What's New
Agent Skills
Pre-built skills that teach AI agents how to use Basic Memory effectively.
AI assistants are powerful, but they don't automatically know the best way to organize your notes. Agent skills are ready-made instructions that teach your AI how to write well-structured notes, track tasks, and more.
Basic Memory is a knowledge base that you and your AI share. Skills make the AI better at using it — so your notes are more consistent, your tasks are tracked reliably, and your conversations produce lasting value.
Available Skills
| Skill | What it does for you |
|---|---|
| memory-notes | Your AI writes well-structured notes automatically — with consistent formatting, links between notes, and proper metadata |
| memory-tasks | Track tasks in notes that survive across conversations — your AI picks up where you left off |
| memory-schema | Your AI learns your note patterns and helps keep them consistent over time |
| memory-reflect | Your AI reviews conversations and saves the important parts as notes |
| memory-defrag | Split bloated files, merge duplicates, and reorganize your notes |
| memory-lifecycle | Move notes through stages (draft → active → archive) using folders |
| memory-metadata-search | Your AI searches notes by properties like status, tags, and custom fields |
| memory-ingest | Process transcripts, emails, and documents into structured notes |
| memory-research | Your AI researches topics on the web and saves findings as notes |
Quick Install
npx skills add basicmachines-co/basic-memory-skills
Or install a single skill:
npx skills add basicmachines-co/basic-memory-skills --skill memory-tasks
Works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and other AI tools that support markdown-based skill files.