# Better Memory

> Semantic memory, intelligent compression, and context management for AI agents. Prevents context limit amnesia with real embeddings, priority-based compression, and identity persistence.

- Skill: `kbarbel640-del/better-memory` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 16 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add kbarbel640-del/better-memory`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/kbarbel640-del/better-memory/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: kbarbel640-del (https://skillmd.com/u/kbarbel640-del)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/kbarbel640-del/better-memory

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# Better Memory

Semantic memory, intelligent compression, and context management for AI agents.

## What It Does

- Stores memories with real vector embeddings (local, no API calls)
- Semantic search via cosine similarity
- Auto-deduplicates on store (exact + semantic)
- Priority-based compression when approaching context limits
- Identity persistence across sessions
- Token-budget-aware memory retrieval
- Configurable context limits, thresholds, and summarizer

## Quick Start

```javascript
import { createContextGuardian } from 'context-guardian';

const cg = createContextGuardian({
  contextLimit: 128000,
  summarizer: async (text) => myLLM.summarize(text), // optional
});
await cg.initialize();

// Store (auto-deduplicates)
await cg.store('User prefers TypeScript', { priority: 9 });

// Search
const results = await cg.search('programming preferences');

// Get memories within token budget
const { memories, tokensUsed } = await cg.getRelevantContext('query', 4000);

// Compress conversation and store important parts
const { compressed } = await cg.summarizeAndStore(messages);
```