agent Workflows, covering Agent instruction files and Knowledge bases. The repository describes itself as: 166 production-ready Claude AI skills organized by corporate role — executive leadership, finance, HR, marketing, sales, legal, operations, engineering, product, data, customer…. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Agent instruction files
  • Tasks that involve Knowledge bases

Example prompts

  • “/memory-management”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Glossary items (acronyms, terms, shorthand)
  2. People
  3. Projects
  4. Preferences: Add to CLAUDE.md Preferences section

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 78dbc7c. 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 markdown).

    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 Management loads about 2.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 71 tokens; SKILL.md has 494 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~71
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.2k

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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from w95/awesome-claude-corporate-skills at commit 78dbc7c, republished under its MIT licence (© w95). 494 words, ~2,162 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/memory-management/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
memory-management
description
Two-tier memory system that makes Claude a true workplace collaborator. Decodes shorthand, acronyms, nicknames, and internal language so Claude understands requests like a colleague would. CLAUDE.md for working memory, memory/ directory for the full knowledge base.

Memory Management

Memory makes Claude your workplace collaborator - someone who speaks your internal language.

The Goal

Transform shorthand into understanding:

User: "ask todd to do the PSR for oracle"
              ↓ Claude decodes
"Ask Todd Martinez (Finance lead) to prepare the Pipeline Status Report
 for the Oracle Systems deal ($2.3M, closing Q2)"

Without memory, that request is meaningless. With memory, Claude knows:

  • todd → Todd Martinez, Finance lead, prefers Slack
  • PSR → Pipeline Status Report (weekly sales doc)
  • oracle → Oracle Systems deal, not the company

Architecture

CLAUDE.md          ← Hot cache (~30 people, common terms)
memory/
  glossary.md      ← Full decoder ring (everything)
  people/          ← Complete profiles
  projects/        ← Project details
  context/         ← Company, teams, tools

CLAUDE.md (Hot Cache):

  • Top ~30 people you interact with most
  • ~30 most common acronyms/terms
  • Active projects (5-15)
  • Your preferences
  • Goal: Cover 90% of daily decoding needs

memory/glossary.md (Full Glossary):

  • Complete decoder ring - everyone, every term
  • Searched when something isn't in CLAUDE.md
  • Can grow indefinitely

memory/people/, projects/, context/:

  • Rich detail when needed for execution
  • Full profiles, history, context

Lookup Flow

User: "ask todd about the PSR for phoenix"

1. Check CLAUDE.md (hot cache)
   → Todd? ✓ Todd Martinez, Finance
   → PSR? ✓ Pipeline Status Report
   → Phoenix? ✓ DB migration project

2. If not found → search memory/glossary.md
   → Full glossary has everyone/everything

3. If still not found → ask user
   → "What does X mean? I'll remember it."

This tiered approach keeps CLAUDE.md lean (~100 lines) while supporting unlimited scale in memory/.

File Locations

  • Working memory: CLAUDE.md in current working directory
  • Deep memory: memory/ subdirectory

Working Memory Format (CLAUDE.md)

Use tables for compactness. Target ~50-80 lines total.

markdown
# Memory

## Me
[Name], [Role] on [Team]. [One sentence about what I do.]

## People
| Who | Role |
|-----|------|
| **Todd** | Todd Martinez, Finance lead |
| **Sarah** | Sarah Chen, Engineering (Platform) |
| **Greg** | Greg Wilson, Sales |
→ Full list: memory/glossary.md, profiles: memory/people/

## Terms
| Term | Meaning |
|------|---------|
| PSR | Pipeline Status Report |
| P0 | Drop everything priority |
| standup | Daily 9am sync |
→ Full glossary: memory/glossary.md

## Projects
| Name | What |
|------|------|
| **Phoenix** | DB migration, Q2 launch |
| **Horizon** | Mobile app redesign |
→ Details: memory/projects/

## Preferences
- 25-min meetings with buffers
- Async-first, Slack over email
- No meetings Friday afternoons

Deep Memory Format (memory/)

memory/glossary.md - The decoder ring:

markdown
# Glossary

Workplace shorthand, acronyms, and internal language.

## Acronyms
| Term | Meaning | Context |
|------|---------|---------|
| PSR | Pipeline Status Report | Weekly sales doc |
| OKR | Objectives & Key Results | Quarterly planning |
| P0/P1/P2 | Priority levels | P0 = drop everything |

## Internal Terms
| Term | Meaning |
|------|---------|
| standup | Daily 9am sync in #engineering |
| the migration | Project Phoenix database work |
| ship it | Deploy to production |
| escalate | Loop in leadership |

## Nicknames → Full Names
| Nickname | Person |
|----------|--------|
| Todd | Todd Martinez (Finance) |
| T | Also Todd Martinez |

## Project Codenames
| Codename | Project |
|----------|---------|
| Phoenix | Database migration |
| Horizon | New mobile app |

memory/people/{name}.md:

markdown
# Todd Martinez

**Also known as:** Todd, T
**Role:** Finance Lead
**Team:** Finance
**Reports to:** CFO (Michael Chen)

## Communication
- Prefers Slack DM
- Quick responses, very direct
- Best time: mornings

## Context
- Handles all PSRs and financial reporting
- Key contact for deal approvals over $500k
- Works closely with Sales on forecasting

