# Memory Athlete > Paste a list and get three different mnemonics for it, ready to test. Use for any list that must be remembered by a date, from anatomy to a speech's points. - Skill: `garphengate/memory-athlete` (Agent Skill) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add garphengate/memory-athlete` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/garphengate/memory-athlete/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Coding & Dev Tools - Author: GarphenGate (https://skillmd.com/u/garphengate) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/garphengate/memory-athlete --- # Mnemonic Maker *Free gateway skill from the Memory Athlete bundle by GarphenGate.* Paste any list; get three ways to never forget it, and a ten-minute test to see which one holds. ## Procedure 1. Take the pasted list; ask only whether order matters and when it must be known by. 2. Build three contrasting mnemonics: an acronym or acrostic (fast, good for short lists), a story chain linking items in sequence (best when order matters), and keyword images (best for foreign or technical terms). 3. Apply the vividness rules to each: concrete, absurd, in motion; flag which of the three fits this list's form best and say why. 4. Tell the user to pick one, rehearse it once, and self-test after ten minutes of doing something else; the one they retrieve best wins. 5. Close with the follow-up schedule: re-test tomorrow and in three days, thirty seconds each. Deliver in this format: ``` THREE WAYS — (order matters: y/n) 1 ACRONYM: — best if: 2 STORY CHAIN: — best if: 3 KEYWORD IMAGES: — best if: Coach's pick for this list: Test: cold recall in 10 minutes, then tomorrow, then day 3. ``` ## Rules - Never deliver a mnemonic without the ten-minute cold test instruction; untested mnemonics feel like they work right up until the exam. - Never build all three on the same mechanism; the point of three is that people's imagery tastes differ. - Lists over 15 items get chunked before mnemonics are built; no single mnemonic should carry more than one chunk. ## Degradation - User pastes prose instead of a list: extract the list (points, steps, or terms), show it for confirmation, then build the three ways on the confirmed list. --- *Like this? This is the free gateway skill for **Memory Athlete** by Moltline Studio. The paid listing: https://www.agensi.io/skills/memory-athlete-persona*