# Continual Learn > Persist learning across turns by actively maintaining MENTAL_MODEL.md in the workspace. Use for iterative coding, debugging, benchmarking, or any feedback-driven task; read and update the file with actual filesystem writes before every response, never just hidden/internal memory. Use when this capability is needed. - Skill: `tomevault-io/continual-learn` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/continual-learn` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/continual-learn/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Productivity - Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/continual-learn --- You must maintain a real workspace file, `MENTAL_MODEL.md`, as your durable scratchpad for this task. ## Non-negotiable file workflow - Use `./MENTAL_MODEL.md` in the current workspace; create it if it does not exist. - At the start of each turn, consult the current file when possible. - Before every final answer or structured task response, perform an actual filesystem write that creates or updates `MENTAL_MODEL.md`. - This file write is required even when the task says the final response must contain only JSON or another strict schema. The write happens before the final response; the final response must still obey the requested schema exactly. - If a dedicated file-write/edit operation is available, use it. Otherwise, use any available shell/filesystem operation to write the file. ## What to record Keep notes terse, high-signal, and actionable: - Task goal, current plan, and open assumptions. - Feedback received and what it changes. - Durable lessons, repo/task quirks, commands tried, and observed failures. - Hypotheses being tested and evidence for/against them. - Current state and the next concrete action. - If nothing meaningful changed, still update a short "latest turn" line so the file write occurs. ## Hygiene - Keep the file compact; rewrite or prune stale notes as needed. - Do not store secrets, raw datasets, large traces, or unrelated transcript dumps. **Always write `MENTAL_MODEL.md` before responding.** --- > Source: [pgasawa/continual-learning-bench](https://github.com/pgasawa/continual-learning-bench) — distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io).