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Mem Search skill

Use this when the user asks to search memory, "did we already solve this?", "how did we do X last time?", or wants work from previous sessions.

$npx skills add thedotmack/claude-mem --skill mem-search
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License
Apache-2.0
Productivity AI engineering

Install Mem Search

Pick your agent. Every command is ready to paste.

$npx skills add thedotmack/claude-mem --skill mem-search

The open skills CLI detects your agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ more) and installs to the right folder. Add -g to install globally.

01

Install it

Run the command above, or upload the folder in Claude.

02

Ask naturally

Describe the task. Your agent loads mem-search when the request matches its description.

03

Name it if needed

If it does not trigger, say “use the mem-search skill”. In Codex, type $mem-search.

The skill itself

SKILL.md

GitHub

Layered workflow. Do not dump full observations until IDs are filtered, and do not reach for raw tool bodies until the summaries came up short.

  1. search(query) — index with IDs
  2. timeline(anchor=ID) — nearby context
  3. get_observations(ids=[...]) — full details for those IDs only
  4. get_tool_uses(ids=[...]) — the ORIGINAL tool_input / tool_response for specific tool calls. Last resort: these are unsummarized and can run to thousands of tokens each.

Stamp platformSource as cursor or grok-bot on writes for this host. When reading, do not drop the other host unless asked.

If MCP is missing, run the install skill first (npx claude-mem install --ide <host>).

Tips for Mem Search

  • • Start a fresh session after installing so your agent picks up the new skill.
  • • It is part of a pack with 30 skills. Install only the ones you need with --skill to keep triggers precise.
  • • If two skills overlap, mention the one you want by name.

Questions about Mem Search

What does the Mem Search skill do?

Use this when the user asks to search memory, "did we already solve this?", "how did we do X last time?", or wants work from previous sessions.

How do I install Mem Search?

Run "npx skills add thedotmack/claude-mem --skill mem-search" in your project. The skills CLI installs it for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ other agents. In Claude on the web, upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Customize > Skills.

Does Mem Search work in Cursor and Codex?

Yes. Mem Search uses the open SKILL.md format, so it works in Claude Code, Claude, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and other agents that support agent skills.

Is Mem Search free?

Mem Search is open source on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license. It is free to install; check the license before commercial use.

Who made Mem Search?

Mem Search is published by thedotmack in the thedotmack/claude-mem repository, together with 29 other skills.

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