mem-search
Use this when the user asks to search memory, "did we already solve this?", "how did we do X last time?", or wants work from previous sessions.
Install / Use
npx skills add thedotmack/claude-mem --skill mem-searchInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
AutomationSupported Platforms
Tags
Our assessment of mem-search
mem-search scores 68/100 on our quality scale, 652nd of 860 Automation skills we index.
Its SKILL.md is 890 bytes long, lightly structured (1 heading) and no code examples: fairly brief, so expect to fill in details yourself.
With 94,599 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated today, so mem-search is actively maintained.
- It is released under the Apache-2.0 license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
Safety scan
No issues foundOur scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands.
Automated pattern scan on 2026-09-24. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.
mem-search compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than mem-search; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mem-search (this skill)by thedotmack | 68 | 94.6k | today | SKILL.md |
| Agent-Reachby Panniantong | 100 | 85.3k | 9d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| rufloby ruvnet | 100 | 73.2k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| Scraplingby D4Vinci | 100 | 83.4k | today | MCP Server |
| algorithmic-artby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 2d ago | SKILL.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install mem-search?
- Run
npx skills add thedotmack/claude-mem --skill mem-search. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does mem-search work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is mem-search safe to use?
- Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. It is Apache-2.0-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is mem-search still maintained?
- The repository was last updated today, so mem-search is actively maintained.
Skill content
View source on GitHubname: mem-search description: >- Use this when the user asks to search memory, "did we already solve this?", "how did we do X last time?", or wants work from previous sessions.
mem-search
Layered workflow. Do not dump full observations until IDs are filtered, and do not reach for raw tool bodies until the summaries came up short.
search(query)— index with IDstimeline(anchor=ID)— nearby contextget_observations(ids=[...])— full details for those IDs onlyget_tool_uses(ids=[...])— the ORIGINALtool_input/tool_responsefor specific tool calls. Last resort: these are unsummarized and can run to thousands of tokens each.
Stamp platformSource as cursor or grok-bot on writes for this host. When reading, do not drop the other host unless asked.
If MCP is missing, run the install skill first (npx claude-mem install --ide <host>).
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