context-persistence
Accesses established project knowledge to provide continuity and prevent context loss.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/context-persistence && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/11391" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/context-persistence && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/context-persistence
Activation
This is the description your AI agent reads to decide when to run this skill — the better it matches your request, the more reliably it fires.
Pull what we already know about a topic before re-explaining. Say "what do we know about <topic>", "give me the prior context", or "remind me where we left off". Fires at session start, after a gap, or when the founder references prior context. Prevents the agent from stating facts without source paths.Key capabilities
- →Search recent and canonical sources for user references
- →Answer with source path if one match is clear
- →Offer best candidates if multiple matches are plausible
- →State where search occurred if no match is found
- →Update files after user approval if a fact is corrected
How it works
The skill parses user references, searches recent and canonical sources in a defined order, and provides an answer with the source path or asks a narrow question if no match is found.
Inputs & outputs
When to use context-persistence
- →Starting a new session
- →Retrieving past decisions
- →Accessing founder profile info
About this skill
Context Persistence
Runs on: reasoning - reads your files and reasons; any capable agent can run this.
If a fact already exists in the OS, find it before asking. If you cannot find it, say where you looked and what is missing.
When To Run
- New session start.
- The founder says "as I mentioned", "like last time", "the thing from yesterday", or similar.
- The agent is about to ask a question whose answer may live in the files.
- The agent is about to state a founder-specific, client-specific, or company-specific fact.
Source Order
Read only what the task needs, in this order:
CLAUDE.md- boot rules and live file map.core/identity.md- founder profile.context/priorities.md- current focus.context/decisions.md- open and resolved decisions.context/clients.md- prospect and client state.cadence/daily-anchors.mdandcadence/weekly-commitments.md- current time-bound work.brain/log.md,brain/flags.md,brain/patterns.md, andbrain/knowledge/when history or patterns matter.stack.jsonwhen tool behavior matters.
Do not load every file by default. Load the smallest set that can answer the question with source support.
Procedure
- Parse the user's reference.
- Search recent and canonical sources.
- If one match is clear, answer with the source path.
- If two or three matches are plausible, offer the best candidates and ask the user to pick.
- If no match is found, say where you looked and ask one narrow question.
- If the user corrects a stored fact, update the right file only after approval.
Output Pattern
I found the reference: <specific thing>.
Source: <file path or heading>
Answer: <action or context>
If not found:
I could not find that in <files searched>.
Missing: <specific fact>
Question: <one narrow question>
Drift Handling
If current user input conflicts with a file:
- Treat the current user statement as the freshest signal.
- Name the file that may be stale.
- Ask before editing canonical files.
- Log material corrections to
brain/log.md.
Rules
- Do not ask "can you remind me" before searching.
- Do not cite memory without a file path when the fact affects action.
- Do not summarize the whole prior session unless the user asks.
When not to use it
- →When the agent should ask 'can you remind me' before searching
- →When the agent should cite memory without a file path
- →When the agent should summarize the whole prior session without being asked
Limitations
- →Requires files to be updated for accurate context
- →Does not load every file by default
- →Only loads the smallest set of files to answer the question
How it compares
This skill systematically retrieves and cites existing information from specified files, preventing the agent from asking for repeated context or stating facts without source support.
Compared to similar skills
context-persistence side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| context-persistence (this skill) | 0 | 2mo | No flags | Intermediate |
| notion-knowledge-capture | 10 | 9mo | No flags | Intermediate |
| apple-reminders | 25 | 2mo | Review | Beginner |
| memory-keeper-proactive-context-maintenance | 6 | 9mo | Review | Intermediate |
Try saying
Example prompts that trigger this skill in your AI assistant.
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