basicmachines-co-basic-memory/plugins/claude-code/skills/bm-remember/SKILL.md

name, description, argument-hint

name	description	argument-hint
bm-remember	Quickly capture a thought, fact, or reminder into Basic Memory as a lightweight note. Use when the user says "remember that…", "note this", "save this to memory", or runs /basic-memory:bm-remember. For quick deliberate capture — not full decision or session records.	<text to remember>

Remember

Capture $ARGUMENTS into Basic Memory as a quick note, keeping the user's words.

Steps

1. Resolve config. Read .claude/settings.json (and .claude/settings.local.json if it exists) and look for the basicMemory block:

   • rememberFolder — folder for quick captures (default: bm-remember)
   • primaryProject — project to write to (default: omit the project argument so Basic Memory uses its default project)

   Both are optional. Use the defaults if the block or a key is missing. Don't fail if there's no settings file.

2. Derive the note.

   • Content = the text in $ARGUMENTS, verbatim. Don't rewrite or pad it.
   • Title = the first line of that text, trimmed to ≤ 80 characters (append … if you truncate). If it's one long line, write a short descriptive title instead.
   • If $ARGUMENTS is empty (e.g. you were invoked because the user said "remember that…"), capture the specific thing they asked you to remember from the conversation. If it's genuinely unclear what to save, ask one short question.

3. Write it with write_note:

   • title = the derived title
   • directory = the resolved rememberFolder
   • content = the text
   • tags = ["manual-capture"]
   • Route to primaryProject if set: pass it as project, or as project_id if it's an external_id UUID (a bare UUID in project won't route). Omit both if primaryProject isn't set. Don't overwrite an existing note unless the user explicitly asks.

4. Confirm in one line: what was saved and its permalink — e.g. Saved → bm-remember/<slug>.

Notes

• This is a quick capture. Keep the user's wording; don't add observations, relations, or structure unless they ask.
• For a decision with rationale and alternatives, write a type: decision note instead (the basic-memory output style covers this). Wrapping up a work session is the PreCompact checkpoint's job, not this skill's.
• Use whichever Basic Memory MCP server is connected — don't assume a specific tool name prefix.