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Explains CALM usage, record model, and skill index to users and Claude.

3|1|Updated Dec 9, 2025
Search Tags:#documentation#claude code#slash commands#usage guide#session context#CALM#memory plugin
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npx skills add https://github.com/isizono/calm --skill man-isizono
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: man
Source: https://github.com/isizono/calm/tree/main/skills/man
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/isizono/calm --skill man-isizono

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? Users of the CALM memory plugin often do not know which slash command to use, when to use it, or how the underlying record model (topics, decisions, logs, activities, materials, tags, habits, goals) fits together. This Skill acts as the built-in manual, answering "how do I use this?" questions and giving Claude a reliable reference for CALM-specific facts instead of guessing from memory. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Usage guidance: Explains the basic lifecycle (activity-start → record → activity-finish → sync-memory → check-in) and when to invoke each of the 25+ CALM skills. - Reference for Claude: Serves as the authoritative source for record-model distinctions, environment variable defaults, snapshot restore procedures, and silent-degradation diagnostics (embedding server, degraded search flag, hook failures). - Use Case: A user asks "How do I resume work I paused yesterday?" The Skill guides the answer: use /check-in to pick the activity, which pulls related decisions and history automatically. ## Quick Start Ask how to use CALM or what a specific CALM command does, and the relevant section of the manual will be explained.

Frequently Asked Questions about man

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I get started with the CALM memory plugin?▼

Start with the basic cycle: run /activity-start when beginning work, let the AI record topics and decisions during the session, and run /sync-memory before ending the session. Use /check-in to resume previous work with full context.

What is the difference between topics, decisions, logs, and activities in CALM?▼

Topics are subjects of discussion, decisions are agreed conclusions with rationale, logs capture the discussion process, and activities are units of work with status tracking. Materials offload long raw content, and tags classify all of them cross-cuttingly.

How do I restore the CALM database from a snapshot?▼

Stop all Claude Code sessions and the MCP server, then run the snapshot.py restore command with --latest or a specific snapshot path. The current database is automatically backed up before restoration, and the db-recovery skill handles this flow when anomalies are detected.

Why is CALM search only returning keyword matches?▼

The search response includes a degraded flag that is true when the embedding server is unavailable, meaning results rely on FTS5 keyword matching only. Check the embedding server health endpoint and restart it with /restart --restart-embedding.

When should I not trigger the man skill?▼

Do not trigger it just to decide which skill to call, since all skill descriptions are already in the system prompt. It is also unnecessary for single-tool argument questions covered by docstrings, or to re-read content already referenced in the same session.

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