| name | screen-memory |
| description | Screen Memory — the disabled-by-default, local-only desktop buffer of recent screen/app/window context, plus its status and query actions. Use when the user asks what was on screen recently, or when reading, exporting, enabling, or describing Screen Memory. |
Screen Memory
Rule
Screen Memory is a disabled-by-default, local-only desktop buffer of recent
screen, app, and window context. It is not a hosted Clips recording, and never
describe it as hosted, shared, exhaustive, or enabled by default.
Reading it from the in-app agent
- Call
get-screen-memory-status before relying on it at all.
- Then call
query-screen-memory-context for bounded recent snippets when
local context files are present.
If the local Screen Memory MCP built-in is connected, the agent may also use
screen_memory_status, screen_memory_recent_context, and
screen_memory_recent_segments. Only inspect or export segment file paths when
the user explicitly asks.
User control and external agents
Users enable, pause, export, and clear the buffer from the desktop tray
settings. External local agents can read recent app/window context through
agent-native mcp screen-memory.
Do not upload raw Screen Memory segments or treat them as shareable Clips unless
the user explicitly exports and imports them.
Related skills
recording — the hosted capture path Screen Memory is not part of.
security — why local-only context stays local.
context-awareness — the supported way the agent learns what is on screen
inside Clips.