| name | help |
| description | Show how to use Cortex persistent memory. Use when the user asks about Cortex, memory, storing decisions, or recalling past work. |
Cortex Help
Cortex remembers your decisions, conventions, and lessons across sessions. Here's how to use it:
Quick Start - Try These Now
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Store a coding convention:
Remember: "Always use path.join() for file paths, never hardcoded / or \\"
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Recall a past bugfix:
What did I learn about race conditions in async UI code?
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Check your brain status:
/cortex:status
How to Store Knowledge
Just tell Cortex what you want it to remember:
- Conventions: "Remember: we use conventional commits (feat:, fix:, docs:)"
- Decisions: "Store: chose SQLite over Postgres for local-first storage"
- Bugfixes: "Lesson learned: NTFS file locking requires LockFileEx on Windows"
- Architecture: "Decision: API uses REST + JSON, not gRPC"
Cortex will automatically store it with context.
How to Recall Knowledge
Ask naturally:
- "What conventions do we have for error handling?"
- "Why did we choose Tokio over async-std?"
- "Remind me about the Windows path issue"
Commands
/cortex:status - Show brain status (memories, daemon, mode)
/cortex:recall <query> - Search your memories
/cortex:store <decision> - Store a decision with context
Modes
- Solo mode (default): Your brain is local at
~/.cortex/
- Team mode: Connect to a shared server with
CORTEX_URL config