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memu

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Give this agent persistent memory via memU. Use to memorize (save files/folders so context survives this session) when the user asks to remember or sync something, or after completing work worth keeping; and to retrieve (search memory from earlier sessions) when the user asks what is known about a person/project/topic or references context not in this conversation.

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/NevaMind-AI/memU/blob/HEAD/.claude/skills/memu/SKILL.md

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memU: memorize and retrieve persistent memory

memU compiles sources into a persistent local store (./data/memu.sqlite3 + a browsable ./data/memory/ markdown tree, relative to CWD). What one session memorizes, the next can retrieve — always run from the project root so every command hits the same store.

Use only the two commands below. Do not use the legacy memu memorize / memu retrieve commands.

Both directions need an API key: make sure OPENAI_API_KEY (or MEMU_LLM_PROVIDER + its matching key) is set, and tell the user if it is missing.

Locate the CLI

Use the first available runner:

  1. memu (installed via pip install memu-py)
  2. uvx --from memu-py memu
  3. npx memu-cli

Memorize

memu memorize-workspace <folder>
  • Incremental and safe to re-run: diffs against <folder>/.memu_manifest.json, so only added/modified files are processed and memory from deleted files is removed.
  • Top-level directory decides the treatment: chat/ → memory topics, agent/ → skills, everything else → indexed workspace context (modality inferred per file from its extension).
  • To memorize a single file, place (or copy) it into the workspace folder and sync — there is no separate single-file path.

Report the printed diff (added/modified/deleted) to the user; pass --json if you need to parse the result.

Retrieve

memu retrieve-workspace "<query>"

Single-shot embedding search, no LLM calls. Returns JSON in three layers:

  • segments — the matched slices, ranked by similarity (check score)
  • files — the memory/skill documents they belong to (usually what you want)
  • resources — matching raw sources, when summaries are not enough

If a query misses, retry with different phrasing or more specific terms. Low scores across the board usually mean nothing relevant is stored — say so rather than stretching weak matches. You can also read ./data/memory/MEMORY.md / SKILL.md / INDEX.md directly for a browsable overview.