## Notes
- Cubs fan, likes talking baseball

memory/projects/{name}.md:

markdown
# Project Phoenix

**Codename:** Phoenix
**Also called:** "the migration"
**Status:** Active, launching Q2

## What It Is
Database migration from legacy Oracle to PostgreSQL.

## Key People
- Sarah - tech lead
- Todd - budget owner
- Greg - stakeholder (sales impact)

## Context
$1.2M budget, 6-month timeline. Critical path for Horizon project.

memory/context/company.md:

markdown
# Company Context

## Tools & Systems
| Tool | Used for | Internal name |
|------|----------|---------------|
| Slack | Communication | - |
| Asana | Engineering tasks | - |
| Salesforce | CRM | "SF" or "the CRM" |
| Notion | Docs/wiki | - |

## Teams
| Team | What they do | Key people |
|------|--------------|------------|
| Platform | Infrastructure | Sarah (lead) |
| Finance | Money stuff | Todd (lead) |
| Sales | Revenue | Greg |

## Processes
| Process | What it means |
|---------|---------------|
| Weekly sync | Monday 10am all-hands |
| Ship review | Thursday deploy approval |

How to Interact

Decoding User Input (Tiered Lookup)

Always decode shorthand before acting on requests:

1. CLAUDE.md (hot cache)     → Check first, covers 90% of cases
2. memory/glossary.md        → Full glossary if not in hot cache
3. memory/people/, projects/ → Rich detail when needed
4. Ask user                  → Unknown term? Learn it.

Example:

User: "ask todd to do the PSR for oracle"

CLAUDE.md lookup:
  "todd" → Todd Martinez, Finance ✓
  "PSR" → Pipeline Status Report ✓
  "oracle" → (not in hot cache)

memory/glossary.md lookup:
  "oracle" → Oracle Systems deal ($2.3M) ✓

Now Claude can act with full context.
Adding Memory

When user says "remember this" or "X means Y":

  1. Glossary items (acronyms, terms, shorthand):

    • Add to memory/glossary.md
    • If frequently used, add to CLAUDE.md Quick Glossary
  2. People:

    • Create/update memory/people/{name}.md
    • Add to CLAUDE.md Key People if important
    • Capture nicknames - critical for decoding
  3. Projects:

    • Create/update memory/projects/{name}.md
    • Add to CLAUDE.md Active Projects if current
    • Capture codenames - "Phoenix", "the migration", etc.
  4. Preferences: Add to CLAUDE.md Preferences section

Recalling Memory

When user asks "who is X" or "what does X mean":

  1. Check CLAUDE.md first
  2. Check memory/ for full detail
  3. If not found: "I don't know what X means yet. Can you tell me?"
Show full SKILL.md (211 more words)Show less
Progressive Disclosure
  1. Load CLAUDE.md for quick parsing of any request
  2. Dive into memory/ when you need full context for execution
  3. Example: drafting an email to todd about the PSR
    • CLAUDE.md tells you Todd = Todd Martinez, PSR = Pipeline Status Report
    • memory/people/todd-martinez.md tells you he prefers Slack, is direct

Bootstrapping

Use /productivity:start to initialize by scanning your chat, calendar, email, and documents. Extracts people, projects, and starts building the glossary.

Conventions

  • Bold terms in CLAUDE.md for scannability
  • Keep CLAUDE.md under ~100 lines (the "hot 30" rule)
  • Filenames: lowercase, hyphens (todd-martinez.md, project-phoenix.md)
  • Always capture nicknames and alternate names
  • Glossary tables for easy lookup
  • When something's used frequently, promote it to CLAUDE.md
  • When something goes stale, demote it to memory/ only

What Goes Where

TypeCLAUDE.md (Hot Cache)memory/ (Full Storage)
PersonTop ~30 frequent contactsglossary.md + people/{name}.md
Acronym/term~30 most commonglossary.md (complete list)
ProjectActive projects onlyglossary.md + projects/{name}.md
NicknameIn Key People if top 30glossary.md (all nicknames)
Company contextQuick reference onlycontext/company.md
PreferencesAll preferences-
Historical/stale✗ Remove✓ Keep in memory/

Promotion / Demotion

Promote to CLAUDE.md when:

  • You use a term/person frequently
  • It's part of active work

Demote to memory/ only when:

  • Project completed
  • Person no longer frequent contact
  • Term rarely used

This keeps CLAUDE.md fresh and relevant.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in 07-operations/memory-management of w95/awesome-claude-corporate-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 78dbc7c

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in w95/awesome-claude-corporate-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Memory Management

What does Memory Management do?

Two-tier memory system that makes Claude a true workplace collaborator. Memory Management is an agent skill from w95/awesome-claude-corporate-skills. Two-tier memory system that makes Claude a true workplace collaborator.

When should I use Memory Management?

Memory Management fits situations like: tasks that involve Agent instruction files; tasks that involve Knowledge bases.

How do I install Memory Management in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add w95/awesome-claude-corporate-skills --skill memory-management -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (07-operations/memory-management in w95/awesome-claude-corporate-skills) into .claude/skills/memory-management in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Memory Management in Codex?

Run `npx skills add w95/awesome-claude-corporate-skills --skill memory-management -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (07-operations/memory-management in w95/awesome-claude-corporate-skills) into .agents/skills/memory-management in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Memory Management 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 w95/awesome-claude-corporate-skills --skill memory-management -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-management, .gemini/skills/memory-management, .github/skills/memory-management and .opencode/skills/memory-management in your project.

What does Memory Management need to run?

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

Does Memory Management 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 Management 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 Memory Management use?

Memory Management 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 Memory Management use?

About 2.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Memory Management?

w95 (a GitHub user) maintains it in w95/awesome-claude-corporate-skills, which has 235 GitHub stars. The repository holds 43 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on February 26, 2026.

Source: w95/awesome-claude-corporate-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.