Agent skill

Honeycomb Memory

by legioncodeinc in legioncodeinc/honeycomb

Use before starting non-trivial work that Honeycomb may already have prior context for (a past decision, a stated convention, where something lives), when a recalled memory should be cited and…

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Install Honeycomb Memory

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skills CLI
$ npx skills add legioncodeinc/honeycomb --skill honeycomb-memory -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install legioncodeinc/honeycomb honeycomb-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/legioncodeinc/honeycomb.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/harnesses/claude-code/skills/honeycomb-memory .claude/skills/honeycomb-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
honeycomb-memory
GitHub stars
115
Token cost
~982 tokens
SKILL.md length
478 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
3
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
AGPL-3.0

At a glance

Use before starting non-trivial work that Honeycomb may already have prior context for (a past decision, a stated convention, where something lives), when a recalled memory should be cited and…

  • Works in 3 steps: Search before non-trivial work → Cite recalled decisions, and zoom for… → Store with the right type
  • SKILL.md covers 1. Search before non-trivial…, 2. Cite recalled decisions,…, 3. Store with the right type and Inert-safe
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Honeycomb Memory is an agent skill from legioncodeinc/honeycomb. Use before starting non-trivial work that Honeycomb may already have prior context for (a past decision, a stated convention, where something lives), when a recalled memory should be cited and possibly zoomed into for detail, or after a decision, preference, durable fact, or gotcha emerges that is worth remembering for next time. Searches with hivemindsearch/memorysearch, zooms a promising hit with hivemindread, and stores new memories with memorystore using the correct type.

Its SKILL.md is about 980 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It works with Google Gemini. The repository describes itself as: AI coding agents forget. They forget across sessions, and they forget across tools. A decision you reached in Claude Code at midnight is invisible to Cursor the next morning…. The licence is AGPL-3.0.

Example prompts

  • “/honeycomb-memory”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Search before non-trivial work
  2. Cite recalled decisions, and zoom for detail
  3. Store with the right type

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 19bc218. 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

Honeycomb Memory loads about 982 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 125 tokens; SKILL.md has 478 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~125
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~982

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: warnings

The automated check found patterns that need a careful read before installing.

  • WarningContains instruction-override wording (e.g. “without asking the user”)SKILL.md:62
    empt to work around a missing tool, and do not tell the user memory

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 legioncodeinc/honeycomb at commit 19bc218, republished under its AGPL-3.0 licence (© legioncodeinc). 478 words, ~982 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/honeycomb-memory/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
honeycomb-memory
description
Use before starting non-trivial work that Honeycomb may already have prior context for (a past decision, a stated convention, where something lives), when a recalled memory should be cited and possibly zoomed into for detail, or after a decision, preference, durable fact, or gotcha emerges that is worth remembering for next time. Searches with hivemind_search/memory_search, zooms a promising hit with hivemind_read, and stores new memories with memory_store using the correct type.
when_to_use
Before re-explaining a convention the user has already stated, before re-deciding something already decided, when the user asks "did we cover this before" or…

Honeycomb memory

Honeycomb is a cross-harness memory system. It stores decisions, conventions, preferences, facts, gotchas, and references, and makes them recallable across sessions and across harnesses through a local daemon exposed here as MCP tools. This skill teaches three behaviors; each points at one of those existing tools. It never invents a new tool.

1. Search before non-trivial work

Before starting a task that plausibly has prior context, e.g. it touches a past decision, a stated convention, or "where does X live", call hivemind_search (or memory_search) with a query describing the task FIRST, rather than asking the user to re-explain something they may have already told Honeycomb.

  • hivemind_search runs the hybrid recall (lexical + semantic, degraded-honest) over durable memory and returns refs you can zoom into.
  • memory_search is the direct memory-table search when you already know you want a memory, not a broader recall.

This is the token-cheap, model-driven complement to Honeycomb's always-on recall floor: it fires only when this skill decides it is relevant, not on every turn.

2. Cite recalled decisions, and zoom for detail

When a search surfaces a prior decision or convention, cite it in your work rather than silently re-deciding it. If the hit is a summary and you need more detail, e.g. the exact wording, the surrounding turns, use hivemind_read to zoom the ref down:

  • depth: 1 (the default) resolves to the Tier-2 summary.
  • depth: 2 resolves to Tier-3 raw turns (bounded by the daemon's turn cap).

Do not silently ignore a recalled decision that conflicts with what you are about to do. Surface the conflict to the user instead of overriding it unprompted.

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3. Store with the right type

After a decision, a stated preference, or a durable fact emerges in the conversation, e.g. the user picks an approach, corrects your assumption, or states a fact about the system, call memory_store so it is recallable next time. Classify it using the closed memory-type taxonomy the tool publishes in its own schema (do not invent a type outside this set):

  • fact (default): a stable, verifiable truth about the system, codebase, or domain.
  • convention: how things are done here, idioms and patterns to follow by default.
  • preference: the user/team's stated way of working, corrections and do/don't guidance.
  • decision: an architectural or design choice and its rationale, don't relitigate it.
  • gotcha: a non-obvious trap, failure mode, or constraint to watch out for.
  • reference: a pointer to an external resource (URL, dashboard, ticket, doc).

Prefer the most specific type over fact when the content clearly fits convention, preference, decision, gotcha, or reference instead.

Inert-safe

If the Honeycomb MCP server is not registered in this session, hivemind_search, memory_search, hivemind_read, and memory_store simply are not in the available tool list. This skill has no effect in that case: do not attempt to work around a missing tool, and do not tell the user memory is unavailable unless asked.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in harnesses/claude-code/skills/honeycomb-memory of legioncodeinc/honeycomb.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 19bc218

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Questions about Honeycomb Memory

What does Honeycomb Memory do?

Use before starting non-trivial work that Honeycomb may already have prior context for (a past decision, a stated convention, where something lives), when a recalled memory should be cited and…. Honeycomb Memory is an agent skill from legioncodeinc/honeycomb. Use before starting non-trivial work that Honeycomb may already have prior context for (a past decision, a stated convention, where something lives), when a recalled memory should be cited and possibly zoomed into for detail, or after a decision, preference, durable fact, or gotcha emerges that is worth remembering for next time.

How do I install Honeycomb Memory in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Honeycomb Memory in Codex?

Run `npx skills add legioncodeinc/honeycomb --skill honeycomb-memory -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (harnesses/claude-code/skills/honeycomb-memory in legioncodeinc/honeycomb) into .agents/skills/honeycomb-memory in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Honeycomb 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 legioncodeinc/honeycomb --skill honeycomb-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/honeycomb-memory, .gemini/skills/honeycomb-memory, .github/skills/honeycomb-memory and .opencode/skills/honeycomb-memory in your project.

What does Honeycomb Memory need to run?

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

Does Honeycomb 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 Honeycomb Memory safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md flagged 1 warning(s): contains instruction-override wording (e.g. “without asking the user”). Read the flagged lines before installing; the check is not a guarantee either way.

What licence does Honeycomb Memory use?

Honeycomb Memory is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Honeycomb Memory use?

About 982 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.9k 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 Honeycomb Memory?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Honeycomb Memory: NotebookLM Research Assistant (PleasePrompto/notebooklm-skill, 7.8k stars), Brand and Design Toolkit (nextlevelbuilder/ui-ux-pro-max-skill, 134k stars), AI Image Generation and Editing (zhayujie/CowAgent, 47k stars) and ModLens Image Vision Bridge (liustack/modlens, 4.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Honeycomb Memory?

legioncodeinc (a GitHub organization) maintains it in legioncodeinc/honeycomb, which has 115 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 4, 2026.

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