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agent-memory-discipline
Teaches when to recall from long-term memory before acting and when to save durable decisions, corrections and failures afterwards. Use when a memory tool or MCP memory server is connected but the agent is not using it consistently, when the user complains that the assistant forgets preferences, conventions or past decisions between sessions, or when setting up persistent memory for a project. Works with any memory backend: a folder of Markdown files, a local MCP server, or a managed service.
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# Agent memory discipline
Connecting a memory tool does not make an agent use it. Tools register, the session runs, and nothing gets recalled or saved. This skill supplies the missing part: standing rules for when to read memory and when to write it.
It is backend-agnostic. Everything below works the same whether memory is a folder of Markdown files, a local MCP server, or a hosted service.
## Recall before acting
Read memory **before** doing any of these, not after:
- starting work on a project you have touched before
- choosing a library, pattern, or tool
- writing tests, commits, or documentation, where conventions apply
- answering "how do we usually do X here"