Agent Memory Discipline

Overview

Connecting a memory tool does not make an agent use it: tools register, the session runs, and nothing gets recalled or saved. This skill supplies the missing part, standing rules for when to read memory and when to write it.

The problem it solves is specific. An agent with memory available still repeats settled questions, reverts corrected habits, and loses decisions between sessions, because nothing tells it when recall and save are due. The rules below make both moments explicit.

When to Use This Skill

• Use when a memory tool or MCP memory server is connected but the agent is not using it consistently.
• Use when the user complains that the assistant loses preferences, conventions or past decisions between sessions.
• Use when setting up persistent memory for a project and the agent needs standing rules for reading and writing it.
• Use when the user says "remember this", "what did we decide", "recall", or "save this for next time".

How It Works

Before You Start: Any Memory Backend