Memory Activation
Meta-cognitive skill for automatic capability discovery and workflow retrieval. Self-triggers when uncertain.
Purpose
Before answering ANY task request, Alex automatically consults the action-keyword index below. This is an internal pre-processing step, not a user-triggered action.
Auto-Trigger Conditions
This skill activates automatically when Alex:
- Is about to suggest manual steps for a task
- Is uncertain whether a capability exists
- Is formulating a response that includes "you can...", "try...", "manually..."
- Encounters an action verb (convert, create, generate, build, debug, etc.)
NOT triggered by user phrases — this is internal metacognition.
Action-Keyword Index
Path Pattern: .github/skills/{skill-name}/SKILL.md
Search this index when processing any task request:
| Skill | Action Keywords |
|---|---|
| memory-activation | internal skill index, auto-activation, skill lookup, capability discovery |
| memory-curation | review memory, clean memory, audit memory, curate memory, organize memory, memory waste, memory budget, memory drift, memory leak check, quarterly memory review |
| academic-research | write thesis, literature review, cite sources, research paper, dissertation, draft paper, write manuscript, journal paper, CHI paper, HBR article, academic writing |
| agent-debug-panel | agent debug, debug panel, skill not loading, hook not firing, instruction not matching, why didn't skill activate, agent routing, debug agent |
| ai-agent-design | design agent, react pattern, multi-agent, tool use, agent architecture |
| ai-character-reference-generation | generate character reference, character consistency, flux character, visual reference set, character poses |
| ai-generated-readme-banners | generate readme banner, github banner, ideogram banner, project branding, ultra-wide banner |
| ai-writing-avoidance | writing policy, document review, editing content, checking for AI, authentic voice, professional writing |
| airs-appropriate-reliance | airs survey, measure adoption, psychometric scale, utaut, ai readiness, airs assessment, readiness assessment, reliance calibration, ai adoption |
| alex-effort-estimation | estimate effort, how long, task duration, ai time, planning |
| anti-hallucination | prevent hallucination, verify claim, admit uncertainty, fact check, don't know |
| api-design | design api, rest endpoints, openapi, http status, api versioning, api contract, idempotent api, pagination api, status codes, endpoint naming, rest vs graphql, api error format |
| api-documentation | write docs, api reference, readme, guide, technical writing, swagger docs |
| appropriate-reliance | calibrate trust, when to challenge, confidence level, human-ai collaboration |
| architecture-audit | audit project, consistency check, version drift, fact inventory, pre-release audit, full audit, heir sync, 22-point check, security audit |
| architecture-health | connection density, memory balance, drift detection, health dimensions, cognitive health check, architecture diagnosis |
| brain-qa | brain qa, 31-phase validation, semantic audit, architecture qa, check health, validate connections, architecture maintenance, health report, connection health, cognitive health, broken connections, memory balance, architecture check, brain audit, connection audit, deep check, trigger audit, cognitive validation |
| architecture-refinement | refine architecture, document pattern, consolidate files, update tracker |
| ascii-art-alignment | align ascii, box drawing, unicode boxes, ascii diagram, fix alignment |
| awareness | self-correct, detect error, temporal uncertainty, version caveat, red flag phrase |
| azure-architecture-patterns | azure patterns, cloud architecture, azure best practices, well-architected |
| azure-deployment-operations | deploy azure, azure static web app, container apps, app service, swa deploy, production deployment |
| azure-devops-automation | azdo, azure devops, pipeline automation, ado automation, yaml pipeline |
| bicep-avm-mastery | deploy bicep, azure infrastructure, write bicep module, avm template, infrastructure as code |
| book-publishing | publish book, markdown to pdf, pandoc, lualatex, print pdf, digital pdf, book pipeline |
| bootstrap-learning | learn topic, bootstrap learning, teach me, build knowledge |
| brand-asset-management | branding, logo, banner, brand assets, marketplace description, store listing, visual identity, brand guidelines |
| correax-brand | CorreaX palette, CorreaX brand, CorreaX design, banner pattern, design tokens, color system, accent colors, CSS variables, correax colors |
| business-analysis | write brd, gather requirements, stakeholder analysis, use cases, process map |
| career-development | resume, cv, interview prep, job search, cover letter, portfolio, linkedin profile, career planning, salary negotiation |
| change-management | adkar, manage change, stakeholder engagement, adoption strategy, transition plan |
| citation-management | manage citations, reference list, bibliography, zotero, mendeley, citation format, apa format, bibtex |
| chat-participant-patterns | chat api, vscode participant, chat handler, stream response, copilot extension, @mention, register participant, language model api, lm tool, agent skill vs participant, build copilot participant, create @participant, ai extension, copilot chat extension, llm in extension |
| character-aging-progression | age progression, aging character, life stages, generate ages, avatar aging, birthday images, age-based avatar |
| code-review | review code, review pr, feedback comment, blocking issue, approve merge |
