Agent skill

Writer Memory

by jmstar85 in jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot

Maintain structured memory for writing projects, characters, relationships, scenes, and themes.

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Install Writer Memory

skills CLI
$ npx skills add jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot --skill writer-memory -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot writer-memory --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/jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/writer-memory .claude/skills/writer-memory && 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
writer-memory
GitHub stars
158
Token cost
~254 tokens
SKILL.md length
106 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
13
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Maintain structured memory for writing projects, characters, relationships, scenes, and themes.

  • Works in 5 steps: Identify the writing project and memory… → Extract only durable facts that should… → Store or update the memory in a clear… → …
  • SKILL.md covers Workflow and Rules
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Writer Memory is an agent skill from jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot. Maintain structured memory for writing projects, characters, relationships, scenes, and themes. Activate when: writer memory, character memory, story bible, remember character.

Its SKILL.md is about 250 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: Ultimate Harness Automation for Github Copilot on VS Code. It provides 28+ specialized agents, 30+ reusable skills, hooks, guardrails, and etc. The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “/writer-memory”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Identify the writing project and memory category: character, relationship, location, scene, timeline, theme, style, or open question.
  2. Extract only durable facts that should affect future writing.
  3. Store or update the memory in a clear project-scoped artifact chosen by the user or repository conventions.
  4. Resolve contradictions by asking before overwriting important canon.
  5. Summarize what changed and how it should influence future scenes.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 12b2c29. 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

Writer Memory loads about 254 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 48 tokens; SKILL.md has 106 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~48
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~254

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 jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot at commit 12b2c29, republished under its MIT licence (© jmstar85). 106 words, ~254 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/writer-memory/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
writer-memory
description
Maintain structured memory for writing projects, characters, relationships, scenes, and themes. Activate when: writer memory, character memory, story bible, remember character.
argument-hint
<writing project or memory update>

Writer Memory

Use this skill to keep creative writing context consistent across sessions.

Workflow

  1. Identify the writing project and memory category: character, relationship, location, scene, timeline, theme, style, or open question.
  2. Extract only durable facts that should affect future writing.
  3. Store or update the memory in a clear project-scoped artifact chosen by the user or repository conventions.
  4. Resolve contradictions by asking before overwriting important canon.
  5. Summarize what changed and how it should influence future scenes.

Rules

  • Do not invent canon.
  • Distinguish confirmed facts from draft ideas.
  • Keep private or sensitive writing notes scoped to the workspace unless the user asks otherwise.

© jmstar85, MIT. 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 .github/skills/writer-memory of jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 12b2c29

Compare with similar skills

Writer Memory 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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Openclaw PR Maintaineropenclaw/openclaw392k—~2.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Character Riggingcalesthio/OpenMontage65k—~460Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Writer Memory

What does Writer Memory do?

Maintain structured memory for writing projects, characters, relationships, scenes, and themes. Writer Memory is an agent skill from jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot. Maintain structured memory for writing projects, characters, relationships, scenes, and themes.

How do I install Writer Memory in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot --skill writer-memory -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/writer-memory in jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot) into .claude/skills/writer-memory in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Writer Memory in Codex?

Run `npx skills add jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot --skill writer-memory -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/writer-memory in jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot) into .agents/skills/writer-memory in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Writer Memory 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 jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot --skill writer-memory -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/writer-memory, .gemini/skills/writer-memory, .github/skills/writer-memory and .opencode/skills/writer-memory in your project.

What does Writer Memory need to run?

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

Does Writer Memory 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 Writer Memory 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 Writer Memory use?

Writer Memory 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 Writer Memory use?

About 254 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1k 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 Writer Memory?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Writer Memory: Wiki Maintainer (openclaw/openclaw, 392k stars), Character Relationships (VanGong1999/screen-creative-skills, 445 stars), Obsidian Vault Maintainer (openclaw/openclaw, 392k stars) and Openclaw PR Maintainer (openclaw/openclaw, 392k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Writer Memory?

jmstar85 (a GitHub user) maintains it in jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot, which has 158 GitHub stars. The repository holds 13 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 20, 2026.

Source: jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.