How do I install the Recall skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add vamseeachanta/recall in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Recall skill do?

Query the cross-provider topic-memory corpus by keyword (and optional class) instead of grepping ~180 files. Use when you need to check "what have we learned about X" before solving a problem. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Recall safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Recall?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Recall free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Recall?

vamseeachanta (@vamseeachanta) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Recall by vamseeachanta — Agent Skill

Name: Recall
Author: vamseeachanta

File contents

recall — query the topic-memory corpus

One provider-neutral mechanism (Claude / Codex / agy) to query .claude/memory/topics/ with identical, deterministic results. Stdlib-only; no dependencies.

When to use

Before solving a hard or recurring problem, recall prior lessons rather than re-discovering them. Pairs with .claude/memory/topics/INDEX.md (the browseable index).

Usage

python3 scripts/memory/recall.py "git worktree race"          # keyword(s)
python3 scripts/memory/recall.py worktree --class feedback --limit 10
python3 scripts/memory/recall.py --kw stash --kw rebase       # repeatable keywords

On Linux with uv: prefix uv run --no-project.

Output is ranked by match count (desc), then filename (stable) — so every provider sees the same ordered result set. --class filters by problem class (feedback / project / reference / user / ...).

Index generator: scripts/memory/build_topics_index.py → topics/INDEX.md
Cross-provider memory slices: scripts/memory/curate_readback_slice.py (codex/gemini/hermes)
Bridge: scripts/memory/bridge-hermes-claude.sh (regenerates INDEX + slices)

Frequently asked questions

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