Agent skill

Memory Md Management

by giuseppe-trisciuoglio in giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit

Provides comprehensive memory file management capabilities including auditing, quality assessment, and targeted improvements for files such as CLAUDE.md.

MITAuto-check: notesAgent Workflows

Install Memory Md Management

skills CLI
$ npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill memory-md-management -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit memory-md-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/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/developer-kit-core/skills/memory-md-management .claude/skills/memory-md-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-md-management
GitHub stars
357
Token cost
~2.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
467 words
Files
4 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
115
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Provides comprehensive memory file management capabilities including auditing, quality assessment, and targeted improvements for files such as CLAUDE.md.

  • Works in 4 steps: Discovery → Quality Assessment → Quality Report Output → …
  • User asks to check
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use and Instructions
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Memory Md Management is an agent skill from giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit. Provides comprehensive memory file management capabilities including auditing, quality assessment, and targeted improvements for files such as CLAUDE.md. Use when user asks to check, audit, update, improve, fix, maintain, or validate project memory files. Also triggers for "project memory optimization", "CLAUDE.md quality check", "documentation review", or when a project memory file needs to be created from scratch. This skill scans memory files, evaluates quality against standardized criteria, outputs detailed…

Its SKILL.md is about 2.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including reference files (for example `references/quality-criteria.md`, `references/templates.md` and `references/update-guidelines.md`).

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Agent memory, Agent instruction files and File organization. The repository describes itself as: Modular plugin marketplace for Claude Code and agentic CLIs, with validated, spec-driven skills, agents, commands, and workflows for Java, TypeScript, Python, PHP, AWS, and AI. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • User asks to check
  • Validate project memory files
  • Project memory optimization
  • CLAUDE.md quality check

Example prompts

  • “project memory optimization”
  • “CLAUDE.md quality check”
  • “documentation review”
  • “/memory-md-management”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • Docker
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Glob, Grep, Bash, Edit

Workflow steps

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

  1. Discovery
  2. Quality Assessment
  3. Quality Report Output
  4. Targeted Updates

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit fe73fb3. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Glob
    • Grep
    • Bash
    • Edit

    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, bash and diff).

    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 Md Management loads about 2.4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.6k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 159 tokens; SKILL.md has 467 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~159
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.4k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~4.6k

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Read, Glob, Grep, Bash, Edit

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 giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit at commit fe73fb3, republished under its MIT licence (© giuseppe-trisciuoglio). 467 words, ~2,364 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/memory-md-management/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
memory-md-management
description
Provides comprehensive memory file management capabilities including auditing, quality assessment, and targeted improvements for files such as CLAUDE.md. Use when user asks to check, audit, update, improve, fix, maintain, or validate project memory files. Also triggers for "project memory optimization", "CLAUDE.md quality check", "documentation review", or when a project memory file needs to be created from scratch. This skill scans memory files, evaluates quality against standardized criteria, outputs detailed quality reports with scores and recommendations, then makes targeted updates with user approval.
allowed-tools
Read, Glob, Grep, Bash, Edit

Memory.md Management

Provides comprehensive project memory file management capabilities including auditing, quality assessment, and targeted improvements. This skill ensures the coding agent has optimal project context by maintaining high-quality documentation files such as CLAUDE.md.

Overview

Project memory files such as CLAUDE.md are the primary mechanism for providing project-specific context to coding agent sessions. This skill manages their complete lifecycle: discovery, quality assessment, reporting, and improvement. It follows a 5-phase workflow that ensures documentation is current, actionable, and concise.

The skill evaluates CLAUDE.md files against standardized quality criteria across 6 dimensions: Commands/Workflows, Architecture Clarity, Non-Obvious Patterns, Conciseness, Currency, and Actionability. Each file receives a score (0-100) and letter grade (A-F) with specific improvement recommendations.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

  • User explicitly asks to "check", "audit", "update", "improve", "fix", or "maintain" CLAUDE.md
  • User mentions "CLAUDE.md quality", "documentation review", or "project memory optimization"
  • A project memory file needs to be created from scratch for a new project
  • User asks about improving Claude's understanding of the codebase
  • Documentation has become stale or outdated
  • Starting work on a new codebase and need to understand existing documentation
  • User presses # during a session to incorporate learnings into a memory file

