How do I install the Memory Archivist Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/memory-archivist/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at https://claudskills.com/install/.

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

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Memory Archivist

Category: General · Sub-category: knowledge-mgmt · Last updated: 2026-05-21

type:audit type:review

Cross-reference and synthesise daily memory files into patterns, insights, and carry-forward items. Use when asked to review memory, generate weekly synthesis, find forgotten tasks, detect decision patterns, or audit what was carried forward vs dropped. Also triggers on "what did I decide about X", "what's still pending", "weekly review", "memory synthesis", "what patterns do you see".

From the source SKILL.md

Memory is sacred. This skill turns raw daily journals into structured wisdom.

What this skill does

Memory Archivist is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the knowledge-mgmt sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/memory-archivist/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when asked to review memory, generate weekly synthesis, find forgotten tasks, detect decision patterns, or audit what was carried forward vs dropped. Also triggers on "what did I decide about X", "what's still pending", "weekly review", "memory synthesis", "what patterns do you see".

Who uses this skill

The Memory Archivist Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 69,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/memory-archivist
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/memory-archivist/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/memory-archivist/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/memory-archivist/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/memory-archivist/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\memory-archivist\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

Pro

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Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/ariffazil/arifos/blob/HEAD/00_legacy_materials/arifOS-upstream/archive/WORKSPACE/skills/memory-archivist/SKILL.md
Author: ariffazil

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Memory Archivist

From the source SKILL.md

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Manual install (2 steps)

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