activating-memories

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name: activating-memories description: Loads project-specific memories at session start and triggers onboarding for new projects. Use when starting a new coding session or when the user says "activate" or asks about project context.

<quick_start>

1. Check ./.{AGENT_NAME}/skills/memories/ for memory skill folders.
   • Each memory is a skill file at ./.{AGENT_NAME}/skills/memories/<name>/SKILL.md.
   • Example baseline set:
     • project-overview/SKILL.md
     • suggested-commands/SKILL.md
     • style-and-conventions/SKILL.md
     • task-completion-checklist/SKILL.md
2. If empty or missing, read references/onboarding-guide.md and execute onboarding.
3. Otherwise, read memories and proceed.
4. If you learn new info, update the relevant <name>/SKILL.md via $writing-memories. </quick_start>

<decision_points>

• Memories missing/empty -> read references/onboarding-guide.md and run onboarding. </decision_points>

<quality_checklist>

• Each memory should be dense with high-signal, repo-specific facts.
• Prefer concrete evidence (paths, filenames, commands) over vague summaries.
• If a memory is sparse, expand it by scanning the repo and updating it. </quality_checklist>

<failure_modes>

• AGENT_NAME unclear: list directories under . and choose the active one (e.g. .codex/ or .claude/). </failure_modes>