Trigger phrases: "audit CLAUDE.md", "check documentation quality", "improve project context", "review CLAUDE.md", "validate documentation"

Instructions

Phase 1: Discovery

Find all CLAUDE.md files in the repository:

bash
find . -name "CLAUDE.md" -o -name ".claude.md" -o -name ".claude.local.md" 2>/dev/null | head -50

File Types & Locations:

TypeLocationPurpose
Project root./CLAUDE.mdPrimary project context (checked into git, shared with team)
Local overrides./.claude.local.mdPersonal/local settings (gitignored, not shared)
Global defaults~/.claude/CLAUDE.mdUser-wide defaults across all projects
Package-specific./packages/*/CLAUDE.mdModule-level context in monorepos
SubdirectoryAny nested locationFeature/domain-specific context
Show full SKILL.md (201 more words)Show less
Phase 2: Quality Assessment

For each CLAUDE.md file, read references/quality-criteria.md and evaluate against these criteria:

CriterionWeightWhat to Check
Commands/workflows20 ptsAre build/test/deploy commands present and working?
Architecture clarity20 ptsCan Claude understand the codebase structure?
Non-obvious patterns15 ptsAre gotchas and quirks documented?
Conciseness15 ptsIs content dense without filler?
Currency15 ptsDoes it reflect current codebase state?
Actionability15 ptsAre instructions executable and copy-paste ready?

Quality Scores: A (90-100), B (70-89), C (50-69), D (30-49), F (0-29)

Phase 3: Quality Report Output

CRITICAL: Always output the quality report BEFORE making any updates.

Format:

markdown
## CLAUDE.md Quality Report

### Summary
- Files found: X
- Average score: X/100
- Files needing update: X

### File-by-File Assessment
#### 1. ./CLAUDE.md (Project Root)
**Score: XX/100 (Grade: X)**

| Criterion | Score | Notes |
|-----------|-------|-------|
| Commands/workflows | X/20 | ... |
| Architecture clarity | X/20 | ... |
| Non-obvious patterns | X/15 | ... |
| Conciseness | X/15 | ... |
| Currency | X/15 | ... |
| Actionability | X/15 | ... |

**Issues:**
- [List specific problems]

**Recommended additions:**
- [List what should be added]
Phase 4: Targeted Updates

After report output, ask user for confirmation before updating.

Read references/update-guidelines.md for detailed update principles.

Key principles:

  1. Propose targeted additions only - commands, gotchas, patterns, configs
  2. Keep it minimal - avoid obvious info, generic advice, one-off fixes
  3. Show diffs - file, change (diff format), explanation

Diff format:

markdown
### Update: ./CLAUDE.md
**Why:** [Brief explanation of why this helps]

```diff
+ ## Quick Start
+
+ ```bash
+ npm install
+ npm run dev
+ ```

### Phase 5: Apply Updates

After user approval, use Edit tool to apply changes. Preserve existing content structure.

## Examples

### Example 1: Quality Assessment

**User request:** "Check if my CLAUDE.md is good"

**Response:**
~~~markdown
## CLAUDE.md Quality Report

### Summary
- Files found: 1
- Average score: 65/100
- Files needing update: 1

### File-by-File Assessment

#### 1. ./CLAUDE.md
**Score: 65/100 (Grade: C)**

| Criterion | Score | Notes |
|-----------|-------|-------|
| Commands/workflows | 10/20 | Only npm install documented |
| Architecture clarity | 15/20 | Basic tree, missing module relationships |
| Non-obvious patterns | 5/15 | No gotchas documented |
| Conciseness | 15/15 | Concise and dense |
| Currency | 10/15 | Some outdated paths |
| Actionability | 10/15 | Some vague instructions |

**Issues:**
- Missing test command
- Missing build command
- No documentation of auth flow complexity
- References to old src/structure

**Recommended additions:**
- Add Commands section with test/build
- Document auth module gotcha
- Update architecture paths
Example 2: Creating from Scratch

User request: "Create a CLAUDE.md for this React project"

Response:

markdown
I'll create a CLAUDE.md for your React project. Let me first analyze the codebase structure.

