claude-mem/desktop-skill/Skill.md

name, description

name	description
mem-search	Search your persistent memory database from previous coding sessions. Use when asked about past work, decisions, bugs fixed, or development history.

Overview

Search your local memory database for past sessions, decisions, code changes, and development history. This skill uses the mem-search MCP server tools.

Available MCP tools

Use these tools from the mem-search MCP server:

Tool	Description
search	Unified search across all memory types
decisions	Find architectural/design decisions
changes	Find code changes and refactorings
timeline	Get observations around a specific point in time
find_by_file	Find observations for specific files
find_by_type	Filter by type (decision, bugfix, feature, refactor, discovery, change)
find_by_concept	Find by concept tags
how_it_works	Understand system architecture and design patterns

Common parameters

• query - Natural language search query
• limit - Max results (1-100, default 20)
• format - index for titles only (recommended), full for complete content
• type - Filter: observations, sessions, or prompts
• obs_type - Filter observation type: decision, bugfix, feature, refactor, discovery, change

When to use

• "Did we already solve this?"
• "How did we do X last time?"
• "Find the bug fix for..."
• "What decisions did we make about..."
• "Show me changes to [file]"
• "What work did we do on [project]?"

Setup requirement

The mem-search MCP server must be configured in Claude Desktop settings. See MCP configuration docs.