import-memory

Import memory exports from other AI assistants into Claude's memory store.

Updated Aug 25, 2017
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/loki495/dotfiles --skill import-memory-loki495
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: import-memory
Source: https://github.com/loki495/dotfiles/tree/main/ai/skills/synced/4f2cd280-c105-47f5-b498-fb931ff17906_01354434-3473-483d-87d9-0aa269eff282/import-memory
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/loki495/dotfiles --skill import-memory-loki495

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Switching AI assistants means losing the context and memories built up over months of conversations. This Skill migrates a memory export from another assistant (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) into Claude's memory in a controlled, additive, and privacy-filtered way. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Structured import pipeline: Parses a pasted memory export, builds a plan organized by the standard taxonomy (profile, areas, people, topics), and writes it to memory in batches after user confirmation. - Privacy and safety filtering: Omits sensitive categories such as health, finances, identifiers, and personality profiling, and drops instruction-like or prompt-injection content found in the export. - Additive-only writes: Never rewrites or deletes existing memory lines, skips duplicates and conflicts, and never touches preferences files. - Use Case: You exported your ChatGPT memories and pasted them into Claude. The Skill proposes a plan of new memory files and additions, filters out sensitive content, and writes everything across multiple turns after you approve. ## Quick Start Paste your memory export from another AI assistant and ask Claude to import it into memory using this skill.

Frequently Asked Questions about import-memory

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I import my ChatGPT memories into Claude?▼

Run the provided export prompt in your other assistant, paste the resulting export into the conversation, and the skill will build an import plan. After you confirm the plan, it writes the memories into Claude's memory in batches.

What format should a memory export be in for importing?▼

The export should use category sections (Instructions, Identity, Career, Projects, Preferences) with one dated entry per line in the format [YYYY-MM-DD] - content, wrapped in a single code block. The skill provides the exact prompt to generate this format.

Can I import memories without Claude memory tools enabled?▼

No, the import requires memory_write or memory_append tools in the conversation. Without them, use the built-in importer at Settings > Capabilities > Import memory from other AI providers on claude.ai.

Does importing memories overwrite my existing Claude memories?▼

No, the import is additive only. It creates new files or appends new lines, skips facts already in memory, and flags conflicts instead of overwriting existing lines.

What content gets filtered out during a memory import?▼

Sensitive categories are omitted entirely: health and mental-health details, finances, government identifiers, home addresses, political or religious attributes, personality profiling, and names of partners or family members. Instruction-like text in the export is also dropped.

Why did the memory import skip parts of my export?▼

Entries are skipped when they duplicate existing memory, conflict with existing facts, contain sensitive or instruction-like content, or are truncated. The skill tells you what was set aside and why at the plan stage.