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Memory Compact

Category: General  ·  Sub-category: knowledge-mgmt  ·  Last updated:
Emergency single-pass memory compression when context window pressure is high mid-task. Activate when approaching token limits during active work. For scheduled end-of-phase cleanup, use memory-refresh instead.

What this skill does

Memory Compact 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-compact/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Memory Compact 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 70,000+ 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-compact
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/memory-compact/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/memory-compact/SKILL.md

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

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

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ClaudSkills. (2026). Memory Compact [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/memory-compact/
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@misc{memory-compact-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Memory Compact [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/memory-compact/}
}

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