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agent-memory-curator

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Use after a session to promote useful episodic notes from logs/episodic/ into distilled, dated entries in MEMORY.md and memory/semantic/.

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How to use this skill

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  2. Copy the prompt below and paste it into your agent.
  3. Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.
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I want to install this Agent Skill for this project in Codex.

Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/oxbshw/LLM-Agents-Ecosystem-Handbook/blob/HEAD/skills/examples/agent-memory-curator/SKILL.md

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First, summarize what it does, its dependencies, license status if identifiable, and any risks. Show the exact files you propose to add under .agents/skills/agent-memory-curator/. Do not write files or run scripts until I approve.

After I approve, install the complete skill folder, including required referenced files, into that project location. Verify it is discoverable, then tell me its actual invocation name and how to use it. Do not claim it is installed until you have verified it.

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Agent Memory Curator

When to use

  • End of a working session
  • After resolving an incident worth remembering
  • When MEMORY.md has grown stale or contradictory

When NOT to use

  • During a session (don't write memory mid-flight from low-confidence signals)
  • For raw transcripts (those stay in logs/)

Inputs

NameTypeRequiredNotes
sincedatenodefault: last curation time
categorieslistnorestrict to e.g. [user, project, decision]

Workflow

  1. Read new episodic logs in logs/episodic/ since since
  2. Distill each notable event into a one-line dated entry
  3. Categorize into: user / project / decision / feedback / open question
  4. Reconcile: if a new entry contradicts an existing one, update the existing one rather than appending; move the old fact to "Outdated"
  5. Apply rules from references/memory-distillation-rules.md
  6. Write to MEMORY.md (index) and memory/semantic/<topic>.md (details)
  7. Verify no PII / secrets leaked into memory
  8. Report summary of additions / updates / deletions

References

Success criteria

  • Every new entry is dated
  • No duplicate entries (search before adding)
  • No PII / secret values
  • Outdated entries moved, not deleted in-place

Failure modes

  • Conflicting evidence → mark as "Open question" rather than guessing
  • Source untrusted (e.g., from MCP/web fetch) → require human confirm before promotion