Remember

Capture $ARGUMENTS into Basic Memory as a quick note, keeping the user's words.

Steps

1. Resolve config. Read the basicMemory block with the same precedence the hooks use. For the user-level base, append settings.json to the literal value of CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR when that environment variable is present; do not trim it, expand ~, or treat an empty value as unset. Use ~/.claude/settings.json only when the variable is absent. Then the project's .claude/settings.json and .claude/settings.local.json override it per key. A user-level block alone is enough; a project can still pin its own values:

   • rememberFolder — folder for quick captures (default: bm-remember)
   • primaryProject — project to write to (default: omit the project argument so Basic Memory uses its default project)

   Both are optional. Use the defaults if the block or a key is missing. Don't fail if there's no settings file.

2. Derive the note. Apply the bm-writing skill before drafting; match its depth to this lightweight capture — keep the user's wording and do not pad a small fact into an essay.

   • Content = the text in $ARGUMENTS, verbatim. Don't rewrite or pad it.
   • Title = the first line of that text, trimmed to ≤ 80 characters (append … if you truncate). If it's one long line, write a short descriptive title instead.
   • If $ARGUMENTS is empty (e.g. you were invoked because the user said "remember that…"), capture the specific thing they asked you to remember from the conversation. If it's genuinely unclear what to save, ask one short question.

3. Write it with write_note:

   • title = the derived title
   • directory = the resolved rememberFolder
   • content = the text
   • tags = ["manual-capture"]
   • Route to primaryProject if set: pass it as project, or as project_id if it's an external_id UUID (a bare UUID in project won't route). Omit both if primaryProject isn't set. Don't overwrite an existing note unless the user explicitly asks.

4. Confirm in one line: what was saved and its permalink — e.g. Saved → bm-remember/<slug>.

Notes

• This is a quick capture. Keep the user's wording; don't add observations, relations, or structure unless they ask.
• For a decision with rationale and alternatives, use the bm-decide skill instead (the basic-memory output style also captures these inline). Wrapping up a work session is bm-checkpoint's job, not this skill's.
• Use whichever Basic Memory MCP server is connected — don't assume a specific tool name prefix.