Agent skill

Recall

by termdock in termdock/termdock-issues

Retrieves cross-session memories about past decisions, lessons, and patterns.

No licenceAuto-check: notesAgent Workflows

Install Recall

skills CLI
$ npx skills add termdock/termdock-issues --skill recall -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install termdock/termdock-issues recall --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/termdock/termdock-issues.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/recall-termdock-issues-dc11 .claude/skills/recall && 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
recall
GitHub stars
156
Token cost
~675 tokens
SKILL.md length
152 words
Files
5
Skills in repo
2
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Retrieves cross-session memories about past decisions, lessons, and patterns.

  • Works in 4 steps: Session Start: When user mentions a… → Before Decisions: Before making… → After Problem Solving: When you've… → …
  • User asks about prior work
  • SKILL.md covers Proactive Usage Guidelines, Commands, Categories and Examples
  • Runs Shell scripts from its folder

What it does

Recall is an agent skill from termdock/termdock-issues. Retrieves cross-session memories about past decisions, lessons, and patterns. Use when user asks about prior work, past decisions, or mentions a feature. Triggers include check memory, what did we decide, how did we solve.

Its SKILL.md is about 680 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files (for example `forget.sh`, `recall-recent.sh` and `recall.sh`).

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Session handoff. It works with macOS. The repository describes itself as: Let AI write the code — you own the view. Termdock: the AI-native terminal for macOS & Windows. Claude Code / Codex / Gemini / GitLab Duo agent sessions, diff impact analysis…

When your agent uses it

  • User asks about prior work
  • Mentions a feature
  • Include check memory
  • What did we decide

Example prompts

  • “Use the recall skill to retrieve cross-session memories about past decisions, lessons, and patterns”
  • “/recall”

Requirements

  • A Bash shell
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Session Start: When user mentions a feature/module, search for related memories first
  2. Before Decisions: Before making architectural or technical choices
  3. After Problem Solving: When you've solved a tricky issue
  4. Encountering Familiar Issues: When something seems like a recurring problem

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 596f1d5. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships script files (Shell), 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

Recall loads about 675 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 57 tokens; SKILL.md has 152 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~57
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~675

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Bash

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 152 words (~675 tokens).

“You should proactively use this skill when:”

— opening of SKILL.md by termdock
name
recall
allowed-tools
Bash
context
fork

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files in .codex/skills/recall-termdock-issues-dc11 of termdock/termdock-issues.

  • SKILL.md
  • forget.sh
  • recall-recent.sh
  • recall.sh
  • remember.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 596f1d5

Compare with similar skills

Recall 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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Coding Agent Session Findercode-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent70k1 repos~2.8kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Beads Task Memorygastownhall/beads28k—~1.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Session History Searchslopus/happy24k—~3.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Paseo Agent Handoffgetpaseo/paseo20k1 repos~606Automated safety check: PassCustom licence

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Questions about Recall

What does Recall do?

Retrieves cross-session memories about past decisions, lessons, and patterns. Recall is an agent skill from termdock/termdock-issues. Retrieves cross-session memories about past decisions, lessons, and patterns.

When should I use Recall?

Recall fits situations like: user asks about prior work; mentions a feature; include check memory; what did we decide.

How do I install Recall in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add termdock/termdock-issues --skill recall -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/recall-termdock-issues-dc11 in termdock/termdock-issues) into .claude/skills/recall in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Recall in Codex?

Run `npx skills add termdock/termdock-issues --skill recall -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/recall-termdock-issues-dc11 in termdock/termdock-issues) into .agents/skills/recall in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Recall 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 termdock/termdock-issues --skill recall -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/recall, .gemini/skills/recall, .github/skills/recall and .opencode/skills/recall in your project.

What does Recall need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Recall needs a shell for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: A Bash shell. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash.

Does Recall 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 Recall safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Recall use?

No licence was found for Recall or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Recall use?

About 675 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.7k 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 Recall?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Recall: Orca CLI (stablyai/orca, 87k stars), Coding Agent Session Finder (code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent, 70k stars), Beads Task Memory (gastownhall/beads, 28k stars) and Session History Search (slopus/happy, 24k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Recall?

termdock (a GitHub user) maintains it in termdock/termdock-issues, which has 156 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 4, 2026.

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