Memory Search

You can search session summaries by specifying search terms and optional scopes to locate specific content within your Claude memory files. This Skill retrieves relevant contextual lines around search matches for immediate understanding of past project discussions.

Yes, you can retrieve specific decision records by searching your Claude memory files with targeted terms. The Skill reads markdown files within designated memory directories to locate past decisions and accumulated project learnings.

Yes, searching Claude memory files requires file system access to read markdown files within designated memory directories. This access enables the Skill to scan session summaries, decision records, and knowledge base entries for your specified search terms.

The best way to find old API pattern discussions is to search your knowledge files using specific terms like "API patterns". This Skill locates matching content and provides contextual snippets around the search hits for immediate understanding.

You can scope a memory search to only knowledge base entries by specifying optional scopes alongside your search terms. This filters the search across persistent memory files to target accumulated project learnings rather than session summaries or decision records.

A limitation is that searching persistent memory files relies entirely on existing markdown files within designated memory directories. If session summaries or decision records were not previously saved, the search will not locate or retrieve that content.