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Lossless context management — search and store persistent memory across sessions
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Lossless context management — search and store persistent memory across sessions
Use when deciding which lcm MCP tool to call — lcm_search, lcm_grep, lcm_expand, lcm_describe, lcm_store, lcm_doctor, or lcm_stats — or when an lcm tool returns an error.
Use when the user says 'cut a release', 'release vX.Y.Z', 'publish a new version', or 'bump the version'. Covers the full release flow: version bump → PR to main → CI → merge → publish → develop sync.
This skill should be used when the user asks to "run lcm dogfood", "self-test lcm", "validate lcm build", "test lcm hooks", "check lcm mcp tools", or mentions lcm QA, regression testing, or pre-release validation. Runs a comprehensive 39-check self-test across all CLI commands, hooks, MCP tools, and resilience.
You MUST use this before any work to recall project memory, and after implementing to store decisions. Lossless-claude (lcm) provides persistent cross-session memory via CLI commands.
Run the E2E validation checklist against a real lcm installation. Tests daemon, hooks, import, compact, promote, retrieval, and resilience. Pass a flow name for a subset (import, compact, promote, curate, retrieval, hooks, doctor, cleanup), or omit for the full suite.
| name | lcm-memory |
| description | Lossless context management — search and store persistent memory across sessions |
Before responding to code tasks, check memory first. Code task? →
lcm searchFIRST. Completed work? →lcm storeBEFORE done.
You have access to a persistent memory system that survives across conversations.
Code task received → lcm search FIRST → Work → lcm store → Done
Non-code task → Just respond normally
Retrieve relevant context before starting work.
lcm search "How is authentication implemented?"
Regex pattern search for precise matches.
lcm grep "createDaemon|startMcpServer" --mode regex
Inspect a specific node returned by search or grep.
lcm describe sum_abc123def456
Recover lower-level detail from a summary node.
lcm expand sum_abc123def456 --depth 2
Persist important knowledge after completing work.
lcm store "Auth middleware uses JWT with 24h expiry. See src/middleware/auth.ts"
Show token savings and compression ratios.
lcm stats
| Task Type | Search? | Store? |
|---|---|---|
| Add/create/implement feature | MUST | MUST |
| Fix/debug/resolve bug | MUST | MUST |
| Refactor/optimize/move code | MUST | MUST |
| Write/add tests | MUST | MUST |
| "How does X work?" (codebase) | MUST | Only if insights |
| General concept question | NO | NO |
| Meta task (run tests, build) | NO | NO |
| Git task (commit, PR, push) | NO | NO |
lcm is not found: run npm install -g @lossless-claude/lcmlcm daemon start --detachlcm doctor