How does memory consolidation work?

The skill includes scripts that take candidate memory events (short-term) and 'consolidate' them into stable memory blocks, preventing context window bloat while keeping relevant facts accessible.

Can I switch between different personas?

Yes, you can create multiple profiles within the memory store and switch between them using the AI_MEMORY_PROFILE environment variable.

What is the primary benefit of using the persona-memory skill?

It provides Claude with a 'brain' that persists between sessions, allowing it to remember past decisions, coding styles, and project context that would otherwise be lost when a session ends.

Where is my memory data actually stored?

All memory and personality data is stored locally on your machine in the ~/.ai-memory directory, ensuring complete privacy and control over your data.

Persona & Persistent Memory

Name: Persona & Persistent Memory
Author: fairchild

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Productivity & Workflow

Equips Claude Code with a durable memory framework and customizable agent personas for consistent, long-term interactions.

Persona & Persistent Memory is a framework-first skill designed to transform Claude into a teammate-style agent with long-term recall. By utilizing a local-first storage system in ~/.ai-memory and scriptable lifecycle hooks, it allows users to maintain persistent context across multiple sessions. This skill enables the injection of specific personalities via personality.md files and automates the consolidation of short-term event logs into stable memory blocks, ensuring your AI assistant remembers project-specific decisions and stylistic preferences indefinitely.

Key Features

01Local-first persistent memory storage in ~/.ai-memory

02Advanced script suite for manual or automated memory recall and consolidation

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04Profile-based personality management with personality.md injection

05Automated session lifecycle hooks for start-of-day and end-of-day memory sync

06Custom launcher wrapper to append relevant memory context to every session

Use Cases

01Creating a distributable memory profile that can be shared across different development environments

02Developing a consistent 'teammate' AI that remembers specific coding standards and architectural preferences

03Maintaining long-horizon project context that persists even after closing the terminal or switching projects

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add fairchild/dotclaude persona-memory

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT