# parallel-memory

A skill that pulls past Parallel Task, Monitor and FindAll runs out of memory when they can help, and removes them on request.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2300 installs · ★ 91
- Author: parallel
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/parallel-memory/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/parallel-memory

## What it does

The skill drives `parallel-cli memory` and covers three operations: retrieve, evict and clear. Retrieve searches past runs with a short semantic query, or just returns recent ones. Evict drops a single saved source by exact `kind` and `id`. Clear wipes every entry in your personal memory. None of these delete the underlying Parallel runs — only the memory record goes away.

You need `parallel-cli` 0.8.1 or newer plus internet access. If `parallel-cli memory --help` fails with something like `no such command`, update the CLI and retry. Memory can be ineligible for several reasons: rollout stage, organization settings, account opt-in, key eligibility. The CLI reports which one it is, and on a key-eligibility error the skill tells you to reauthenticate.

Retrieve returns excerpts, not full records. When exact output, entities, citations or provenance matter, the skill fetches the original run instead. Fresh data is a separate matter: Parallel runs do not consult Memory, so anything useful from a recall has to be pasted into the new run's input. Ingestion is asynchronous, so a run that just finished may not be retrievable yet. Before clearing, the skill asks for confirmation unless you already requested it.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills --skill parallel-memory -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills --skill parallel-memory -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills --skill parallel-memory -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills parallel-memory
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills --skill parallel-memory -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills --path skills/parallel-memory
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills --skill parallel-memory -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/parallel-web/parallel-agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/parallel-memory/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find an earlier Parallel run on a topic
- list recent runs without a search query
- remove one saved Task, Monitor or FindAll source
- wipe all entries from personal memory
- separate recalled details from fresh verification

## Example prompts
- find past runs about serverless inference vendors in memory
- show my last 5 memory entries
- evict the run with id trun_example from memory

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: parallel-memory
description: "Recall past Parallel Task, Monitor, and FindAll runs when they may help; evict runs or clear memory when asked."
user-invocable: true
argument-hint: <retrieve|evict|clear> [args]
compatibility: Requires parallel-cli >=0.8.1 and internet access.
allowed-tools: Bash(parallel-cli:*)
metadata:
  author: parallel
---

# Parallel Memory

Action: $ARGUMENTS

> Requires `parallel-cli >=0.8.1`. If the installed version is older, or `parallel-cli memory --help` fails with `no such command` or similar, tell the user to update `parallel-cli`, then retry.

## When to use

- Inspect memory only when prior Parallel work may help fulfill the request or the user asks to retrieve, evict, or clear it.
- Memory results are excerpts from past runs; fetch the source run for full records, and launch a fresh run when current information is required.

## Choose the operation

| User intent | Operation |
|---|---|
| Recall prior work about a topic | Retrieve with a concise query |
| Show recent past runs | Retrieve without `query` |
| Remove one saved Task, Monitor, or FindAll source | Evict by exact `kind` and `id` |
| Permanently remove all entries from your personal Memory | Clear memory |
| Turn memory off | Direct the user to account settings; do not clear as a substitute |

## Use the CLI

Use `parallel-cli memory` for retrieve, evict, and clear operations.

- If memory is not eligible, report the returned reason; it distinguishes rollout, organization settings, account opt-in, and key eligibility.
- On a key-eligibility error, tell the user to reauthenticate.

## Retrieve memory

Form a short semantic query that describes the prior work to find. Apply filters when they help. Empty `results` is a successful retrieval with no matches, not an error.

- Set `kind` to `task`, `monitor`, or `findall` when it clearly narrows the retrieval.
- Set `since` for an explicit timestamp boundary (RFC 3339, e.g. `2026-08-01T00:00:00Z`).
- Omit `query` when retrieving recent memories rather than a topic.

Retrieve by query:

```bash
parallel-cli memory retrieve \
  --query "serverless inference vendors"
```

For recent memories:

```bash
parallel-cli memory retrieve \
  --limit 5
```

## Use results

Available fields vary by `kind`:

- `task`: use `id`, `updated_at`, `input_excerpt`, and `output_excerpt`.
- `monitor`: use the monitor `id`, status, query excerpt, and matching event IDs, timestamps, and excerpts.
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