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How It Works

How It Works is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from thedotmack/claude-mem. Explain how claude-mem captures observations, when memory injection kicks in, and where data lives. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode and has 97,272 GitHub stars across a repository of 8 listed skills.

github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/plugin/skills/how-it-works (opens in a new tab)

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Add this skill

Claude

This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add thedotmack/claude-mem
/plugin install claude-mem@thedotmack

In the Claude apps, zip the how-it-works folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git
cp -r claude-mem/plugin/skills/how-it-works .agents/skills/how-it-works   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git
cp -r claude-mem/plugin/skills/how-it-works .cursor/skills/how-it-works   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

Explain how claude-mem captures observations, when memory injection kicks in, and where data lives. Use when the user asks "how does claude-mem work?" or "what is this thing doing?". Every Read, Edit, and Bash that Claude makes turns into a compressed observation. Observations get summarized at session end. Relevant ones get auto-injected into future prompts so the next session starts with context from the last one — no re-explaining the codebase, no re-discovering decisions.

When it triggers

  • Use when the user asks "how does claude-mem work?" or "what is this thing doing?".
  • "how does claude-mem work?"
  • "what is this thing doing?"

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FAQ

How It Works FAQ

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What is the How It Works skill?

How It Works is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from thedotmack/claude-mem. Explain how claude-mem captures observations, when memory injection kicks in, and where data lives. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode and has 97,272 GitHub stars across a repository of 8 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/plugin/skills/how-it-works.

How do I install the How It Works skill?

In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add thedotmack/claude-mem and then /plugin install claude-mem@thedotmack. For Codex or Cursor, copy the how-it-works folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.

Is the How It Works skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the Apache-2.0 license.

Is How It Works maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 6, 2026. Its latest release is v13.34.2. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.