Reflect on Session Learnings
cursor/plugins
Starts three parallel reviewer subagents over the current conversation transcript, then turns their findings into concrete edits to existing skills.
Clear session memory - archive all session files so next session starts fresh
Install Spectre Forget
$ npx skills add joenandez/spectre --skill spectre-forget -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install joenandez/spectre spectre-forget --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joenandez/spectre.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/spectre/skills/spectre-forget .claude/skills/spectre-forget && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "spectre-forget" agent skill from https://github.com/joenandez/spectre/tree/main/plugins/spectre/skills/spectre-forget into .claude/skills/spectre-forget/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "spectre-forget", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/joenandez/spectre/tree/main/plugins/spectre/skills/spectre-forgetType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add joenandez/spectre --skill spectre-forget -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install joenandez/spectre spectre-forget --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joenandez/spectre.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/spectre/skills/spectre-forget .agents/skills/spectre-forget && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "spectre-forget" agent skill from https://github.com/joenandez/spectre/tree/main/plugins/spectre/skills/spectre-forget into .agents/skills/spectre-forget/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "spectre-forget", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add joenandez/spectre --skill spectre-forget -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install joenandez/spectre spectre-forget --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joenandez/spectre.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/spectre/skills/spectre-forget .cursor/skills/spectre-forget && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "spectre-forget" agent skill from https://github.com/joenandez/spectre/tree/main/plugins/spectre/skills/spectre-forget into .cursor/skills/spectre-forget/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "spectre-forget", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/joenandez/spectre.git --path plugins/spectre/skills/spectre-forget--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add joenandez/spectre --skill spectre-forget -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install joenandez/spectre spectre-forget --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joenandez/spectre.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/spectre/skills/spectre-forget .gemini/skills/spectre-forget && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "spectre-forget" agent skill from https://github.com/joenandez/spectre/tree/main/plugins/spectre/skills/spectre-forget into .gemini/skills/spectre-forget/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "spectre-forget", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install joenandez/spectre spectre-forgetInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add joenandez/spectre --skill spectre-forget -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joenandez/spectre.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/spectre/skills/spectre-forget .github/skills/spectre-forget && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "spectre-forget" agent skill from https://github.com/joenandez/spectre/tree/main/plugins/spectre/skills/spectre-forget into .github/skills/spectre-forget/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "spectre-forget", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add joenandez/spectre --skill spectre-forget -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install joenandez/spectre spectre-forget --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joenandez/spectre.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/spectre/skills/spectre-forget .opencode/skills/spectre-forget && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "spectre-forget" agent skill from https://github.com/joenandez/spectre/tree/main/plugins/spectre/skills/spectre-forget into .opencode/skills/spectre-forget/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "spectre-forget", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
spectre-forget- GitHub stars
- 164
- Token cost
- ~757 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 266 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 26
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Clear session memory - archive all session files so next session starts fresh
- Tasks that involve Agent memory
- SKILL.md covers Input Handling, Description, Step (1/2) - Archive Session… and Step (2/2) - Confirm to User, plus 1 more section
- Calls git
What it does
Spectre Forget is an agent skill from joenandez/spectre. Clear session memory - archive all session files so next session starts fresh
Its SKILL.md is about 760 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. The repository describes itself as: Spectre is a battle-tested 6 stage agentic engineering workflow for building complex, production-ready features. You stay in the loop for the decisions that matter. Your agents…. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Agent memory
Example prompts
- “/spectre-forget”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 931c9e8. 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:
git
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, 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
Spectre Forget loads about 757 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 23 tokens; SKILL.md has 266 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 joenandez/spectre at commit 931c9e8, republished under its MIT licence (© joenandez). 266 words, ~757 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/spectre-forget/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- spectre-forget
- description
- Clear session memory - archive all session files so next session starts fresh
- user-invocable
- true
- disable-model-invocation
- true
forget
Input Handling
Treat the current command arguments as this workflow's input. When invoked from a slash command, use the forwarded $ARGUMENTS value.
