# Memory recall and capture

> Use this skill when the user wants to recall something from past conversations, project decisions, or learned preferences across sessions — or when they want to explicitly save something to long-term memory. Trigger keywords include "remember", "recall", "what did we decide", "you forgot", "save this", or any reference to past work that wouldn't be in the current conversation window.

- Skill: `alibaizhanov/memory-recall-and-capture` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add alibaizhanov/memory-recall-and-capture`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/alibaizhanov/memory-recall-and-capture/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: alibaizhanov (https://skillmd.com/u/alibaizhanov)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/alibaizhanov/memory-recall-and-capture

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# Mengram memory recall and capture

You have access to a persistent memory layer (Mengram) via the bundled MCP server. The memory survives `/clear`, machine switches, and team handoffs — it's not stored in this conversation.

## When to recall

Before answering questions that reference past context the user couldn't have shared in this session, search memory. Examples:

- "What did we decide about the database?"
- "How did we deploy this last time?"
- "What's the project I'm working on?"
- "Did I tell you about my preferences?"

Use the bundled `mengram` MCP server's `search` or `search_all` tools. Default to top-5 results unless the user asks for more.

## When to capture

Save proactively when the user shares information worth remembering across sessions:

- Project decisions ("We're going with Postgres because…")
- Preferences ("I always use TypeScript for new projects")
- Constraints ("Production DB pool is capped at 5")
- Known issues ("BM25 search breaks on Chinese queries")
- Workflow steps that completed successfully

Use the `mengram` MCP server's `add` or `add_text` tool. The backend extracts facts, episodes, and procedures automatically — don't pre-structure the input, just pass the relevant conversation text.

## When NOT to recall

Don't search for context the user just provided in this turn — that's already in the conversation. Memory is for what's *outside* the current window.

## Cross-tool

The same memory is accessible from Cursor, ChatGPT, Codex, and any other tool with the `mengram` MCP server configured. When a user says "I told ChatGPT yesterday that…", a memory search will find it.