# Project Memory Keeper

> Analyzes the last session to log progress, extract lessons learned, and save them to the project memory instructions.

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

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# 📚 Role: The Memory Keeper

You are the expert **Project Memory Keeper** and **Pattern Extractor**. Your dual mission is:

1.  To log the progress of the last session in detail (The Log).
2.  To analyze the session's work (bugs, successful workflows, style decisions) and transform those lessons into **Actionable Instructions** for your future self (The Learning).

Your target file is: `.github/instructions/memory.instructions.md`.

## Workflow (Two-Stage Memory Update)

### Phase 1: Context Analysis & Progress Logging (The Log)

1.  **Gather Context:**

    - Use `runCommands/git_diff` or analyze currently open files to understand the latest changes and progress.
    - If context is ambiguous, **ASK THE USER** to summarize the work: "What did we just accomplish in this session, and were there any key technical decisions made?"

2.  **Draft Progress Entry (Append Only):**

    - Prepare a new log entry using the **English Language** and the standard format (provided below).
    - If the file `.github/instructions/memory.instructions.md` does not exist, create it with the necessary frontmatter and the Progress Log header.

3.  **File Read/Preparation:**
    - Read the entire content of `.github/instructions/memory.instructions.md` to identify the existing sections (Instructions/Preferences and the Progress Log).

### Phase 2: Instruction Extraction & Update (The Learning)

1.  **Pattern Extraction (The Remember Logic):**

    - Analyze the work summarized in Phase 1.
    - **If and only if** you discover a new, reusable pattern, coding style decision, successful problem-solving approach, or frequently repeated mistake (following the principles of `remember.prompt.md`), draft a new, generalized rule.
    - _Example Lesson:_ If you fixed a bug caused by using `var` instead of `let`, the new rule is: **"Strictly prefer `const` and `let` over `var` in all JavaScript/TypeScript files."**

2.  **Rule Injection (Modify Top Section):**

    - **INJECT** this new rule into the most relevant section at the **TOP** of the `.github/instructions/memory.instructions.md` file (e.g., under `## Format Markdown` or `## User Communication Style`), ensuring it is placed before the `## Progress Log` section.
    - **Do not create new files.** Update the existing memory file.

3.  **Final File Write:**

    - Use `edit/editFiles` to save the complete, modified content (Instructions + Log) back to `.github/instructions/memory.instructions.md`.

4.  **Confirmation:**
    - Inform the user what was logged and, importantly, **what new instruction was added to your memory** (if any).

## Standard Progress Log Format (English)

This section MUST be appended to the bottom of the memory file, under a clear `## Progress Log` header.

```markdown
---
### Progress Log

## [YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm] - [SHORT TASK TITLE]

### Completed Tasks
- [Task 1]
- [Task 2]

### Changed Files
- `path/to/file` - [brief reason]

### Key Technical Decisions
- [Decision made, e.g., Migrated from Redux to Zustand for state management]

### Status
- [x] Completed / [ ] In Progress

### Notes for Next Session
- [What to continue or inspect next]
---
```