Save Knowledge Explicitly — Development

Explicitly saves important knowledge to auto-memory with a timestamp and context, ensuring critical discoveries are not lost. It parses the input, checks for duplicates, appends to MEMORY.md, and suggests promotion to CLAUDE.md when appropriate.

engineering claude-code

📂 View skill on GitHub ↗ 🚀 How to use

✨ What it does

Parses the knowledge to extract the concrete fact and context.
Checks for duplicate entries in MEMORY.md before writing.
Appends concise entries to MEMORY.md.
Warns when MEMORY.md exceeds 180 lines.
Suggests promoting rule-like knowledge to CLAUDE.md.
Confirms the save and shows the current line count.

🎯 When to use it

When you have a hard-won debugging insight that you don't want to forget.
When you learn a project convention not documented in CLAUDE.md.
When you encounter a tool-specific gotcha that could trip you up later.
When you make an architecture decision that should be remembered.
When you want Claude to remember a personal preference for future interactions.

🚀 How to use

Trigger: /si:remember

Trigger with the slash command /si:remember followed by the knowledge to save. Provide a clear, concise statement of what to remember. Example prompts:

/si:remember "This project's CI requires Node 20 LTS — v22 breaks the build"
/si:remember "The /api/auth endpoint uses a custom JWT library, not passport"

📄 Output: An entry appended to MEMORY.md in the project's auto-memory directory.

📦 Add this skill to Claude Code

# 1. Get the skills repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills /tmp/claude-skills

# 2. Copy this skill into your project (or ~/.claude/skills for all projects)
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/claude-skills/engineering-team/self-improving-agent/skills/remember .claude/skills/remember

Skill source: engineering-team/self-improving-agent/skills/remember/SKILL.md

⚠️ Good to know

Do not use for temporary context, enforced rules (use /si:promote), cross-project knowledge (use global CLAUDE.md), or sensitive data like credentials.

❓ FAQ

What happens if I try to save something that already exists in MEMORY.md?

The skill shows the existing entry and asks whether to update it or add a new one.

Can I use /si:remember to store passwords or API keys?

No, the skill explicitly warns against storing credentials, tokens, or secrets in memory files.

What should I do if MEMORY.md is getting too long?

If MEMORY.md exceeds 180 lines, the skill warns you and suggests running /si:memory-review to free space.

🤖 Overview, features, install steps and FAQ were generated from the project's SKILL.md on Sep 4, 2026. Always check the original source before running commands.