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memory-onboarding — Claude Code skill: what it does, how to install

Guides you through designing a Basic Memory knowledge base and wiring it into your assistant so project context persists across sessions.

Install into Claude Code · Skills CLI (Vercel) All methods and platforms ↓ 
npx skills add basicmachines-co/basic-memory --skill memory-onboarding -a claude-code
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What memory-onboarding does

This skill builds a markdown-based knowledge graph for your project. It interviews you about the domains you want to track, such as tasks or contacts, and creates structured note templates. Notes receive explicit schemas and categorized facts with links. Plain text turns into queryable data.

The onboarding follows phased steps, requiring your explicit blueprint sign-off before writing any files. It sets up a startup router note so future assistant sessions automatically load relevant instructions. Your setup requires active Basic Memory tools like bm_write and bm_read. Without them, the assistant pauses the workflow immediately.

What it helps with

  • design schemas and note templates for Basic Memory
  • preserve assistant context across multiple work sessions
  • turn scattered markdown notes into a structured knowledge graph
  • create a startup router note to load project rules automatically

Example prompts for the agent

  • Help me set up a Basic Memory knowledge system for this project
  • Run memory-onboarding to organize my scattered research notes
  • I want to structure my tasks and contact notes using Basic Memory

How to install memory-onboarding

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add basicmachines-co/basic-memory --skill memory-onboarding -a claude-code

2Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/memory-onboarding/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/memory-onboarding/

Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways

Questions about memory-onboarding

How to install memory-onboarding in Claude Code?

Run npx skills add basicmachines-co/basic-memory --skill memory-onboarding -a claude-code in your terminal.

What does memory-onboarding do?

It interviews you to map tracking needs, builds structured note schemas, and configures a startup router note so your assistant reads project rules every session.

What prerequisites does this skill require?

It requires access to Basic Memory MCP tools like bm_write, bm_read, bm_search, and bm_list. The assistant halts onboarding until these tools are connected.

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