openmemory
ProductivityManage persistent memory via OpenMemory MCP. TRIGGER when: user says "remember this", "save to memory", "store this", "recall", "what do you remember about", "check memory", "forget this", "delete memory", "clean up memory", or when agent forms a stable conclusion worth persisting. DO NOT TRIGGER when: user refers to system RAM, process memory, or asks to directly edit memory/MEMORY.md file.
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OpenMemory — OpenMemory MCP Operation Playbook
1. Overview
This skill is the operational playbook for OpenMemory (MCP) — a primary persistent memory system; the file-based fallback is a secondary index only (one-line pointers, no full-text copies). Configure project_id based on your workspace (see §4 Step 2).
2. HARD-GATE
3. Flow Router
| Trigger Signal | Route | When |
|---|---|---|
| User says "remember this", "save to memory", "store this" — or agent forms a stable conclusion worth persisting | SAVE | Post-task, or at user request |
| User says "recall", "what do you remember about", "check memory" — or agent needs historical context before answering | QUERY | Pre-task, or when context is insufficient |
| User says "forget this", "delete memory", "clean up memory" — or agent discovers outdated/wrong/duplicated memory | MAINTAIN | On discovery or user request |
4. SAVE Flow (5 Steps)
Step 1 — Classify sector
| Content Type | Sector | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Events / incidents that happened | episodic | "2026-05-20 deployment 回滚" |
| Facts / knowledge / decisions / preferences | semantic | "服务 A 依赖 服务 B 的 API v2" |
| Procedures / methods / rules / constraints | procedural | "部署前必须运行测试套件" |
| User emotions / reactions / preferences | emotional | "用户不喜欢冗长的总结" |
| Cross-event patterns / insights | reflective | "部署失败通常与配置缓存有关" |
Step 2 — Choose scope
| Question | YES | NO |
|---|---|---|
| Is this specific to the current workspace/project? | openmemory_store_project (project_id: "{{PROJECT_ID}}") | Go to next question |
| Is this general engineering knowledge? | openmemory_store (global) | Default to project scope |
Default bias: project scope (openmemory_store_project).
Note: Set
{{PROJECT_ID}}to your actual project identifier (e.g."my-project","airflow-agent","data-platform"). This is a per-workspace configuration.
Step 3 — Choose type
| Situation | type parameter |
|---|---|
| Narrative knowledge, experiences, preferences | contextual |
| Structured triples that change over time | factual (with facts array: subject/predicate/object) |
| Both narrative and structured content | both |
Step 4 — Compose tags
Attach 2–5 lowercase hyphen-separated tags. Examples:
deployment,rollback,incidentapi,dependency,architectureuser-preference,feedbackpattern,decision,architectureworkflow,ci-cd,config
Step 5 — Execute
- Call the appropriate MCP tool (
openmemory_store_projectoropenmemory_store) with sector, type, tags, and content. - Optionally add one line in a local index file pointing to the stored memory (never copy the full content).
5. QUERY Flow (4 Steps)
Step 1 — Determine query strategy
| Need | type parameter | sector parameter |
|---|---|---|
| Generic "what do you know about X" | contextual | Omit |
| "What happened" (events) | contextual | episodic |
| "How to do X" (procedures) | contextual | procedural |
| "Current state / status" | factual | Omit |
| "What you know + changes over time" | unified | Omit |
Step 2 — Set parameters
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
project_id | "{{PROJECT_ID}}" (always, for project knowledge) |
k (max results) | 8 (default; adjust up for broad searches) |
min_salience | Omit or set as needed (higher filters to more relevant results) |
Step 3 — Execute query
Call openmemory_query with the determined parameters.
Step 4 — Reinforce if used
If the retrieved memory is directly used in the response, call openmemory_reinforce with a boost of 0.05–0.1 to strengthen its salience for future sessions.
6. MAINTAIN Flow (3 Steps)
Step 1 — Scan
Call openmemory_list with:
project_id: "{{PROJECT_ID}}"(omit for global scope)sectorfilter (optional)limit: 20(adjust for larger scans)
Step 2 — Evaluate each entry
| Condition | Action |
|---|---|
| Accurate and still relevant | openmemory_reinforce (boost 0.1–0.3) |
| Outdated / superseded | openmemory_delete then re-store corrected version |
| Duplicate (same info, different entry) | Delete the entry with lower salience |
| Noise / useless | openmemory_delete |
Step 3 — Report
Summarize to the user: what was deleted, reinforced, or corrected, and why.
7. Proactive Behaviors
Pre-task query
Before a non-trivial task, silently query OpenMemory for relevant context. Do not announce the query itself — only inform the user if the retrieved memory would affect the task's direction or decisions.
Post-task save
When the task produces a stable conclusion (not intermediate noise), save it. Briefly inform the user:
"已存入 openmemory: [one-line summary]"
Correction on discovery
If you notice an existing stored memory is factually wrong, immediately:
- Delete the incorrect entry.
- Save the corrected version.
- Inform the user: "已更新 openmemory: [what changed]"
8. Decision Flow
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route [label="Route?", shape=diamond, style=filled, fillcolor="#FFF3CD"];
save [label="SAVE\n1. Classify sector\n2. Choose scope\n3. Choose type\n4. Compose tags\n5. Execute", fillcolor="#D4EDDA"];
query [label="QUERY\n1. Strategy\n2. Parameters\n3. Execute\n4. Reinforce", fillcolor="#CCE5FF"];
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done [label="Done", shape=doublecircle, style=filled, fillcolor="#E2E3E5"];
trigger -> route;
route -> save [label="SAVE signal"];
route -> query [label="QUERY signal"];
route -> maint [label="MAINTAIN signal"];
save -> done;
query -> done;
maint -> done;
}
9. Constraints (Anti-Pattern Table)
| Anti-Pattern | Correct Practice |
|---|---|
| Write to a local file first without hitting OpenMemory | Always go through OpenMemory first |
Use contextual type for everything | Use factual (with facts array) for structured triples |
Default to global scope | Default to project scope |
Query without project_id | Always include project_id: "{{PROJECT_ID}}" for project knowledge |
| Store conversational history / intermediate noise | Only store stable conclusions |
| Save without tags | Always attach 2–5 tags |
| Perform memory operations silently | Notify user on save; explicitly state when query returns empty |