Agent skill

Smithers Memory

by smithersai in smithersai/smithers

Change Smithers agent memory namespaces, model-facing remember/recall, durable storage, or recall policy.

MITAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Smithers Memory

skills CLI
$ npx skills add smithersai/smithers --skill smithers-memory -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install smithersai/smithers smithers-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/smithersai/smithers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/smithers-memory .claude/skills/smithers-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
smithers-memory
GitHub stars
430
Token cost
~239 tokens
SKILL.md length
103 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
9
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Change Smithers agent memory namespaces, model-facing remember/recall, durable storage, or recall policy.

  • Tasks that involve Agent memory
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Smithers Memory is an agent skill from smithersai/smithers. Change Smithers agent memory namespaces, model-facing remember/recall, durable storage, or recall policy.

Its SKILL.md is about 240 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: Smithers is an agentic workflow framework for defining workflows in simple TypeScript configuration files and executing them quickly, durably, and reliably. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Agent memory

Example prompts

  • “/smithers-memory”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 25cb01d. 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

Smithers Memory loads about 239 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 30 tokens; SKILL.md has 103 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~30
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~239

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 smithersai/smithers at commit 25cb01d, republished under its MIT licence (© smithersai). 103 words, ~239 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/smithers-memory/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
smithers-memory
description
Change Smithers agent memory namespaces, model-facing remember/recall, durable storage, or recall policy.

Agent memory

Read the memory README and its policy/durability guides before changing memory flows or stores. Bind model-facing remember and recall with Flows.handlersFor so the policy namespace is enforced before I/O; bare handlers and direct recall/store APIs are unscoped. A delegated flow tree should inherit one explicit memory policy.

The SQL store is authoritative; TestMemory.layer is volatile test storage. Preserve same-id write conflicts, append-only note supersession, and the recall byte budget before text enters a prompt. Opening context needs a frozen snapshot that remains stable across resume when the host supplies SnapshotRecorder. Verify namespace refusal, idempotent writes, and resumed context with meaningful tests.

© smithersai, 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 .agents/skills/smithers-memory of smithersai/smithers.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 25cb01d

Compare with similar skills

Smithers 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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Reflect on Session Learningscursor/plugins10k5 repos~1.2kAutomated safety check: PassNone
MemPalace Memory SearchMemPalace/mempalace59k—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Compound Learning WriterEveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin25k—~2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Categories

Questions about Smithers Memory

What does Smithers Memory do?

Change Smithers agent memory namespaces, model-facing remember/recall, durable storage, or recall policy. Smithers Memory is an agent skill from smithersai/smithers. Change Smithers agent memory namespaces, model-facing remember/recall, durable storage, or recall policy.

When should I use Smithers Memory?

Smithers Memory fits situations like: tasks that involve Agent memory.

How do I install Smithers Memory in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Smithers Memory in Codex?

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

Can I use Smithers 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 smithersai/smithers --skill smithers-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/smithers-memory, .gemini/skills/smithers-memory, .github/skills/smithers-memory and .opencode/skills/smithers-memory in your project.

What does Smithers Memory need to run?

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

Does Smithers 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 Smithers 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 Smithers Memory use?

Smithers 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 Smithers Memory use?

About 239 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 956 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 Smithers Memory?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Smithers Memory: Neat-Freak Knowledge Closeout (KKKKhazix/khazix-skills, 21k stars), Beads Task Memory (gastownhall/beads, 28k stars), Reflect on Session Learnings (cursor/plugins, 10k stars) and MemPalace Memory Search (MemPalace/mempalace, 59k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Smithers Memory?

smithersai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in smithersai/smithers, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 9 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

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