memory-lifecycle

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Archive, never delete: manage entity status.

Authorbasicmachines-co
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps manage the lifecycle of entities within Basic Memory by providing a clear framework for updating their status, moving them between organizational folders, and ensuring that valuable information is archived rather than deleted.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Status Transition Management: Handles user-defined status changes like "completed," "missed," "cancelled," or "paused."
  • Folder Organization: Moves notes to appropriate status-based folders (e.g., active/ to archive/).
  • Frontmatter Updates: Modifies YAML frontmatter to reflect new statuses and completion dates.
  • Use Case: When a user indicates a task is "done," this skill will move the corresponding note to the tasks/completed/ folder and update its frontmatter to status: completed.

Quick Start

Use the memory-lifecycle skill to mark the 'quarterly report' entity as completed and move it to the archive folder.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

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Name: memory-lifecycle
Download link: https://github.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory-skills/archive/main.zip#memory-lifecycle

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