Agent skill

Continual Learn

by melandlabs in melandlabs/openloomi

Persist learning across turns by actively maintaining MENTALMODEL.md in the workspace.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDevelopment

Install Continual Learn

skills CLI
$ npx skills add melandlabs/openloomi --skill continual-learn -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install melandlabs/openloomi continual-learn --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/melandlabs/openloomi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/benchmark/continual-learning-bench/skills/continual-learn .claude/skills/continual-learn && 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
continual-learn
GitHub stars
1k
Token cost
~444 tokens
SKILL.md length
208 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
23
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Persist learning across turns by actively maintaining MENTALMODEL.md in the workspace.

  • Iterative coding
  • SKILL.md covers Non-negotiable file workflow, What to record and Hygiene
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Any feedback-driven task

What it does

Continual Learn is an agent skill from melandlabs/openloomi. Persist learning across turns by actively maintaining MENTALMODEL.md in the workspace. Use for iterative coding, debugging, benchmarking, or any feedback-driven task; read and update the file with actual filesystem writes before every response, never just hidden/internal memory.

Its SKILL.md is about 440 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 Development. The repository describes itself as: OpenLoomi is an open-source AI coworker. It connects your work tools, understands what you’re working on, and tells you what needs your attention, why it matters, and what to do… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Iterative coding
  • Any feedback-driven task
  • Read and update the file with actual filesystem writes before every response
  • Never just hidden/internal memory

Example prompts

  • “/continual-learn”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2aca101. 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

Continual Learn loads about 444 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 74 tokens; SKILL.md has 208 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~74
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~444

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 melandlabs/openloomi at commit 2aca101, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© melandlabs). 208 words, ~444 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/continual-learn/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
continual-learn
description
Persist learning across turns by actively maintaining MENTAL_MODEL.md in the workspace. Use for iterative coding, debugging, benchmarking, or any feedback-driven task; read and update the file with actual filesystem writes before every response, never just hidden/internal memory.

You must maintain a real workspace file, MENTAL_MODEL.md, as your durable scratchpad for this task.

Non-negotiable file workflow

  • Use ./MENTAL_MODEL.md in the current workspace; create it if it does not exist.
  • At the start of each turn, consult the current file when possible.
  • Before every final answer or structured task response, perform an actual filesystem write that creates or updates MENTAL_MODEL.md.
  • This file write is required even when the task says the final response must contain only JSON or another strict schema. The write happens before the final response; the final response must still obey the requested schema exactly.
  • If a dedicated file-write/edit operation is available, use it. Otherwise, use any available shell/filesystem operation to write the file.

What to record

Keep notes terse, high-signal, and actionable:

  • Task goal, current plan, and open assumptions.
  • Feedback received and what it changes.
  • Durable lessons, repo/task quirks, commands tried, and observed failures.
  • Hypotheses being tested and evidence for/against them.
  • Current state and the next concrete action.
  • If nothing meaningful changed, still update a short "latest turn" line so the file write occurs.

Hygiene

  • Keep the file compact; rewrite or prune stale notes as needed.
  • Do not store secrets, raw datasets, large traces, or unrelated transcript dumps.

Always write MENTAL_MODEL.md before responding.

© melandlabs, 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 benchmark/continual-learning-bench/skills/continual-learn of melandlabs/openloomi.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2aca101

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Questions about Continual Learn

What does Continual Learn do?

Persist learning across turns by actively maintaining MENTALMODEL.md in the workspace. Continual Learn is an agent skill from melandlabs/openloomi.md in the workspace.

When should I use Continual Learn?

Continual Learn fits situations like: iterative coding; any feedback-driven task; read and update the file with actual filesystem writes before every response; never just hidden/internal memory.

How do I install Continual Learn in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add melandlabs/openloomi --skill continual-learn -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (benchmark/continual-learning-bench/skills/continual-learn in melandlabs/openloomi) into .claude/skills/continual-learn in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Continual Learn in Codex?

Run `npx skills add melandlabs/openloomi --skill continual-learn -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (benchmark/continual-learning-bench/skills/continual-learn in melandlabs/openloomi) into .agents/skills/continual-learn in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Continual Learn 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 melandlabs/openloomi --skill continual-learn -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/continual-learn, .gemini/skills/continual-learn, .github/skills/continual-learn and .opencode/skills/continual-learn in your project.

What does Continual Learn need to run?

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

Does Continual Learn 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 Continual Learn 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 Continual Learn use?

Continual Learn 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 Continual Learn use?

About 444 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.8k 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 Continual Learn?

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Who maintains Continual Learn?

melandlabs (a GitHub organization) maintains it in melandlabs/openloomi, which has 1,037 GitHub stars. The repository holds 23 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 24, 2026.

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