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remembering-conversations
You MUST invoke this skill before saying "I don't know," guessing, or treating any topic as new, no matter how trivial the question seems. It supplements other memory systems, which only hold partial records. Searching past conversations is the only way to recover what was actually said.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a structured workflow for searching historical conversations that enhances the AI's ability to recall and synthesize past knowledge effectively.
What it needs
About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-05-21. 462 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Remembering Conversations Core principle: Search before reinventing. Searching costs nothing; reinventing or repeating mistakes costs everything. Mandatory: Search Historical Memory YOU MUST search historical memory for any historical search. Announce: "Searching past conversations for [topic]." Claude Code Use the Task tool with subagenttype: "search-conversations": Codex If a search-conversations agent is available, dispatch it with the same prompt. If not, use the MCP tools directly: 1. Search with the episodic-memory search tool 2. Read the top 2-5 results with the episodic-memory read tool 3. Synthesize findings in your response 4. Include source pointers so the user can inspect the original conversations The search workflow will: 1. Search with the search tool 2. Read top 2-5 results with the read tool 3. Synthesize findings (200-1000 words) 4. Return actionable insights + sources Saves 50-100x context vs. loading raw conversations. opencode Use the MCP tools directly unless a local search agent is available: 1. Search with the episodic-memory search tool 2. Read the top 2-5 results with the episodic-memory read tool 3. Synthesize findings in your response 4. Include source pointers so the user can inspect the original conversations When to Use Use this whenever the current task would benefit from information you may have learned before, even if the user did not explicitly ask you to search. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills obra/remembering-conversations