memorybank-initialize

name	memorybank-initialize
description	Bootstrap a new project's Memory Bank by creating the six core files with templates and gathering initial project information from the user.. Use when Codex should run the converted memorybank-initialize workflow.

Memorybank Initialize

Converted Claude skill workflow for Codex/OpenAI use.

Source

Converted from skills/memory-bank-initialize/SKILL.md.

Bundled Resources

Supporting files copied from the Claude source:

• references/README.md
• scripts

Converted Instructions

The content below was adapted from the Claude source. Rewrite tool and runtime assumptions as needed when they refer to Claude-only features.

Memory Bank: Initialize

Bootstrap a new project with complete Memory Bank structure.

Helper Scripts Available:

• scripts/validate_memorybank.py - Validates structure

What It Does

Creates Memory Bank structure in memory-bank/ directory:

project-root/
└── memory-bank/
    ├── projectbrief.md         # Foundation (goals, scope)
    ├── productContext.md       # User experience & vision
    ├── techContext.md          # Technologies & setup
    ├── systemPatterns.md       # Architecture & patterns
    ├── activeContext.md        # Current work focus
    └── progress.md             # Status & learnings

Workflow

1. Check if exists: Validate memory-bank doesn't already exist
2. Create directory: Make memory-bank/ folder
3. Create 6 files: Use templates for each file
4. Gather info: Prompt user for initial project details
5. Validate: Run validate_memorybank.py

File Templates

projectbrief.md

# Project Brief

## Project Name
[Name]

## Core Purpose
[What problem does this solve?]

## Key Objectives
- Objective 1
- Objective 2

## Scope
[What's included and what's not]

## Success Criteria
[How do we know we succeeded?]

productContext.md

# Product Context

## User Problems
[What problems are users facing?]

## Solution Approach
[How does this project solve those problems?]

## User Experience Goals
- Goal 1
- Goal 2

## Key Features
- Feature 1
- Feature 2

techContext.md

# Technical Context

## Technology Stack
- **Framework:** [e.g., Next.js 14]
- **Language:** [e.g., TypeScript]
- **Database:** [e.g., PostgreSQL]

## Development Setup
[How to get started developing]

## Key Dependencies
- Dependency 1
- Dependency 2

## Constraints
[Technical limitations or requirements]

systemPatterns.md

# System Patterns

## Architecture Overview
[High-level system design]

## Key Technical Decisions
- Decision 1: [Rationale]
- Decision 2: [Rationale]

## Design Patterns
[Patterns used in the codebase]

## Component Relationships
[How major components interact]

activeContext.md

# Active Context

## Current Focus
[What you're working on right now]

## Recent Changes
[What changed recently]

## Next Steps
- Step 1
- Step 2

## Blockers
[Any issues preventing progress]

## Learnings
[Recent insights or patterns discovered]

progress.md

# Progress

## What's Working
- Working item 1
- Working item 2

## What's Left to Build
- [ ] Feature 1
- [ ] Feature 2

## Current Status
[Overall project status]

## Known Issues
- Issue 1
- Issue 2

Tool Usage

# After creating files, validate
python3 scripts/validate_memorybank.py /path/to/project

See scripts/README.md for complete documentation.