[Scans package.json, src/, and key config files]

## CLAUDE.md Quality Report

### Summary
- Files found: 0
- Creating new CLAUDE.md at project root

### Proposed CLAUDE.md Content:

# Project Name

## Commands

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `npm install` | Install dependencies |
| `npm run dev` | Start dev server (Vite on port 5173) |
| `npm run build` | Production build |
| `npm run test` | Run Vitest tests |
| `npm run lint` | ESLint check |

## Architecture

src/ ├── components/ # Reusable UI components ├── pages/ # Route pages ├── hooks/ # Custom React hooks ├── lib/ # Utilities and API clients └── main.tsx # Entry point


## Gotchas

- Vite requires files in `public/` for static assets
- State updates in `useEffect` need proper dependency arrays

Shall I create this file?


### Example 3: Update Proposal

**User request:** "Update my CLAUDE.md with what you learned"

**Response:**
```markdown
### Update: ./CLAUDE.md

**Why:** Discovered that tests require database setup which wasn't documented.

```diff
## Testing

+ **Prerequisites:** Start test database first with `docker-compose up -d test-db`
+ `npm run test` - Run all tests
+ `npm run test:unit` - Unit tests only (no DB required)

Also found issue with API_BASE_URL:

diff
## Environment

- `API_BASE_URL` - API endpoint (default: localhost:3000)
+ `API_BASE_URL` - API endpoint (required for production, defaults to http://localhost:3000 in dev)

Apply these changes?


## Best Practices

1. **Always read references before acting**: Quality criteria, templates, and update guidelines contain essential details
2. **Report before editing**: Never modify CLAUDE.md without first presenting a quality report
3. **Preserve existing structure**: When updating, maintain the existing organization and style
4. **Be project-specific**: Only add information specific to this codebase, not generic advice
5. **Verify commands work**: Before suggesting commands, mentally or actually verify they execute correctly
6. **Use progressive disclosure**: Keep SKILL.md lean, reference detailed rubrics in separate files
7. **Score consistently**: Apply the same scoring standards across all files for fair comparison

## Constraints and Warnings

1. **Never modify without approval**: Always get user confirmation before editing CLAUDE.md files
2. **Don't remove content without asking**: If suggesting deletions, explicitly mark them and get approval
3. **Respect `.claude.local.md`**: These are personal settings; never suggest modifying them in shared docs
4. **Avoid generic advice**: Do not add "write good code" type content - focus on project-specific patterns
5. **Keep diffs concise**: Show only the actual changes, not entire file contents
6. **Verify file paths**: Ensure all referenced files exist before documenting them
7. **Score objectively**: Use the rubric consistently; don't inflate scores for incomplete documentation

© giuseppe-trisciuoglio, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in plugins/developer-kit-core/skills/memory-md-management of giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/quality-criteria.md
  • references/templates.md
  • references/update-guidelines.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit fe73fb3

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Questions about Memory Md Management

What does Memory Md Management do?

Provides comprehensive memory file management capabilities including auditing, quality assessment, and targeted improvements for files such as CLAUDE.md. Memory Md Management is an agent skill from giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit.md.

When should I use Memory Md Management?

Memory Md Management fits situations like: user asks to check; validate project memory files; project memory optimization; CLAUDE.md quality check.

How do I install Memory Md Management in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill memory-md-management -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/developer-kit-core/skills/memory-md-management in giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit) into .claude/skills/memory-md-management in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Memory Md Management in Codex?

Run `npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill memory-md-management -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/developer-kit-core/skills/memory-md-management in giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit) into .agents/skills/memory-md-management in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Memory Md 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 giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill memory-md-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-md-management, .gemini/skills/memory-md-management, .github/skills/memory-md-management and .opencode/skills/memory-md-management in your project.

What does Memory Md Management need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Memory Md Management is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Node.js; Docker. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Glob, Grep, Bash, Edit.

Does Memory Md 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 Md Management safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Memory Md Management use?

Memory Md 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 Md Management use?

About 2.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.5k 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 2.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Memory Md Management?

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Who maintains Memory Md Management?

giuseppe-trisciuoglio (a GitHub user) maintains it in giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit, which has 357 GitHub stars. The repository holds 115 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 10, 2026.

Source: giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.