Agent skill · thedotmack
mem-search
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.
What it needs
About 1k tokens when loaded.
What this skill does
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): Progressive search method Follow claude-mem's Index → Timeline → Transcript discipline — cheap passes first, expensive detail only for confirmed hits: 1. Index pass — run 1–3 broad keyword searches (project names, file names, error strings, feature names). Skim titles/summaries only. 2. Narrow pass — re-search with the most specific terms found in step 1 (IDs, exact phrases) and a smaller --limit. 3. Answer — synthesize from the observations returned. Quote timestamps when the user asks "when". 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: Report 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 Some filters (date ranges, type) may be silently ignored by the cloud API until MCP parity ships — prefer keyword narrowing over filter flags. Never write secrets into search queries; queries are sent to cmem.ai.
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills thedotmack/mem-search--195092