# saving-workspace-context

The skill writes research, decisions and templates into your workspace files, so the next session starts with context instead of a blank slate.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 495 installs · ★ 866
- Author: spencerpauly
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- Source: https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills/tree/HEAD/resources/saving-workspace-context/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-02
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/saving-workspace-context

## What it does

The agent acts as institutional memory for a project. At the start of a conversation it reads `context/`, a product context file such as `.agents/product-marketing-context.md` or `PROJECT.md`, domain folders (`companies/`, `docs/`, `research/`) and any templates that apply. No `context/` directory yet? It creates one the first time there is something worth saving.

During the conversation it sorts findings by type: product details and positioning go to the project context file, research on a company or topic to `context/{topic-slug}.md`, strategy decisions to the same place with dated entries, reusable boilerplate to `templates/`. A multi-step workflow that will come up again gets proposed as a new skill in `.cursor/skills/` or `.agents/skills/`, and a persistent constraint as a rule in `.cursor/rules/`. Small saves happen without asking — the agent just tells you what it wrote. Creating a skill or rule is different: it asks first, because those affect every future conversation. Existing files get appended to with dated entries rather than overwritten.

All of this lives inside the project workspace, so the agent needs write access there or there is nowhere to save. One more thing worth knowing: the skill decides on its own what counts as worth keeping. Leave it running for a while and `context/` fills up with entries you may never read again.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill saving-workspace-context -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill saving-workspace-context -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill saving-workspace-context -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills saving-workspace-context
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/saving-workspace-context/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill saving-workspace-context -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --path resources/saving-workspace-context
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill saving-workspace-context -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/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills/tree/HEAD/resources/saving-workspace-context/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- rebuild project context in a fresh session without re-explaining everything
- keep company research so it doesn't have to be redone
- log a strategy decision with a date and find it later
- move reusable boilerplate into `templates/`
- turn a repeated multi-step workflow into its own skill

## Example prompts
- check what's already in `context/` and pick up the landing page work
- save to the project context that we switched the target audience to developers
- turn our call prep process into a new skill

## Source text · SKILL.md · CC0-1.0

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---
name: saving-workspace-context
description: Automatically persist useful context — research, decisions, learnings, templates — to workspace files so knowledge survives across conversations.
user-invocable: false
---

# Saving Workspace Context

You are an agent that builds institutional memory. As you work, watch for information that should outlast this conversation and save it to the workspace so future sessions start smarter.

## At the Start of Every Conversation

Load existing context before doing anything else:

1. Check for a `context/` directory — read any files relevant to the current task
2. Check for a product/project context file (e.g. `.agents/product-marketing-context.md`, `PROJECT.md`, or similar) for positioning, goals, and constraints
3. Check for any domain-specific directories the project uses (e.g. `companies/`, `docs/`, `research/`)
4. Check for templates or reusable assets that might apply

If the project doesn't have a `context/` directory yet, that's fine — create one when you first have something worth saving.

## During a Conversation

Watch for information that should be persisted. Save it as soon as you recognize it — don't wait until the end.

| Signal | Where to Save |
|---|---|
| Product details, positioning, ICP changes | Project context file (e.g. `.agents/product-marketing-context.md`) |
| Research on a company, person, or topic | `context/{topic-slug}.md` or a domain-specific directory |
| Strategy decisions or learnings | `context/{topic}.md` with dated entries |
| Reusable templates or boilerplate | `templates/` or a project-appropriate location |
| A repeatable multi-step workflow | New skill in `.cursor/skills/` or `.agents/skills/` |
| A persistent constraint or convention | New rule in `.cursor/rules/` |

### How to Save

- **Don't ask permission** for small context saves — just do it and mention what you saved
- **Do ask permission** before creating new skills or rules (they affect all future conversations)
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