store

name	store
description	Store a decision or lesson in Cortex persistent memory. Use when the user wants to save a decision, convention, lesson learned, or important knowledge for future sessions.

Cortex Store

Save a decision or lesson to your persistent memory.

Usage

/cortex:store <decision>

The $ARGUMENTS placeholder contains the decision/lesson text.

What to Store

Good candidates for storage:

• Architecture decisions: "Chose SQLite for local-first, embedded use case"
• Coding conventions: "Use conventional commits: feat:, fix:, docs:"
• Lessons learned: "NTFS file locking requires LockFileEx on Windows"
• Project knowledge: "API rate limit is 100 req/min, use exponential backoff"
• Team agreements: "All PRs require at least one review"

Confidence Score Guidance

When storing, include confidence:

Score	Meaning
1.0	Definitive - confirmed by testing/production
0.9	High confidence - validated approach
0.8	Solid - good evidence
0.7	Reasonable - working assumption
0.5	Tentative - needs more validation

Context

Always include context - the "why" behind the decision:

• What problem did it solve?
• What alternatives were considered?
• What tradeoffs were made?

Example

Input:

/cortex:store "Use path.join() for all file paths - hardcoded / or \\ breaks Windows compatibility"

Stored as:

• Decision: Use path.join() for all file paths
• Context: Hardcoded / or \ breaks Windows compatibility
• Confidence: 0.9

Integration

This skill uses the cortex_store MCP tool with your $ARGUMENTS as the decision text.