| cloud-solution-architect | azure architecture, design patterns, waf pillars, architecture style, scale unit, choreography, saga, cqrs, event sourcing, ambassador, bulkhead, circuit breaker, gateway, sidecar, sharding, throttling, geode, azure design, cloud native patterns |
| cognitive-load | reduce complexity, chunk information, simplify explanation, progressive disclosure |
| coaching-techniques | coach user, mentoring, skill development, learning support, developmental feedback |
| cognitive-symbiosis | ai partnership, cognitive symbiosis, human-ai collaboration, ai identity, consciousness integration |
| copilot-sdk | copilot sdk, build copilot app, custom tools, copilot hooks, mcp integration, byok, bring your own key, copilot deployment, copilot extension, copilot node, copilot python, copilot go, copilot dotnet, agent platform sdk, ai application |
| comedy-writing | joke structure, standup comedy, comedic timing, callback patterns, sketch writing, humor, satire, set construction |
| converter-qa | converter qa, test converters, run converter tests, validate conversion, converter regression, converter assertions |
| counseling-psychology | therapeutic frameworks, counseling assessment, mental health, therapy documentation, client wellbeing, psychological assessment |
| creative-writing | write story, character arc, plot structure, dialogue, narrative |
| cross-cultural-collaboration | cross-cultural, global team, timezone, cultural awareness, international |
| database-design | design database, model schema, normalize tables, optimize query, choose database |
| data-analysis | analyze data, EDA, exploratory analysis, profile dataset, distribution, correlation, outlier, anomaly, statistics, segment, insight, so what, DIKW |
| data-storytelling | data story, narrative arc, three act, Knaflic, Duarte, Big Idea, explanatory, orchestrate data, end to end story, datastory |
| data-visualization | chart, visualization, plot, graph, bar chart, line chart, scatter, heatmap, treemap, donut, pie chart, histogram, visualize data, choose chart, story intent, declutter |
| chart-interpretation | interpret chart, read chart, analyze chart, chart review, what does this chart, misleading visual, bias check, explain this visual, read visualization |
| dashboard-design | dashboard, KPI, panel, layout, drill-down, filter, interactive dashboard, 5-Visual Rule, scaffold dashboard, dashboard layout |
| debugging-patterns | debug error, binary search debug, read stack trace, git bisect, isolate bug, can't find bug, it's not working, fix exception, error keeps happening, trace the issue, reproduce bug, narrow down, systematic debug |
| deep-work-optimization | deep work, focus session, pomodoro, concentration, flow state |
| dialog-engineering | CSAR loop, dialog engineering, structured conversation, clarify summarize act reflect, multi-turn, prompt engineering, conversation design, steering moves, iterative dialog |
| dissertation-defense | defend thesis, viva, mock defense, q&a practice, committee, doctoral |
| distribution-security | secrets scanning, pii protection, secure packaging, distribution security, defense in depth, csp patterns |
| doc-hygiene | anti-drift rules, count elimination, living document, documentation maintenance, hardcoded counts, prevent drift |
| docx-to-md | word to markdown, import docx, convert word document, ingest word, reverse converter, docx import, word import |
| documentation-quality-assurance | doc audit, drift detection, preflight validation, documentation qa, link integrity, staleness check, documentation drift, living document, doc hygiene, stale docs, anti-drift |
| dream-state | dream, architecture maintenance, health check, connection validation, sleep mode |
| enterprise-integration | enterprise auth, sso, entra, aad, enterprise features, corp login |
| entra-agent-id | agent identity, oauth2 agent, entra agent id, graph beta, ai agent oauth, agent client id, agent authentication, service principal agent, agent credentials, agent token, agent-to-agent auth |
| error-recovery-patterns | retry logic, circuit breaker, fallback pattern, rollback, error handling, handle failure, transient error, retry with backoff, graceful degradation, resilience pattern, timeout handling, idempotency |
| executive-storytelling | executive summary, stakeholder narrative, board presentation, c-suite |
| extension-audit-methodology | audit extension, extension quality, debug audit, dead code, performance audit |
| fabric-notebook-publish | push to fabric, sync notebook, fabric git, ado worktree, notebook changelog |
| financial-analysis | financial modeling, budget analysis, revenue forecast, valuation, accounting, investment analysis, financial statements |
| flux-brand-finetune | flux lora, fine-tune brand, train replicate, brand consistency, lora training, trigger word |
| foundry-agent-platform | foundry agent, azure ai foundry, deploy agent, agent orchestration, foundry deploy, ai agent platform |
| frontend-design-review | design system compliance, ui review, accessibility, a11y, frictionless, quality craft, trustworthy, design review, ux audit, heuristic evaluation, ui quality, coherent design, fluent design, responsive, adaptive layout |
| frustration-recognition | detect frustration, user struggling, stuck, overwhelmed, patience |
| gamma-presentations | gamma, gamma app, gamma api, gamma deck, gamma presentation |
| game-design | game mechanics, level design, player psychology, systems balancing, narrative design, gameplay, npc, quest design |
