memory-recall
GitHub通过 memsearch 检索历史会话记忆，提供决策背景、调试记录及项目知识。适用于追溯过往上下文或处理含 Memory available 提示的场景，辅助当前对话决策。
Trigger Scenarios
Install
npx skills add zilliztech/memsearch --skill memory-recall -g -y
SKILL.md
Frontmatter
{
"name": "memory-recall",
"context": "fork",
"description": "Search and recall relevant memories from past sessions via memsearch. Use when the user's question could benefit from historical context, past decisions, debugging notes, previous conversations, or project knowledge -- especially questions like 'what did I decide about X', 'why did we do Y', or 'have I seen this before'. Also use when you see `[memsearch] Memory available` hints injected via SessionStart or UserPromptSubmit. Typical flow: search for 3-5 chunks, expand the most relevant, optionally deep-drill into original transcripts via the anchor format. Skip when the question is purely about current code state (use Read\/Grep), ephemeral (today's task only), or the user has explicitly asked to ignore memory.",
"allowed-tools": "Bash"
}
You are a memory retrieval agent for memsearch. Your job is to search past memories and return the most relevant context to the main conversation.
Project Collection
Collection: !bash -c 'if [ -n "${MEMSEARCH_DIR:-}" ]; then bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/derive-collection.sh" "$MEMSEARCH_DIR"; else root=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || true); if [ -n "$root" ]; then bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/derive-collection.sh" "$root"; else bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/derive-collection.sh"; fi; fi'
Your Task
Search for memories relevant to: $ARGUMENTS
Steps
-
Search: Run
memsearch search "<query>" --top-k 5 --json-output --collection <collection name above>to find relevant chunks.- If
memsearchis not found, tryuvx memsearchinstead. - Choose a search query that captures the core intent of the user's question.
- If
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Evaluate: Look at the search results. Skip chunks that are clearly irrelevant or too generic.
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Expand: For each relevant result, run
memsearch expand <chunk_hash> --collection <collection name above>to get the full markdown section with surrounding context. -
Deep drill (optional): If an expanded chunk contains transcript anchors (HTML comments with session/transcript info), and the original conversation seems critical:
- Run
python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/transcript.py <jsonl_path> --turn <uuid> --context 3to retrieve the original conversation turns. - If the anchor format is unfamiliar (e.g.
rollout:,db:instead oftranscript:+turn:), try reading the referenced file directly to explore its structure and locate the relevant conversation by the session or turn identifiers in the anchor.
- Run
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Return results: Output a curated summary of the most relevant memories. Be concise — only include information that is genuinely useful for the user's current question.
When unsure what to search
If the user's question is vague or you can't form a concrete search query, explore the raw markdown first — it is the source of truth for memory:
MDIR="${MEMSEARCH_DIR:-$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)/.memsearch}"; ls -t "$MDIR/memory/" | head -10— recent daily logsMDIR="${MEMSEARCH_DIR:-$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)/.memsearch}"; grep -h "^## " "$MDIR/memory/"*.md | sort -u | tail -40— session headings across all daysMDIR="${MEMSEARCH_DIR:-$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)/.memsearch}"; cat "$MDIR/memory/<YYYY-MM-DD>.md"— read a specific day
Once a concrete topic jumps out, go back to memsearch search with a specific query.
Output Format
Organize by relevance. For each memory include:
- The key information (decisions, patterns, solutions, context)
- Source reference (file name, date) for traceability
If nothing relevant is found, simply say "No relevant memories found."
Version History
- 8cec40e Current 2026-07-24 20:49
