| type | skill |
| lifecycle | stable |
| inheritance | inheritable |
| name | memory-activation |
| description | Internal metacognitive skill for automatic capability and workflow discovery — combines skill routing and prompt retrieval |
| tier | core |
| applyTo | **/*memory*,**/*skill*,**/*prompt*,**/*activation* |
| user-invokable | false |
| currency | 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z |
Memory Activation
Meta-cognitive skill for automatic capability discovery and workflow retrieval. Self-triggers when uncertain.
Purpose
Before answering ANY task request, Alex automatically consults the action-keyword index below. This is an internal pre-processing step, not a user-triggered action.
Auto-Trigger Conditions
This skill activates automatically when Alex:
- Is about to suggest manual steps for a task
- Is uncertain whether a capability exists
- Is formulating a response that includes "you can...", "try...", "manually..."
- Encounters an action verb (convert, create, generate, build, debug, etc.)
NOT triggered by user phrases — this is internal metacognition.
Action-Keyword Index
Path Pattern: .github/skills/{skill-name}/SKILL.md
Search this index when processing any task request:
| Skill | Action Keywords |
|---|
| memory-activation | internal skill index, auto-activation, skill lookup, capability discovery |
| memory-curation | review memory, clean memory, audit memory, curate memory, organize memory, memory waste, memory budget, memory drift, memory leak check, quarterly memory review |
| academic-research | write thesis, literature review, cite sources, research paper, dissertation, draft paper, write manuscript, journal paper, CHI paper, HBR article, academic writing |
| agent-debug-panel | agent debug, debug panel, skill not loading, hook not firing, instruction not matching, why didn't skill activate, agent routing, debug agent |
| ai-agent-design | design agent, react pattern, multi-agent, tool use, agent architecture |
| ai-character-reference-generation |