forget: Clear Session Memory
Description
- What — Archive all session files (handoffs, todos, history) so the SessionStart hook doesn't auto-resume
- Outcome — All session files moved to archive, user informed to start fresh session
Step (1/2) - Archive Session Logs
- Action — ArchiveLogs: Move active session files for the current branch into each root's archive directory
branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)
canonical_dir=".spectre/handoffs/${branch}"
legacy_dir="docs/tasks/${branch}/session_logs"
archived_count=0
for session_dir in "$canonical_dir" "$legacy_dir"; do
[ -d "$session_dir" ] || continue
archive_dir="${session_dir}/archive"
while IFS= read -r -d '' session_file; do
mkdir -p "$archive_dir"
mv "$session_file" "$archive_dir/"
archived_count=$((archived_count + 1))
done < <(
find "$session_dir" -maxdepth 1 -type f \
\( -name '*_handoff.json' -o -name '*_todos.json' -o -name 'todos_history.json' \) \
-print0
)
done
if [ "$archived_count" -eq 0 ]; then
echo "NO_SESSIONS"
exit 0
fi
echo "ARCHIVED:${archived_count}"Archive only the current branch's active, top-level files in .spectre/handoffs/{branch}/ and the matching legacy docs/tasks/{branch}/session_logs/. Do not scan another branch, descend into an existing archive/, merge the roots, or restore an archived file. The raw branch name is used directly; slash-containing branches intentionally nest.
Step (2/2) - Confirm to User
Action — ConfirmCleared: Based on bash output, inform user
If output is
NO_SESSIONS:No session logs found for this branch. Memory is already clear.
Else (output is
ARCHIVED:N):✓ Session memory cleared
Archived {N} session file(s) under the matching
.spectre/handoffs/{branch}/archive/and legacydocs/tasks/{branch}/session_logs/archive/directories.Next: Start a new session with
/clearor close this terminal. Your next session will start fresh without auto-loaded context.
Success Criteria
- Canonical and matching legacy session directories checked for the current branch only
- All active
*_handoff.jsonfiles in both roots moved to their ownarchive/subdirectory - All active
*_todos.jsonfiles in both roots moved to their ownarchive/subdirectory - Active
todos_history.jsonfiles in both roots moved to their ownarchive/subdirectory - Existing archives remain excluded and cannot be resurrected by legacy fallback
- User informed of result (no sessions found OR count archived)
- Clear instructions provided for starting fresh session
© joenandez, 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 plugins/spectre/skills/spectre-forget of joenandez/spectre.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 931c9e8
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spectre Forget this skilljoenandez/spectre | 164 | — | ~757 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Reflect on Session Learningscursor/plugins | 11k | 5 repos | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Neat-Freak Knowledge CloseoutKKKKhazix/khazix-skills | 21k | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Beads Task Memorygastownhall/beads | 28k | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| MemPalace Memory SearchMemPalace/mempalace | 60k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Compound Learning WriterEveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin | 25k | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Spectre Forget
What does Spectre Forget do?
Clear session memory - archive all session files so next session starts fresh. Spectre Forget is an agent skill from joenandez/spectre.
When should I use Spectre Forget?
Spectre Forget fits situations like: tasks that involve Agent memory.
How do I install Spectre Forget in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add joenandez/spectre --skill spectre-forget -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/spectre/skills/spectre-forget in joenandez/spectre) into .claude/skills/spectre-forget in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Spectre Forget in Codex?
Run `npx skills add joenandez/spectre --skill spectre-forget -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/spectre/skills/spectre-forget in joenandez/spectre) into .agents/skills/spectre-forget in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Spectre Forget 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 joenandez/spectre --skill spectre-forget -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/spectre-forget, .gemini/skills/spectre-forget, .github/skills/spectre-forget and .opencode/skills/spectre-forget in your project.
What does Spectre Forget need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Spectre Forget needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git).
Does Spectre Forget access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Spectre Forget 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 Spectre Forget use?
Spectre Forget 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 Spectre Forget use?
About 757 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3k 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 Spectre Forget?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Spectre Forget: Reflect on Session Learnings (cursor/plugins, 11k stars), Neat-Freak Knowledge Closeout (KKKKhazix/khazix-skills, 21k stars), Beads Task Memory (gastownhall/beads, 28k stars) and MemPalace Memory Search (MemPalace/mempalace, 60k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Spectre Forget?
joenandez (a GitHub user) maintains it in joenandez/spectre, which has 164 GitHub stars. The repository holds 26 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 2, 2026.
Source: joenandez/spectre on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.