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MIF Level 3 specification, memory templates, and formatting guidelines
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Based on SOC occupation classification
Cross-session handoff, persistent context via blackboard, and agent coordination patterns
This skill should be used when the user says "capture memory", "save to memory", "remember this", or trigger phrases like: "I've decided", "let's use", "we're going with", "I learned", "turns out", "TIL", "discovered", "I'm stuck", "blocked by", "always use", "never do", "convention is". Also triggers on recall phrases: "what did we decide", "how do we handle", "remind me", "search memories".
This skill should be used when the user asks to "integrate mnemonic", "wire plugin", "add memory to plugin", "enable memory capture in plugin", "integrate memory operations", "add mnemonic protocol", "remove mnemonic integration", "rollback plugin integration", or "migrate legacy memory sections". It wires mnemonic memory capture and recall workflows into other Claude Code plugins using sentinel markers.
Ontology-based entity discovery and validation for mnemonic memories. Define custom namespaces, entity types, traits, and relationships. Triggers: "entity discovery", "validate ontology", "define namespaces", "resolve entity references", "list ontologies", "show namespaces", "entity types", "entity relationships", "traits", "discovery patterns", "cognitive memory types"
Re-index mnemonic memories for qmd semantic search. Run after capturing new memories or bulk imports.
Set up @tobilu/qmd semantic search for mnemonic memories. Registers collections, builds indexes, and generates embeddings. Run this once per machine.
| allowed-tools | ["Read","Write","Glob","Bash","Grep"] |
| description | MIF Level 3 specification, memory templates, and formatting guidelines |
| name | format |
| user-invocable | true |
Search first: /mnemonic:search {relevant_keywords}
Capture after: /mnemonic:capture {namespace} "{title}"
Run /mnemonic:list --namespaces to see available namespaces from loaded ontologies.
MIF Level 3 specification, templates, and formatting guidelines.
Only 4 fields are required. Everything else is optional.
---
id: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
title: "Human-readable title"
type: semantic
created: 2026-01-23T10:30:00Z
---
# Title
Content here.
That's it. Add optional fields only when you need them.
{slug}.memory.md
id: field---
# REQUIRED (always include these 4)
id: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
title: "Human-readable title"
type: semantic
created: 2026-01-23T10:30:00Z
# COMMON
modified: 2026-01-23T14:22:00Z
namespace: _semantic/decisions/project
tags:
- architecture
- database
# BI-TEMPORAL TRACKING
temporal:
valid_from: 2026-01-23T00:00:00Z
valid_until: null
recorded_at: 2026-01-23T10:30:00Z
ttl: P90D
decay:
model: exponential
half_life: P7D
strength: 0.85
access_count: 5
last_accessed: 2026-01-23T14:22:00Z
# PROVENANCE
provenance:
source_type: conversation # user_explicit | inferred | conversation
source_ref: file:///path/to/source.ts:42
agent: claude-opus-4
confidence: 0.95
session_id: abc123
# CODE REFERENCES
code_refs:
- file: src/auth/handler.ts
line: 42
symbol: authenticateUser
type: function # function | class | method | variable | type
# CITATIONS
citations:
- type: documentation # paper | documentation | blog | github | stackoverflow | article
title: "Source Title"
url: https://example.com/source
author: "Author Name"
date: 2026-01-23
accessed: 2026-01-23T10:30:00Z
relevance: 0.90
note: "Brief description"
# COMPRESSION (auto-generated by gc --compress)
summary: "Concise 2-3 sentence summary (max 500 chars)"
compressed_at: 2026-01-24T10:00:00Z
---
# Memory Title
Content in markdown format.
## Relationships
- relates-to [[other-memory-id]]
- supersedes [[old-memory-id]]
- derived-from [[source-memory-id]]
| Type | Use For | Namespace Pattern |
|---|---|---|
semantic | Facts, specs, configs, definitions | _semantic/{subtype}/project |
episodic | Debug sessions, incidents, discoveries | _episodic/{subtype}/project |
procedural | Runbooks, how-to guides, workflows | _procedural/{subtype}/project |
Add a ## Relationships section at the end of any memory body using - {type} [[{memory-id}]] syntax.
| Type | Meaning |
|---|---|
relates-to | General association |
supersedes | Replaces older memory |
derived-from | Built upon another memory |
contradicts | Conflicts with another memory |
implements | Realizes a design/decision |
Generate REAL values for ids and timestamps. Run uuidgen | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' and date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ" before creating any memory. NEVER leave placeholders.
See Quick Start above for the minimal template. Below are additional templates for common memory types.
---
id: <generate with: uuidgen | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'>
type: semantic
namespace: _semantic/decisions/project
created: <generate with: date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ">
title: "Decision: {what}"
tags: [architecture]
provenance:
confidence: 0.95
---
# Decision: {What}
## Quick Answer
{What} was chosen for {primary reason}.
## Context
- **Alternatives:** {Option A}, {Option B}
- **Key drivers:** {Driver 1}, {Driver 2}
- **Trade-offs:** {What was sacrificed}