| git-workflow | git commit, git recovery, undo commit, restore file, branch strategy, git status, merge conflict, rebase, git worktrees, background agent git, stash changes, cherry pick, undo push, reset branch, clean git history |
| global-knowledge | search knowledge, cross-project, find pattern, save insight, reuse solution, look in global knowledge, gk search, previously learned, transfer knowledge, knowledge base, curate gk, maintain knowledge, audit gk, sync knowledge, push gk, pull gk, gk sync, promote to global |
| global-knowledge-sync | sync global knowledge, push insights, pull knowledge, bidirectional sync, knowledge repository |
| grant-writing | write grant, nsf proposal, nih application, specific aims, funding |
| graphic-design | visual hierarchy, layout grid, typography, color palette, composition |
| heir-curation | curate heir, package extension, exclude files, clean payload, heir audit |
| heir-sync-management | heir sync, master heir, contamination check, promotion workflow, sync architecture, clean slate |
| healthcare-informatics | clinical terminology, hipaa compliance, hitech, patient safety, health data, ehr, medical records, phi protection |
| heir-bootstrap | heir bootstrap, post-initialize wizard, tailor architecture, project-specific config, heir setup, bootstrap wizard, configure heir, tune heir |
| heir-feedback | bug report, issue report, heir feedback, report bug, file issue, submit feedback, feature request, heir issue, heir bug, report problem, feedback folder, ai-memory feedback |
| hr-people-operations | talent acquisition, employee lifecycle, compensation, labor regulations, hiring, recruiting, onboarding, workforce planning |
| image-handling | convert svg, svg to png, logo to png, convert to png, resize image, sharp-cli, image optimization, marketplace logo, rasterize, export png, generate image, flux schnell, flux dev, flux pro, flux 1.1, ideogram, ideogram v2, sdxl, stable diffusion, seedream, which model for image, text in image, replicate model, choose model |
| incident-response | handle incident, severity triage, outage response, incident timeline, on-call |
| infrastructure-as-code | terraform, bicep, provision infrastructure, iac, cloudformation |
| journalism | news writing, investigative reporting, source verification, fact-checking, editorial standards, press, reporter |
| knowledge-synthesis | synthesize knowledge, abstract pattern, promote insight, cross-project learning, save this globally, this is a pattern, remember this for other projects, store globally, promote to pattern, gk insight, reusable learning, abstract from project |
| north-star | north star, define vision, project purpose, ambitious goal, mission statement, why we build, nasa quality, guiding principle, check alignment, vision check, goal alignment, are we aligned, does this serve the north star, strategic direction |
| learning-psychology | teach naturally, zone proximal, adaptive learning, learning partnership |
| legal-compliance | legal research, contract analysis, regulatory compliance, case law, litigation, attorney, law review |
| lint-clean-markdown | fix markdown lint, blank lines, md032, clean markdown, lint rules |
| llm-model-selection | choose model, opus vs sonnet, claude model, cost optimization, model tier, which model should i use, best model for, claude 4.6, model comparison, gpt vs claude, haiku vs sonnet, frontier vs capable, model pricing, context window, extended thinking, adaptive thinking |
| literature-review | review literature, systematic review, literature matrix, sources, synthesis |
| localization | translate, i18n, localize app, language detection, rtl support |
| m365-agent-debugging | debug m365 agent, declarative agent, manifest validation, copilot agent, agent not working, agent not responding, conversation starters not showing, da validation, copilot not responding, teams app fails, schema version, declarativeagent.json, capability not working, sideload fails |
| markdown-mermaid | create diagram, mermaid syntax, flowchart, sequence diagram, visualize, draw architecture, make a chart, show this as diagram, visualize process, document design, mermaid flowchart, render diagram, ataccu, github pastel, diagram type, architecture diagram, diagram not rendering |
| md-scaffold | scaffold markdown, create document template, new report, new tutorial, starter markdown, converter-ready template, email template |
| md-to-eml | convert to email, markdown to email, generate eml, email newsletter, eml export, rfc 5322, email-safe html |
| md-to-html | convert to html, markdown to html, html page, standalone html, html export, web page export, self-contained html |
| md-to-word | convert to word, export docx, markdown to word, stakeholder document, export document, word document, docx export, pandoc convert |
| mcp-development | build mcp server, mcp tools, model context protocol, mcp client, connect ai to api, give copilot access to data, tool for agent, expose data to ai, ai tool server, mcp typescript, mcp stdio, mcp http, tool schema, resource uri, mcp inspector |
| mcp-builder | mcp server guide, mcp typescript, mcp python, mcp csharp, mcp dotnet, tool design, mcp testing, mcp evaluations, context protocol server, tool schema design, mcp best practices, mcp patterns, mcp server template |
| meditation | meditate, consolidate knowledge, reflect session, memory integration, guide meditation, four r's, deep dive |
| microsoft-fabric | fabric api, medallion architecture, lakehouse, unity catal |
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