# memstack

A skill pack for Claude covering deploys, security, databases and content. Skills load on demand when you ask for the task.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code · ★ 425
- Author: cwinvestments
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/cwinvestments/memstack
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/memstack

## What it does

MemStack installs in two parts: the skills through the Claude plugin marketplace, and the engine — an MCP skill loader from PyPI. You need both, since the loader reads skill files from the installed plugin. Each command runs either in Claude or in a terminal, and putting one in the wrong place is the most common setup mistake.

Skills fire as you work. Say "deploy this to Railway" and the matching skill loads itself. The catalog holds 131 skills, 87 of them free. The other 44 need a Pro license: once a key is activated, the loader downloads them to `~/.memstack/pro-skills`. Free users can confirm what loaded by typing `list skills`.

On Mac and Linux, install the engine into a dedicated `~/.memstack-venv`. Recent Homebrew and Debian Pythons refuse packages in the system environment, and the MCP registration has to point at the same interpreter that holds the package. Mismatch the two and the server never starts — you get a "failed to reconnect" error and `activate_license` goes missing. Restart Claude fully after registering, or it won't pick up the new MCP server.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install memstack@claude-community
```

## When to use it
- carry session context across separate conversations
- ship a project to Railway or another host
- run a security scan over the codebase
- generate API documentation
- prepare a database migration

## Example prompts
- deploy this to Railway
- do a session handoff, I'm closing my laptop
- run a security scan on this repo

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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# MemStack™

[![Version: 3.10.4](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-3.10.4-green.svg)](CHANGELOG.md)

The structured skill framework for Claude Code: **131 professional skills** for deployment, security, databases, content, marketing, and more.

Skills activate automatically when you need them. Say "deploy this to Railway" and the right skill loads on demand.

### Install

MemStack installs in two parts: the **skills** (via the Claude Code plugin
marketplace) and the **engine** (the MCP skill loader, via PyPI). You need
both: the loader reads skill files from the installed marketplace plugin.
Every command below is labeled **(in Claude Code)** or **(in terminal)**:
running one in the wrong place is the most common setup mistake.

**Step 1: Install the free skills · (in Claude Code):**
```
/plugin marketplace add cwinvestments/memstack
/plugin install memstack@cwinvestments-memstack
```
Run both commands. This unlocks the 87 free skills right away.

> **SSH error?** ("Host key verification failed" on a fresh server that's never used GitHub over SSH.)
> **Default fix · (in terminal)**: rewrite GitHub to HTTPS, then retry Step 1:
> ```bash
> git config --global url."https://github.com/".insteadOf "git@github.com:"
> ```
> **Backup fix · (in terminal)**: add GitHub's host key, then retry Step 1:
> ```bash
> mkdir -p ~/.ssh && ssh-keyscan github.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
> ```

**Step 2: Install the engine · (in terminal):**

Windows:
```bash
pip install --upgrade memstack-skill-loader
```

Mac / Linux: install into a dedicated virtual environment:
```bash
python3 -m venv ~/.memstack-venv
~/.memstack-venv/bin/pip install --upgrade memstack-skill-loader
```
Recent Homebrew and Debian Pythons refuse installs into the system environment, and the MCP registration in Step 3 must point at the Python that has the package, so both steps use the venv's own Python. No `venv` module? Run `sudo apt install python3-venv` first (Debian/Ubuntu).

Check the install · (in terminal):
```bash
# Windows
python -m memstack_skill_loader --version
python -m memstack_skill_loader doctor
# Mac / Linux
~/.memstack-venv/bin/python -m memstack_skill_loader --version
~/.memstack-venv/bin/python -m memstack_skill_loader doctor
```

**Step 3: Register the MCP server · (in terminal):** register against the **same Python you installed onto in Step 2.**

Windows:
```bash
claude mcp add --scope user memstack-skills -- python -m memstack_skill_loader
```

Mac / Linux:
```bash
claude mcp add --scope user memstack-skills -- ~/.memstack-venv/bin/python -m memstack_skill_loader
```
If this doesn't match Step 2's Python, the server won't launch (you'll see a "failed to reconnect" error and `activate_license` will be missing).

**Step 4: Activate your license · (in Claude Code, after a full restart):** fully quit and reopen Claude Code first so it picks up the new MCP server, then run:
```
activate_license(key="your-key", email="you@example.com")
```
This unlocks the 44 Pro-exclusive skills (87 free + 44 Pro = 131 total). Free-tier users can skip this step: type `list skills` to verify the 87 free skills loaded.

See [GETTING-STARTED.md](GETTING-STARTED.md) for detailed setup, and the [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting) section below.

### Troubleshooting

**`error: externally-managed-environment` (during Step 2)**: pip refuses to install into a system-managed Python (recent Homebrew and Debian). Do not answer it with `--break-system-packages`; install into the venv instead, then register that venv's Python as in Step 3 · (in terminal):
```bash
python3 -m venv ~/.memstack-venv
~/.memstack-venv/bin/pip install --upgrade memstack-skill-loader
```

**Plugin clone fails: "Host key verification failed" (during Step 1)**: a fresh server that's never connected to GitHub over SSH. **Default fix · (in terminal):** `git config --global url."https://github.com/".insteadOf "git@github.com:"` then retry Step 1. **Backup fix · (in terminal):** `mkdir -p ~/.ssh && ssh-keyscan github.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts` then retry Step 1.
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