| title | Agent Skills |
|---|---|
| description | 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.
| 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 |
npx skills add basicmachines-co/basic-memory-skillsOr install a single skill:
npx skills add basicmachines-co/basic-memory-skills --skill memory-tasksWorks with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and other AI tools that support markdown-based skill files.
Full guide with installation options, skill details, and recommended combinations. ::
title: GitHub Repository icon: i-lucide-github to: https://github.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory-skills
Source code, contributing guide, and issue tracker. :: :::