engram

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engram

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Memory-as-first-class system for Claude sessions across a multi-domain workspace (~15+ active projects). USE THIS SKILL for: (1) setting up ENGRAM on a new device ("set up ENGRAM", "install memory system", "set up my context", "set up memory"); (2) capturing thoughts in-session ("remember X", "add to memory", "note that", "log that", "capture this"); (3) surfacing project context ("what's my context", "surface my memory", "what am I working on", "restore context", "what do I know about X"); (4) inbox consolidation ("consolidate my memory", "process my inbox", "clean up memory"); (5) creating per-repo CLAUDE.md stubs. Trigger when any workspace project is mentioned and context appears missing. Trigger on new-device setup and memory restoration. Workspace source of truth: ~/Code/WORKSPACE.md

ENGRAM — Memory System

Inbox-first, file-native memory layer for Claude sessions. Plain Markdown in ~/.claude/. Claude reads it automatically. You capture without decisions.

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Locked Configuration

These decisions are final. Do not re-litigate them.

ID	Decision	Choice
D-01	Capture interface	Both: shell alias + natural language in-session
D-02	Storage format	Pure Markdown — no YAML frontmatter
D-03	Project scoping	Global + per-repo on demand (15+ projects — stubs created as needed)
D-04	Consolidation	Manual on-demand only
D-05	Session ritual	zsh precmd hook — auto-surface on terminal open
D-06	Memory decay	Soft: [STALE] prefix after 60 days, at consolidation time

Machine constants: MacBook Pro M5 Pro · Apple Silicon · · iTerm2 · zsh Workspace: (alias ) · Map: · Repo: