claudemem provides a persistent, local memory layer for AI agents to remember technical decisions, API specifications, and session context across multiple conversations.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install claudemem
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install claudemem using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is claudemem?
claudemem is a specialized tool designed to solve the common problem of context loss between AI chat sessions. By integrating with Openclaw Skills, this skill allows your coding agent to automatically capture and retrieve knowledge fragments such as API rate limits, technical architecture decisions, and resolved bug roots.
It operates entirely locally, ensuring that your sensitive project data remains private while providing a high-performance experience. With sub-10ms search capabilities using a SQLite FTS5 index, this Openclaw Skills extension transforms your agent from a stateless assistant into a long-term collaborator that remembers your specific project conventions and past workflows.
claudemem Use Cases
- Documenting and recalling specific API specifications or integration quirks identified during development.
- Maintaining a persistent log of technical decisions and their underlying rationale to ensure consistency across the codebase.
- Automatically generating structured session summaries to help you pick up exactly where you left off.
- Capturing project-specific environment configurations and user preferences without repetitive manual entry.
How claudemem Works
- The agent monitors the conversation for evergreen knowledge such as API specs, resolved bugs, or configuration requirements.
- Upon identifying key information, the agent performs a silent search within the Openclaw Skills memory to check for duplicates.
- New information is saved as a Markdown note with metadata, or appended to existing relevant notes to keep context unified.
- At the beginning of new tasks, the agent proactively queries the local database to retrieve context that may inform the current work.
- Using the wrap-up command, the agent generates a comprehensive session summary including key decisions, file changes, and next steps.
claudemem Setup
To get started with this skill in your Openclaw Skills environment, verify the CLI is installed. You can install it using the following bash command:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zelinewang/claudemem/main/skills/claudemem/scripts/install.sh | bash
Once installed, verify the setup by checking the version:
claudemem --version
claudemem Data Schema & Taxonomy
All data is stored locally within the ~/.claudemem/ directory. The structure is designed for maximum portability and human-readability.
| Data Type | Storage Format | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Notes | Markdown with YAML frontmatter | ~/.claudemem/notes/ |
| Sessions | Structured Markdown summaries | ~/.claudemem/sessions/ |
| Search Index | SQLite FTS5 (Rebuildable) | ~/.claudemem/index.db |
| Configuration | Local Config File | ~/.claudemem/config |
claudemem Advanced Features
- Natural language activation allows you to trigger memory operations using phrases like keep this in mind or what did we do last time.
- Autonomous proactive saving captures technical details silently during the conversation without interrupting your workflow.
- Data portability features include full export and import commands for easy backups or migrating your Openclaw Skills context to new machines.
- Unified search functionality across both atomic notes and high-level session summaries for comprehensive knowledge retrieval.
- Customizable session templates to ensure project summaries include decisions, file changes, and open questions.
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