Memory

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Reviewing what memory already holds
• Tasks that involve Diagrams
• Tasks that involve Knowledge graphs

Example prompts

• “/memory”

Requirements

• Python 3
• Node.js
• Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Claude Code 2.1.277+. Requires memory MCP server.
• Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, AskUserQuestion, mcp__memory__search_nodes, mcp__memory__read_graph

Workflow steps

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

1. 1Parse Subcommand
2. 2Execute Subcommand
3. 3Report Results

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1f8d8f3. 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:

  • Read
  • Grep
  • Glob
  • Bash
  • AskUserQuestion
  • mcp__memory__search_nodes
  • mcp__memory__read_graph

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  Ships 6 files in scripts/ (JavaScript and Python), which the agent can run.

  Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

  • python3

  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.

• Compatibility

  Claude Code 2.1.277+. Requires memory MCP server.

  From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Memory loads about 1.8k tokens when it runs, and up to ~5.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 99 tokens; SKILL.md has 488 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~99

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~1.8k

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~5.3k

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

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

  allowed-tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, AskUserQuestion, mcp__memory__search_nodes, mcp__memory__read_graph

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from yonatangross/orchestkit at commit 1f8d8f3, republished under its MIT licence (© yonatangross). 488 words, ~1,778 tokens.

name

memory

description

Read-side memory operations on the knowledge graph: search past decisions and patterns, load session context, view decision timelines, render Mermaid graph visualizations. Subcommands: search, load, history, viz, status. Use when finding or reviewing what memory already holds. For storing new knowledge instead, invoke remember; for retrieval internals, memory-fabric; for cleanup, dream.

allowed-tools

Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, AskUserQuestion, mcp__memory__search_nodes, mcp__memory__read_graph

compatibility

Claude Code 2.1.277+. Requires memory MCP server.

license

MIT

argument-hint

[subcommand] [query]

context

inherit

user-invocable

true

effort

low

model

haiku

metadata.category

mcp-enhancement

metadata.mcp-server

memory

metadata.version

2.0.1

metadata.author

OrchestKit

SUBCOMMAND = "$ARGUMENTS[0]"  # First token: search, load, history, viz, status
QUERY = "$ARGUMENTS[1]"       # Second token onward: search query or flags
# $ARGUMENTS is the full string (CC 2.1.59 indexed access)

memory search <query>  # Search knowledge graph
memory load             # Load context at session start
memory history          # View decision timeline
memory viz              # Visualize knowledge graph
memory status           # Show memory system health

AskUserQuestion(
  questions=[{
    "question": "What memory operation do you need?",
    "header": "Operation",
    "options": [
      {"label": "search", "description": "Search decisions and patterns in knowledge graph"},
      {"label": "load", "description": "Load relevant context for this session"},
      {"label": "history", "description": "Decision timeline + knowledge-graph viz (--mermaid)"},
      {"label": "status", "description": "Check memory system health"}
    ],
    "multiSelect": false
  }]
)

python3 ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/staleness_cron.py docs/reports/ \
    --threshold-days 30 --limit 50

Extract first argument as subcommand
If no subcommand -> AskUserQuestion
Validate subcommand is one of: search, load, history, viz, status
Parse remaining flags
Check for --agent <agent-id> flag → agent_id: "ork:{agent-id}"

© yonatangross, 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 13 other files (scripts, references) in src/skills/memory of yonatangross/orchestkit.

• SKILL.md
• references/memory-commands.md
• references/mermaid-patterns.md
• references/session-resume-patterns.md
• rules/_sections.md
• rules/deduplication-strategy.md
• rules/entity-extraction-patterns.md
• scripts/graph-utils.mjs
• scripts/playground-template.html
• scripts/render-graph.mjs
• scripts/render-playground.mjs
• scripts/staleness_cron.py
• scripts/staleness_lib.py
• test-cases.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1f8d8f3