# agent-memory

A four-tier memory ladder for Claude Code that promotes facts through recurrence across days instead of model confidence.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 28733
- Author: Alireza Rezvani
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/engineering/agent-memory
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/agent-memory

## What it does

The plugin manages memory across four tiers. Raw transcripts stay at L0, while a cross-project persona reaches L3. Candidate atoms are gathered without LLMs and recalled per prompt through lexical matching. Moving an atom to L2 project context requires three distinct sessions across two separate calendar days.

Three hooks run the cycle unattended. They fail open if an error occurs. Any redacted claim or open conflict freezes until someone inspects it. Without running `/cs-memory adopt`, nothing ever writes to `CLAUDE.md`. The command backs up both affected files first.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add alirezarezvani/claude-skills
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install agent-memory@claude-code-skills
```

## When to use it
- retain project context across sessions without polluting `CLAUDE.md`
- freeze contradicting claims until manually reviewed
- retrieve candidate memory items matching prompt keywords
- inspect the exact source line and origin of any stored claim

## Example prompts
- /cs-memory status
- /cs-memory why "database schema"
- /cs-memory adopt

## Source text · agent-memory · MIT

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# agent-memory

A four-tier memory ladder for Claude Code. **Promotion is earned by recurrence,
never asserted by confidence**, and nothing reaches a committed file without a
human adopting it.

Concept derived from [TencentCloud/TencentDB-Agent-Memory][tencent] (MIT). No
upstream code is included — see
[`.claude-plugin/authoring-notes.json`](.claude-plugin/authoring-notes.json) for
what was taken and what was deliberately rejected.

[tencent]: https://github.com/TencentCloud/TencentDB-Agent-Memory

---

## What it does

| Tier | Holds | Injected | Committed |
|---|---|---|---|
| **L0** | raw session transcripts | never | already on disk |
| **L1** | candidate atoms | on relevance, per prompt | no (gitignored) |
| **L2** | this project's context | every session start | yes, after adopt |
| **L3** | stable cross-project persona | always | yes, after adopt |

**L1 → L2** needs ≥ 3 distinct sessions spanning ≥ 2 distinct calendar days. A
claim stated outright needs 2 sessions — the day rule still applies. A
deterministically verified claim promotes on one observation and is the only
day-exempt path. **L2 → L3** needs ≥ 2 distinct projects and ≥ 30 days.

Two gates refuse rather than guess: a **redacted** claim never promotes on
evidence alone, and a claim with an **open contradiction** freezes until a human
resolves it.

## Install and use

The three hooks in [`hooks/hooks.json`](hooks/hooks.json) run the loop
unattended. Each is disabled independently:

```bash
AGENT_MEMORY_SESSIONSTART=0      # stop injecting L2 + L3
AGENT_MEMORY_USERPROMPTSUBMIT=0  # stop L1 recall
AGENT_MEMORY_SESSIONEND=0        # stop capture
```

```bash
cd skills/agent-memory/scripts
python3 memory_inspect.py --tier L1              # what's stuck, and why
python3 memory_inspect.py --why "<claim>"        # full provenance + source line
python3 memory_inspect.py --contested            # disputed claims, both directions
python3 memory_promote.py                        # dry-run the gates; writes nothing
python3 validate_examples.py                     # 69 checks over the spec + schema
```

Every script takes `--sample` and `--output json`. `/cs-memory` wraps all of it;
`/cs-memory adopt` is the only path that writes to a `CLAUDE.md`, and it backs
both files up first.

## Contents

```
DESIGN.md                       the spec: schema, gates, hook contracts, open decisions
hooks/hooks.json                three hook contracts
hooks/session_start.py          inject L3 + L2, mark cross-tier conflicts
hooks/user_prompt_submit.py     recall L1 on a 100 ms internal budget
hooks/session_end.py            capture, redact, detect, merge, stage
skills/agent-memory/SKILL.md    6/6 PASS on the write-a-skill checklist
  scripts/memory_core.py        shared: ids, redaction, locking, contradictions
  scripts/memory_extract.py     L0 → L1, rule-based, no LLM
  scripts/memory_promote.py     L1 → L2 → L3, stages proposals
  scripts/memory_inspect.py     read-only: --tier / --contested / --why
  scripts/validate_examples.py  69 checks in seven families
  assets/memory_schema.json     13 required fields, five conditionals
  references/                   three references, 6–7 sources each
agents/cs-memory-curator.md     refuses to adopt what it cannot cite
commands/cs-memory.md           status | why | contested | adopt | forget
```

## Deviations from `DESIGN.md`

`DESIGN.md` was written before the implementation and reviewed at length. Where
the built thing differs from the planned thing, **this list is authoritative**.

1. **`memory_core.py` exists.** §10's planned tree lists four scripts and no
   shared module. Building it that way would have duplicated the redaction
   patterns, the id algorithm and the lock protocol across seven files — which
   is precisely the drift class the spec exists to prevent. The module has no
   CLI and is not a plugin-facing tool.
2. **The tool count in §10.1 is wrong.** It says `+6` (3 scripts + 3 hooks).
   The delivered surface is 5 scripts + 3 hooks = **8**. Corrected in the
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