Agent skill

Ownmem

by grpcer in grpcer/ownmem

Recall this repository's OwnMem local memory before changing code, and keep it healthy.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Ownmem

skills CLI
$ npx skills add grpcer/ownmem --skill ownmem -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install grpcer/ownmem ownmem --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/grpcer/ownmem.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ownmem .claude/skills/ownmem && 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
ownmem
GitHub stars
423
Token cost
~593 tokens
SKILL.md length
289 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
3
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Recall this repository's OwnMem local memory before changing code, and keep it healthy.

  • A repository contains .ownmem/
  • SKILL.md covers Recall before changing code, Do not implement memory logic… and Keep the memory healthy
  • Calls npx
  • Past debugging lessons could apply (have we hit this before

What it does

Ownmem is an agent skill from grpcer/ownmem. Recall this repository's OwnMem local memory before changing code, and keep it healthy. Use when a repository contains .ownmem/, when past debugging lessons could apply ("have we hit this before", "why is it done this way"), or when the user mentions ownmem, project memory, or recalling across sessions.

Its SKILL.md is about 590 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 memory. It works with Git. The repository describes itself as: Open-source, Git-native memory for AI coding agents — deterministic local recall for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, and compatible tools. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • A repository contains .ownmem/
  • Past debugging lessons could apply (have we hit this before
  • Why is it done this way)
  • The user mentions ownmem

Example prompts

  • “have we hit this before”
  • “why is it done this way”
  • “/ownmem”

Requirements

  • Node.js

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 41bef7a. 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:

    • npx

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Ownmem loads about 593 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 78 tokens; SKILL.md has 289 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~78
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~593

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 grpcer/ownmem at commit 41bef7a, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© grpcer). 289 words, ~593 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/ownmem/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
ownmem
description
Recall this repository's OwnMem local memory before changing code, and keep it healthy. Use when a repository contains .ownmem/, when past debugging lessons could apply ("have we hit this before", "why is it done this way"), or when the user mentions ownmem, project memory, or recalling across sessions.

OwnMem recall and daily use

OwnMem is this repository's local, deterministic memory. Recall runs offline — no model calls, no network, no query-time token cost — and every memory is plain Markdown inside the repository.

If the repository has no .ownmem/ directory, OwnMem is not installed here; use the init skill from this plugin first.

Recall before changing code

bash
npx ownmem recall -- "problem, path, or symbol"

For natural-language symptoms, pass two or three phrasings in one call and let the deterministic fusion rank them:

bash
npx ownmem recall --multi -- "symptom in plain words" "root-cause term" "english symbol"

Recall answers in one of three tiers, and reading them as the same thing is the one mistake that undoes the design:

  • content — the memory's own text. It passed every gate; use it, then verify against live code, because a memory records what was true when it was written.
  • pointers — up to three titles with the command that opens each one. This is not a short answer. Open the topic before you rely on anything in it.
  • abstain — nothing is written down about this, and the envelope says which gate refused. Not a search failure to retry with different words.

Do not implement memory logic here

This skill only routes to the CLI. Flags, feedback names, and contracts belong to the installed package, not to this plugin. Host plugins are optional shortcuts and do not auto-update on every host, so a stale copy of this file must not teach a retired protocol.

Use npx ownmem --help and npx ownmem <command> --help for the current surface. After a version bump, update the repository package and run npx ownmem init --update.

Keep the memory healthy

bash
npx ownmem audit
npx ownmem report --since 7d
npx ownmem dashboard --open

Write a new memory only for lessons that reading the code cannot recover — upstream quirks, toolchain traps, timing races. Keep entries small and let npx ownmem audit enforce the growth quota.

© grpcer, Apache-2.0. 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 skills/ownmem of grpcer/ownmem.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 41bef7a

Compare with similar skills

Ownmem next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Git Notes Memorysundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills663—~2.7kAutomated safety check: PassNone
Session History Searchslopus/happy24k—~3.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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  • Ownmem Dashboard

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    Open OwnMem Console, the local dashboard for this repository's memory.

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    Install or update OwnMem in the current repository. An agent skill from grpcer/ownmem.

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Works with

Questions about Ownmem

What does Ownmem do?

Recall this repository's OwnMem local memory before changing code, and keep it healthy. Ownmem is an agent skill from grpcer/ownmem. Recall this repository's OwnMem local memory before changing code, and keep it healthy.

When should I use Ownmem?

Ownmem fits situations like: A repository contains .ownmem/; past debugging lessons could apply (have we hit this before; why is it done this way); the user mentions ownmem.

How do I install Ownmem in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Ownmem in Codex?

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

Can I use Ownmem 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 grpcer/ownmem --skill ownmem -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ownmem, .gemini/skills/ownmem, .github/skills/ownmem and .opencode/skills/ownmem in your project.

What does Ownmem need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Ownmem needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx). Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Ownmem access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Ownmem 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 Ownmem use?

Ownmem is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Ownmem use?

About 593 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k 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 Ownmem?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ownmem: Neat-Freak Knowledge Closeout (KKKKhazix/khazix-skills, 21k stars), Beads Task Memory (gastownhall/beads, 28k stars), Lpm Memory (gug007/lpm, 152 stars) and Git Notes Memory (sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills, 663 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Ownmem?

grpcer (a GitHub user) maintains it in grpcer/ownmem, which has 423 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: grpcer/ownmem on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.