Knowledge Search
dataelement/bisheng
Search the user's knowledge bases and knowledge spaces (企业知识库检索).
Project knowledge base and workflow router. An agent skill from kingkongshot/Pensieve.
Install Pensieve
$ npx skills add kingkongshot/Pensieve --skill pensieve -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install kingkongshot/Pensieve pensieve --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "pensieve" agent skill from https://github.com/kingkongshot/Pensieve/tree/main into .claude/skills/pensieve/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pensieve", 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.
$ npx skills add kingkongshot/Pensieve --skill pensieve -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install kingkongshot/Pensieve pensieve --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "pensieve" agent skill from https://github.com/kingkongshot/Pensieve/tree/main into .agents/skills/pensieve/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pensieve", 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 kingkongshot/Pensieve --skill pensieve -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install kingkongshot/Pensieve pensieve --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "pensieve" agent skill from https://github.com/kingkongshot/Pensieve/tree/main into .cursor/skills/pensieve/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pensieve", 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.
$ npx skills add kingkongshot/Pensieve --skill pensieve -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install kingkongshot/Pensieve pensieve --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "pensieve" agent skill from https://github.com/kingkongshot/Pensieve/tree/main into .gemini/skills/pensieve/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pensieve", 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 kingkongshot/Pensieve pensieveInstalls 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 kingkongshot/Pensieve --skill pensieve -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "pensieve" agent skill from https://github.com/kingkongshot/Pensieve/tree/main into .github/skills/pensieve/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pensieve", 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 kingkongshot/Pensieve --skill pensieve -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install kingkongshot/Pensieve pensieve --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "pensieve" agent skill from https://github.com/kingkongshot/Pensieve/tree/main into .opencode/skills/pensieve/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pensieve", 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
pensieve- GitHub stars
- 2.5k
- Token cost
- ~436 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 132 words
- Files
- 67
- Skills in repo
- 2
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Project knowledge base and workflow router. An agent skill from kingkongshot/Pensieve.
- Tasks that involve Code quality
- SKILL.md covers Routing and Project Data
- Runs Python scripts from its folder
- Tasks that involve CI/CD
What it does
Pensieve is an agent skill from kingkongshot/Pensieve. Project knowledge base and workflow router. knowledge/ caches explored file locations, module boundaries, and call chains for reuse; decisions/maxims are established architecture decisions and coding standards to follow, not relitigate; pipelines are reusable workflows; short-term/ stages new conclusions until promotion or deletion. Use self-improve after completing work to capture new insights. Provides seven tools: init, upgrade, migrate, doctor, self-improve, refine, and sync-instructions.
Its SKILL.md is about 440 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 71 other files (for example `.src/core/doctor_engine.py`, `.src/core/pensieve_core.py` and `.src/core/schema.json`).
It sits in Knowledge Management, covering Code quality, CI/CD and Knowledge bases. The repository describes itself as: tore your decisions and principles. Claude reads them to make better choices. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Code quality
- Tasks that involve CI/CD
- Tasks that involve Knowledge bases
Example prompts
- “/pensieve”
Requirements
- Python 3
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8731f61. 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
Ships script files (Python, from the files we listed), which the agent can run.
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
Pensieve loads about 436 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 127 tokens; SKILL.md has 132 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 kingkongshot/Pensieve at commit 8731f61, republished under its MIT licence (© kingkongshot). 132 words, ~436 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/pensieve/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 66 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- pensieve
- description
- Project knowledge base and workflow router. knowledge/ caches explored file locations, module boundaries, and call chains for reuse; decisions/maxims are established architecture decisions and coding standards to follow, not relitigate; pipelines are reusable workflows; short-term/ stages new conclusions until promotion or deletion. Use self-improve after completing work to capture new insights. Provides seven tools: init, upgrade, migrate, doctor, self-improve, refine, and sync-instructions.
