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Memory Search

Lets the agent look up past sessions' saved notes to recall how earlier problems were solved.

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thedotmack/claude-mem
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110,174
Licence
Apache-2.0
Files
1 file

What it does

This skill teaches an AI agent to search a persistent memory of earlier work sessions before answering questions like "did we already solve this?" or "how did we do X last time?". It follows a layered approach: first it searches for matching entries, then looks at surrounding context, then pulls full details only for the entries that matter, and only as a last resort opens the raw original tool inputs and outputs, which can be very long.

Great for

  • Developers who use Cursor or a similar agent with the claude-mem memory system and want to reuse past fixes
  • Teams that repeatedly hit the same bugs or configuration problems across sessions
  • Anyone who wants the agent to recall decisions made in previous conversations

Skip it if

  • Users who have not installed the claude-mem memory system, since the skill depends on its search tools and will not work without them
  • Situations needing fresh information from the internet, because this skill only searches stored past-session memory
  • Sensitive projects where stored session history should not be queried, since past tool outputs may contain secrets or private data

Try asking

  • “Did we already solve this database connection timeout issue?”
  • “How did we set up the CI pipeline last time?”
  • “Find the notes from our previous session about the login refactor.”
  • “What did we decide about the caching approach in earlier sessions?”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Memory SearchInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.

    mem-search.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip mem-search.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip mem-search.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Start with a specific search query so the agent can narrow results before loading full details.
  • Expect the agent to avoid raw tool outputs unless summaries are insufficient; ask explicitly if you need them.
  • If the tools report missing, run the claude-mem install command for your host first.

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from thedotmack/claude-mem under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.