proactive-agent

Organize onboarding, memory, and operating rules into structured markdown files.

Updated Apr 8, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/LudwigAJ/swell --skill proactive-agent-ludwigaj
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: proactive-agent
Source: https://github.com/LudwigAJ/swell/tree/main/.factory/skills/proactive-agent
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/LudwigAJ/swell --skill proactive-agent-ludwigaj

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) and assets (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps an AI agent stay useful across long sessions by preserving context, learning from interactions, and proactively checking for work that matters.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Persistent memory workflow: Captures decisions, corrections, preferences, and task state in structured workspace files.
  • Proactive operation: Supports onboarding, heartbeats, reverse prompting, and recurring check-ins so the agent can act without waiting to be told.
  • Safety and recovery: Adds prompt-injection defense, deletion confirmation, verification before reporting done, and compaction recovery when context gets truncated.
  • Use case: A long-running assistant can resume after interruption, remember user preferences, audit itself, and continue taking useful next steps without losing thread.

Quick Start

Copy the provided workspace files into your project, then tell the agent to follow the onboarding flow and start maintaining memory and heartbeats.

Frequently Asked Questions about proactive-agent

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

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How do I maintain AI agent memory and context recovery across long-running sessions?

Persistent agent memory solves context loss by capturing decisions, corrections, and task state in structured markdown files. This allows long-running assistants to resume interrupted workflows, remember user preferences, and continue previous work without losing thread history.

How can I make my AI assistant proactive and act without waiting for prompts?

Make an AI assistant proactive by implementing onboarding flows, heartbeats, and reverse prompting routines. These mechanisms trigger recurring check-ins and allow the agent to identify and perform useful next steps autonomously without waiting for explicit user commands.

What security hardening is needed for autonomous AI agents performing external actions?

Security hardening for autonomous agents requires approval gates before external actions, prompt-injection defense mechanisms, and deletion confirmation protocols. These safety measures prevent unauthorized modifications and ensure the agent verifies completed tasks before reporting them done.

How do I handle context truncation and recovery when an AI agent's context window fills up?

Handle context truncation by implementing compaction recovery routines that preserve critical task state and decisions in structured workspace files. When context gets truncated, the agent reads the preserved memory files to recover operational continuity and resume its workflow seamlessly.

How do I set up a self-improvement and onboarding workflow for a persistent AI agent?

Set up a self-improvement workflow by copying structured markdown workspace files into your project and instructing the agent to follow the onboarding flow. The agent then maintains memory, performs recurring check-ins, and audits its own interactions to improve future performance.