mem-search skill
This skill should be used when the user asks to "search memory", "what do you remember about X", "check claude-mem", "mem search", "find past observations", "what did we do last session", or wants prior-session context about a project, decision, file, or task. Searches the user's Claude-Mem (cmem.ai) memory.
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Install the mem-search skill
A skill is a folder. Copy it into your agent's skills folder and the agent loads it when the task matches its description.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git /tmp/claude-mem mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills cp -r /tmp/claude-mem/cowork/skills/mem-search ~/.claude/skills/mem-search
In the Claude apps, zip the folder and upload it from the Skills settings. The folder on GitHub
The instructions your agent would load
SKILL.md as published, without the frontmatter. Read it on GitHub
Claude-Mem Search (Cowork)
Search the user's persistent Claude-Mem memory on cmem.ai. Memory contains timestamped observations synthesized from past sessions across all their agents (Claude Code, Cowork, Codex, and others).
How to search
Run the bundled CLI (no dependencies, uses the plugin's configured API key):
node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/cmem-hook.mjs" search "your query" --limit 20Progressive search method
Follow claude-mem's Index → Timeline → Transcript discipline — cheap passes first, expensive detail only for confirmed hits:
error strings, feature names). Skim titles/summaries only.
- Index pass — run 1–3 broad keyword searches (project names, file names,
(IDs, exact phrases) and a smaller --limit.
- Narrow pass — re-search with the most specific terms found in step 1
when the user asks "when".
- Answer — synthesize from the observations returned. Quote timestamps
Do not dump raw search output at the user; extract the relevant observations and answer in plain language.
Diagnostics
If searches return nothing or error:
node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/cmem-hook.mjs" statusReport the status output plainly: a MISSING api key means the plugin needs the user's cmem.ai key added to its configuration; a 404 on /api/hooks/context just means the newer Pro endpoint isn't deployed — search still works via /api/mcp.
Notes
until MCP parity ships — prefer keyword narrowing over filter flags.
- Some filters (date ranges, type) may be silently ignored by the cloud API
- Never write secrets into search queries; queries are sent to cmem.ai.
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