Provides shared, durable long-term memory that persists across multiple coding agent instances.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/brain && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/17527" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/brain && rm skill.zip

Installs to .claude/skills/brain

Activation

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Use this skill when the task needs durable memory shared across coding-agent harnesses through the external `brain` CLI and MCP server.
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Intermediate

Key capabilities

  • Check the availability of the external `brain` CLI
  • Recall prior cross-tool decisions and observations
  • Save concise, durable observations across harnesses
  • Integrate Brain as an MCP stdio server
  • Provide installation instructions for Brain
  • Use returned notes as context for non-trivial work

How it works

This skill integrates with an external `brain` CLI and MCP server to provide durable memory shared across coding-agent harnesses. It allows recalling prior decisions and saving new observations.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
python3 .agent/tools/brain_bridge.py ask "<intent or topic>"
You get back
Prior cross-tool decisions or observations related to the intent or topic

When to use brain

  • Store project preferences
  • Recall cross-tool decisions
  • Maintain shared knowledge

About this skill

Brain Integration

Use this skill when the task needs durable memory shared across coding-agent harnesses through the external brain CLI and MCP server.

Check Availability

python3 .agent/tools/brain_bridge.py status

If Brain is missing, tell the user to install it:

brew install codejunkie99/tap/brain

Recall

Before non-trivial work that could depend on prior cross-tool decisions:

python3 .agent/tools/brain_bridge.py ask "<intent or topic>"

Use returned notes as context, but keep project-local .agent/memory/semantic as the source for agentic-stack lessons until the user explicitly asks to promote or migrate them.

Save

Save one concise observation when the user gives a durable preference, cross-project convention, or decision that should survive across harnesses:

python3 .agent/tools/brain_bridge.py note "<one durable observation>"

Do not save secrets, credentials, or ephemeral task details.

MCP

To wire Brain as an MCP stdio server, inspect:

python3 .agent/tools/brain_bridge.py mcp-command

The expected command is brain serve --mcp.

When not to use it

  • When Brain is not installed or available
  • When storing secrets, credentials, or ephemeral task details
  • When project-local memory is preferred over cross-tool decisions

Limitations

  • Brain is an external dependency; installation is required
  • Cannot store secrets, credentials, or ephemeral task details
  • Project-local memory (`.agent/memory/semantic`) is the default source for agentic-stack lessons

How it compares

This skill provides a persistent, shared memory mechanism across different agent harnesses, ensuring consistency in decisions and preferences, unlike ephemeral session-based memory.

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