Pensieve
Route user requests to the correct tool. When in doubt, confirm first.
Routing
- Init: Initialize the current project user-data directory and seed files. Tool spec:
.src/tools/init.md. - Upgrade: Refresh Pensieve skill source code in the global git clone. Tool spec:
.src/tools/upgrade.md. - Migrate: Run structural migration and legacy cleanup. Tool spec:
.src/tools/migrate.md. - Doctor: Read-only scan of the current project user-data directory. Tool spec:
.src/tools/doctor.md. - Self-Improve: Extract reusable conclusions and write them into user data. Tool spec:
.src/tools/self-improve.md. - Refine: Refine the knowledge base with triage review and compression. Tool spec:
.src/tools/refine.md. - Sync Instructions: Write existing pipeline short routes into
CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md. Tool spec:.src/tools/sync-instructions.md. - Graph View: Read
<project-root>/.pensieve/.state/pensieve-user-data-graph.md.
Project Data
Project-level user data is stored in <project-root>/.pensieve/.
See .pensieve/state.md for the current project's lifecycle state; see .pensieve/.state/pensieve-user-data-graph.md for the knowledge graph (read on demand).
© kingkongshot, 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 66 other files in the repository root of kingkongshot/Pensieve.
- SKILL.md
- .codex/skills
- .gitignore
- .src/core/doctor_engine.py
- .src/core/pensieve_core.py
- .src/core/schema.json
- .src/loop/DESIGN.template.md
- .src/loop/REQUIREMENTS.template.md
- .src/manifest.json
- .src/references/decisions.md
- .src/references/directory-layout.md
- .src/references/knowledge.md
- .src/references/maxims.md
- .src/references/pipelines.md
- .src/references/shared-rules.md
- .src/references/short-term.md
- … and 51 more
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8731f61
Compare with similar skills
Pensieve 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensieve this skillkingkongshot/Pensieve | 2.5k | — | ~436 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Knowledge Searchdataelement/bisheng | 12k | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Capture Conversationoutline/outline | 41k | — | ~474 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Find And Citeoutline/outline | 41k | — | ~537 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Xhs Virtual Productchenjin-cmd/xhs-virtual-product | 729 | — | ~862 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| OpenkbVectifyAI/OpenKB | 4.8k | 1 repos | ~2k | Automated safety check: Warn | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Pensieve
What does Pensieve do?
Project knowledge base and workflow router. An agent skill from kingkongshot/Pensieve. Pensieve is an agent skill from kingkongshot/Pensieve. Project knowledge base and workflow router.
When should I use Pensieve?
Pensieve fits situations like: tasks that involve Code quality; tasks that involve CI/CD; tasks that involve Knowledge bases.
How do I install Pensieve in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add kingkongshot/Pensieve --skill pensieve -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (the kingkongshot/Pensieve repository) into .claude/skills/pensieve in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Pensieve in Codex?
Run `npx skills add kingkongshot/Pensieve --skill pensieve -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (the kingkongshot/Pensieve repository) into .agents/skills/pensieve in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Pensieve 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 kingkongshot/Pensieve --skill pensieve -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/pensieve, .gemini/skills/pensieve, .github/skills/pensieve and .opencode/skills/pensieve in your project.
What does Pensieve need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Pensieve needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Pensieve 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 Pensieve 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 Pensieve use?
Pensieve is published under the MIT licence (from the LICENSE file in the skill folder). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Pensieve use?
About 436 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.7k 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 Pensieve?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Pensieve: Knowledge Search (dataelement/bisheng, 12k stars), Capture Conversation (outline/outline, 41k stars), Find And Cite (outline/outline, 41k stars) and Xhs Virtual Product (chenjin-cmd/xhs-virtual-product, 729 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Pensieve?
kingkongshot (a GitHub user) maintains it in kingkongshot/Pensieve, which has 2,512 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 8, 2026.
Source: kingkongshot/Pensieve on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.