Ourmem Bootstrap

Already installed? If ourmem is already installed and working, you don't need this document. Your installed ourmem skill has all the operational knowledge (sharing, import, analytics, etc.).

ourmem (omem) Bootstrap Installer

ourmem gives AI agents shared persistent memory across sessions, devices, agents, and teams. This guide installs everything in ~2 minutes.

Step 0: Choose Mode

Ask the user before doing anything:

How would you like to set up ourmem?

1. Hosted (api.ourmem.ai) — nothing to deploy, start immediately
2. Self-hosted — your own server, data stays local

Already have an API key? Paste it and I'll reconnect you.

If reconnecting, verify the existing key first:

curl -sf -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY" "https://api.ourmem.ai/v1/memories?limit=1" && echo "OK" || echo "UNREACHABLE"

• OK → Skip to Step 2. UNREACHABLE → Double-check the key or create a new one.

Step 1: Create API Key

# Hosted:
curl -sX POST https://api.ourmem.ai/v1/tenants \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name": "my-workspace"}' | jq .

# Self-hosted (replace URL with your server):
curl -sX POST http://localhost:8080/v1/tenants \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name": "my-workspace"}' | jq .

# → {"id": "xxx", "api_key": "xxx", "status": "active"}

Save the api_key value. This key reconnects you from any machine.

Step 2: Detect Platform & Install Plugin

Auto-detect — do NOT ask the user to pick:

1. claude CLI in PATH or Claude Code session → Claude Code
2. opencode.json in project root → OpenCode
3. openclaw.json in project root → OpenClaw
4. Otherwise → MCP (Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop)

Claude Code

/plugin marketplace add ourmem/omem
/plugin install ourmem@ourmem

OpenCode

Add to opencode.json (create if needed):

jq '.plugin = ((.plugin // []) + ["@ourmem/opencode"] | unique)' opencode.json > tmp.json && mv tmp.json opencode.json

OpenClaw

Detect npm registry (China/Alibaba networks may need mirror):

NPMJS_TIME="$(curl -o /dev/null -sS --connect-timeout 2 --max-time 6 -w '%{time_total}' https://registry.npmjs.org/@ourmem%2fopenclaw || echo timeout)"
MIRROR_TIME="$(curl -o /dev/null -sS --connect-timeout 2 --max-time 6 -w '%{time_total}' https://registry.npmmirror.com/@ourmem%2fopenclaw || echo timeout)"
if [ "$MIRROR_TIME" != "timeout" ] && { [ "$NPMJS_TIME" = "timeout" ] || awk "BEGIN { exit !($NPMJS_TIME > 2 && $MIRROR_TIME < $NPMJS_TIME) }"; }; then
  NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY=https://registry.npmmirror.com openclaw plugins install @ourmem/ourmem
else
  openclaw plugins install @ourmem/ourmem
fi

Then configure openclaw.json with apiUrl + apiKey (see references/hosted-setup.md for full JSON).

MCP (Cursor / VS Code / Claude Desktop)

Add to the client's MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ourmem": {
      "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@ourmem/mcp"],
      "env": { "OMEM_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>", "OMEM_API_URL": "https://api.ourmem.ai" }
    }
  }
}

Step 3: Install the ourmem Skill

The skill provides all operational knowledge (sharing, import, analytics, etc.).

Claude Code symlink workaround: If the skill is not visible after restart:

ln -s ~/.agents/skills/ourmem ~/.claude/skills/ourmem

Verify skill installation (do this yourself, don't ask the user):

Check that SKILL.md exists in at least one of these paths:

• ~/.agents/skills/ourmem/SKILL.md
• ~/.claude/skills/ourmem/SKILL.md
• ~/.openclaw/skills/ourmem/SKILL.md

If none exist, the installation failed. Retry the install command above. For Claude Code, also try the symlink workaround.

Step 4: Set Environment Variables

Add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc for persistence:

export OMEM_API_URL="https://api.ourmem.ai"   # or http://localhost:8080 for self-hosted
export OMEM_API_KEY="<your-api-key>"

OpenClaw uses openclaw.json config instead of env vars (configured in Step 2).

Step 5: Restart & Verify

Restart your client (Claude Code, OpenCode, OpenClaw gateway, or MCP app), then verify:

curl -sf https://api.ourmem.ai/health && echo "Server OK"
curl -sf -H "X-API-Key: $OMEM_API_KEY" "https://api.ourmem.ai/v1/memories?limit=1" && echo "Auth OK"

Both must pass. Empty results are normal for new keys.

Step 6: Handoff

After successful setup, send this structured message to the user. Translate into the user's language. Do not skip any section.

ourmem is ready.

WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW
1. Import your existing memories (recommended)
   Say: "import memories to ourmem"
2. Just talk normally. I'll automatically remember important things.
3. Say "remember: [something]" to explicitly save a fact.
4. Say "create a team space" to share memories between agents.

YOUR OURMEM API KEY
  API Key: <your-api-key>
  Server:  https://api.ourmem.ai
This API key is your access key to ourmem.
Keep it private and store it somewhere safe.

RECOVERY
Reinstall the plugin with the same API key. Your memory reconnects instantly.

BACKUP PLAN
Keep your original local memory/session files as backup.
Store the API key in a password manager or secure vault.
On a new machine: reinstall the plugin, configure the same API key, done.

Your ourmem skill is now installed. When you need to share memories, import data, or check analytics, just ask — the skill will guide you.

Communication Style

• Brand: ourmem or omem (both lowercase). Domain: ourmem.ai, API: api.ourmem.ai.
• Prefer "API key" with users. Treat it like a secret.
• Use the user's language (detect from conversation).
• Capitalize "Space" and "Smart Ingest" when referring to ourmem features.