remember

Infrastructure

Strategic cross-session memory persistence with category-based routing.

Overview

Remember persists important information across Claude Code sessions. It automatically categorizes memories and routes them to appropriate files for future sessions.

Invocation

/remember                           # Interactive memory capture
/remember "Always use prisma singleton"
/remember --category=architecture "Decision: Use step-graph pattern"
/remember --active-work "Blocked on API integration"

Memory Categories

Category	File	Priority	Detection Patterns
moat	moat-definition.md	Critical	moat, competitive advantage, network effect
architecture	architecture-decisions.md	Critical	architecture, design decision, DAG, gate
agents	agent-patterns.md	Important	agent, bounty agent, skill agent
skills	skill-patterns.md	Important	skill, /skill, skill design
active-work	active-work.md	Operational	pending, blocker, TODO, in progress

Active Work Tracking

The active-work category is special - it tracks pending items that carry forward between sessions:

Carry Forward

• Items persist until resolved
• Recurring items highlighted
• Auto-close after 14 days

Completion Signals

• DONE, COMPLETE, RESOLVED
• FIXED, SHIPPED, CLOSED
• Removes from active work

Configuration

config.json (excerpt)

"categories": {
  "moat": {
    "file": "moat-definition.md",
    "priority": "critical",
    "detection_patterns": [
      "moat", "competitive advantage", "network effect"
    ]
  },
  "active-work": {
    "file": "active-work.md",
    "priority": "operational",
    "max_age_days": 7,
    "carry_forward": {
      "enabled": true,
      "auto_close_after_days": 14
    }
  }
}

Gates

Gate	Mode	Description
memory_update_approval	STRICT	Critical files require validation
category_classification	PERMISSIVE	Auto-approve above trust 80

Patterns Demonstrated

Category-Based Routing - Pattern detection for auto-categorization
Cross-Session Persistence - ~/.claude/memory/ directory
Priority Levels - Critical, important, operational
Carry Forward - Active work tracking with auto-close