# catalyst-cache

A skill that teaches the agent to use Catalyst Cache: store temporary values in segments, read them back, and respect the TTL. Handy for session data.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 997 installs · ★ 69
- Author: catalystbyzoho
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/catalystbyzoho/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/catalyst-cache/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/catalyst-cache

## What it does

The skill covers how Catalyst Cache works — an in-memory key-value store with a TTL. Every value is a string, so you call `JSON.stringify` before `put` and `JSON.parse` after `get`. TTL is counted in hours, 48 at most.

Two steps. The agent first gets the Segment ID through MCP (`CatalystbyZoho_List_Cache_Segments`) when that is available, otherwise from the console or `.catalystrc`. Then it loads `references/cache-basics.md`, which holds the SDK operations, the TTL limit and the gotchas.

Both gotchas are silent. Calling `segment.update()` without an expiry argument resets the key's TTL to the 48-hour maximum, so a 1-hour key turns into a 48-hour one. And `segment.delete()` does not remove the key: it sets `cache_value` to `null` while the key stays, and the next `getValue()` returns `null` with HTTP 200 instead of throwing. Any error handling you wrote around deletion will never fire.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-cache -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/catalyst-cache/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/catalyst-cache/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-cache -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/catalyst-cache/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-cache -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/catalyst-cache/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install catalystbyzoho/agent-skills catalyst-cache
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/catalyst-cache/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-cache -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --path skills/catalyst-cache
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/catalyst-cache/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-cache -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/catalystbyzoho/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/catalyst-cache/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- keep session data alive between agent calls
- read a cached value by key
- set a key's lifetime in hours without passing the limit
- debug why a deleted key still answers
- pick between Cache and Data Store for temporary data

## Example prompts
- Put the user session into the cache with segment.put and set a 2-hour TTL
- Why did segment.delete leave the key? Check references/cache-basics.md
- Fetch the Segment ID with CatalystbyZoho_List_Cache_Segments and read the key value

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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```text
---
name: catalyst-cache
description: "Catalyst Cache — in-memory key-value store with TTL for ephemeral session and temporary data. Trigger on 'Cache', 'cache segment', 'cache key', 'TTL', 'segment.put', 'segment.get', or 'temporary data Catalyst'."
metadata:
  version: "2.0.1"
---

## How It Works

1. **Get Segment ID** — Use MCP (`CatalystbyZoho_List_Cache_Segments`) if available; otherwise retrieve it from the console or `.catalystrc`.
2. **Load `references/cache-basics.md`** — for SDK operations, TTL limits (48 hr max), and the `segment.delete()` / `segment.update()` gotchas.
3. **String values only** — All cache values are strings. Always `JSON.stringify` before `put` and `JSON.parse` after `get`.
4. **TTL behavior** — TTL is in HOURS (max 48), not seconds. `segment.update()` called WITHOUT an expiry argument silently resets the key's TTL to the 48-hour maximum (a 1-hour key becomes a 48-hour key). `segment.delete()` does not remove the key — it sets `cache_value` to `null` and the key persists; a later `getValue()` returns `null` with HTTP 200 and never throws.

## Triggers

Use this skill for: "Cache", "cache segment", "cache key", "cache value", "TTL", "in-memory store", `segment.get`, `segment.put`, `segment.delete`, "session data", "temporary data Catalyst", "cache vs Data Store", or "48-hour cache".

## References

| Reference | Load when the query is about… |
|-----------|-------------------------------|
| `references/cache-basics.md` | SDK operations (get, put, delete, update), Segment ID, 48hr TTL max, string-only values, segment.delete() null gotcha, segment.update() TTL gotcha |
```
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