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How to use the Remember to Atlas memory agent skill
Updated · written with AI from the project's own documentation and checked against our catalogue data
The remember skill is a small instruction file for an AI agent. When you type the remember command, the agent reviews the current conversation and saves the decisions, project facts, mistakes to avoid and system architecture into Atlas's shared memory. This guide explains what the skill does, how to install it, how to trigger it and what to check before you rely on it.
Remember to Atlas memorypacifio/atlas · Apache-2.0 Download the skill Quick start
- 1Get the skill ZIP. Download the ZIP from this page and unzip it so you have a remember folder containing SKILL.md.
- 2Place the folder. Move the remember folder into ~/.claude/skills/ for all projects, or into a project's .claude/skills/ folder for one project.
- 3Or upload it in the apps. In the Claude apps, go to Settings → Capabilities → Skills and upload the skill instead.
- 4Connect Atlas. Make sure the Atlas app and its atlas_memory MCP server are connected to your agent.
- 5Run the command. At the end of a session, type /remember, optionally followed by a focus such as a topic name.
- 6Review the list. Read the list of saved items the agent prints and fix anything you do not want kept.
What the remember skill makes the agent do
An agent skill is a set of instructions that an AI agent loads when it is relevant or when you call it by name. The remember skill tells the agent to save what the current conversation has established to Atlas's shared memory, so that other agents and future sessions can build on it.
The agent stores each item with one of four kinds: decision (a choice that was made and why), fact (a durable fact or convention about the project), failure (a dead end or mistake not to repeat) and architecture (how a part of the system fits together). It saves one entry per call using the memory_remember tool from the atlas_memory MCP server.
- Before saving, it checks what is already stored with memory_search or memory_list and skips duplicates.
- To update an existing entry, it reuses that entry's key.
- It does not record plans, task progress or file edits, because Atlas captures those by itself.
- It writes entries in the language of the conversation, complete enough to make sense on their own.
- At the end, it lists what it saved, one line per item.
Install the remember skill
Download the ZIP from this page and unzip it. The skill is a folder that contains SKILL.md. Put that folder in one of two places, depending on how you want to use it.
For a personal skill available in all your projects, place it in ~/.claude/skills/. To limit it to one project, place it in that project's .claude/skills/ folder.
If you use the Claude apps, you can instead upload the skill under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.
- Personal: ~/.claude/skills/remember/
- Project only: .claude/skills/remember/ inside your project
Connect Atlas before you start
The skill depends on the Atlas app and its atlas_memory MCP server. If those tools are not available to the agent, the skill tells the agent to say so and stop, so nothing is saved.
Confirm the atlas_memory server is connected in your agent before you run the command.
How to trigger the remember skill with a request
Type the remember command at the end of a conversation to save everything it established. You can add a focus after the command to limit what gets saved. The skill's argument hint is [focus].
Without a focus, the agent covers the whole conversation. With a focus, it concentrates on that topic only.
- Save everything from this conversation: /remember
- Save only one topic: /remember the retry rule
/remember the retry ruleWhat to check after the agent saves
Read the list the agent prints at the end. Each saved item appears on its own line, so you can see exactly what went into Atlas's shared memory.
The skill has no review step before saving. The agent stores whatever it judges durable, so check the list and correct entries if something is wrong or sensitive.
- Look for entries that repeat something already stored.
- Look for anything you did not want kept, such as private details.
Safety notes: scripts and network
The remember skill runs no scripts and uses no network access of its own. Its only file is SKILL.md. The writes go through the atlas_memory tools that the agent calls.
Because the skill saves what the agent judges durable with no review beforehand, avoid running it on conversations that contain sensitive details you do not want stored.
- Runs scripts: no
- Uses network: no (the skill itself; storage happens through Atlas)
- Files: SKILL.md
What people use it for
- Carry architecture decisions from one coding session into the next so you do not re-explain them.
- Record a dead end, such as an approach that failed, so no agent tries it again.
- Save a project convention, such as a retry rule, under a focused /remember request.
- Let a teammate's agent read the decisions your session established in shared Atlas memory.
Frequently asked questions
What is the remember agent skill?
It is an instruction file for an AI agent. When you type the remember command, the agent saves the decisions, facts, dead ends and architecture from the conversation into Atlas's shared memory, so other agents and future sessions can reuse them.
What do I need to use the remember skill?
You need the Atlas app with the atlas_memory MCP server connected. If those tools are missing, the skill stops and tells the agent to say so.
Where do I install the remember skill?
Unzip the downloaded ZIP and place the remember folder in ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use, or in a project's .claude/skills/ folder for one project. In the Claude apps, you can upload it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.
Does the remember skill run scripts or use the network?
No. The skill runs no scripts and uses no network access itself; it contains only SKILL.md. Saving goes through the atlas_memory tools.
Will it save duplicate entries?
The agent first checks what is already stored with memory_search or memory_list and skips anything already recorded. To update an entry, it reuses that entry's key.
Is there a review step before anything is saved?
No. The agent saves whatever it judges durable with no review beforehand, so check the list it prints at the end and avoid conversations with details you do not want stored.
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Our verdict
The remember skill suits developers and teams who use Atlas and want decisions, project facts and known dead ends carried into later sessions and other agents without writing them up by hand. It is not a good fit if you do not have Atlas and its atlas_memory MCP server, or if you work with sensitive details you do not want saved, since there is no review step before storage.
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