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weekly memory synthesis. Runs in Claude Code routine.
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paperclipai · 2K installsPARA Memory Files skill
Runs by itself, weekly memory synthesis.
Keep agent memory sorted weekly.
Install the PARA Memory Files skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/paperclipai/para-memory-files.md
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PARA Memory Files
by paperclipai · 2K installs
The skill
The para memory files skill gives an agent file-based memory in three layers: a PARA knowledge graph, daily notes and tacit user patterns, with qmd for recall.
Only when you ask.
The habit
Keep agent memory sorted weekly.
↻ Runs by itselfweekly memory synthesis
How the habit works.
You don't have to.
When does it start? How does it check its work? What does it remember?
One run, step by step.
Then it stops.
Stops after one week of daily notes per run.
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Read daily notes
Your agent reads the week's files in $AGENT_HOME/memory/.
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Extract facts
It saves durable facts to items.yaml under projects, areas or resources.
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Create entities
It makes a new entity only when the skill's rules say so; otherwise the note stays daily.
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Rewrite summaries
It rewrites each summary.md from the active facts.
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Archive and supersede
It moves inactive entities to archives and marks old facts superseded, never deleting them.
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Update tacit memory
It adds new user patterns to $AGENT_HOME/MEMORY.md.
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Re-index
It runs qmd index $AGENT_HOME so recall finds the new facts.
What it may do.
Nothing more.
It writes only in its own folder and asks you before anything goes out.
- Writes only in$AGENT_HOME/life/**, $AGENT_HOME/memory/**, $AGENT_HOME/MEMORY.md
- Talks tono outside service
- Sendsnothing
- Your OKNothing goes out, so it needs no OK.
Is it for you?
Use it when it fits.
Read both lists. If the left one sounds like you, the PARA Memory Files skill helps.
Use it when
- ✓ Your agent forgets between sessions
- ✓ You want facts sorted by projects and areas
- ✓ You want search over memory with qmd
Skip it when
- – You need a shared database
- – The agent runs only one-off tasks
PARA Memory Files skill, answered.
Does it delete old facts?
No. It marks them superseded and links the newer fact.
How does recall work?
With qmd query, qmd search or qmd vsearch instead of grep.
How do I install the PARA Memory Files skill?
Copy the prompt at the top into your agent. It installs the skill from paperclipai/paperclip and sets up the habit. Or run npx skills add paperclipai/paperclip --skill para-memory-files.
Is the PARA Memory Files skill free?
Yes. It is published under MIT. Habit is free too.
PARA Memory Files. Now as a habit.
Install the PARA Memory Files skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/paperclipai/para-memory-files.md
All paperclipai skills →More notes skills →
Works in
- Claude Code
- Codex
- Cursor
- ChatGPT
- Claude app
Made by paperclipai, published under MIT. Habit links to the original and never changes it. Is this your skill?