Is Brain Surgery safe to use on existing projects?

Yes, the skill includes a safety check to ensure it's running in a project root and creates a timestamped backup in /tmp before moving any existing memory files.

Can I revert to the original memory setup?

Yes, using the /brain-surgery --undo command will remove the symlink and move your memory files back to Claude's default system directory.

Does this change how Claude's reasoning works?

No, it simply changes where the data is stored. Claude will still read and write memory as usual, but the data will live in your project folder instead of a hidden system directory.

Why should I commit AI memory to Git?

Committing memory allows your entire team to benefit from the context Claude has learned about your specific codebase, ensuring consistent AI assistance across different developers.

Brain Surgery: Portable AI Memory

Name: Brain Surgery: Portable AI Memory
Author: ellyseum

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协作工具

Externalizes Claude's auto-memory into your project directory to enable git-tracking and team collaboration.

Brain Surgery allows developers to bridge the gap between Claude's local system-level auto-memory and team-shared repositories by moving memory files into a version-controlled .context/memory/ folder. By replacing the default hidden storage with a symbolic link, it ensures Claude's project-specific learning and context are preserved across different machines, shared with teammates via Git, and easily editable by humans. This skill includes robust safety checks for project roots, automatic backup creation during migration, and a built-in undo feature to restore standard behavior at any time.

主要功能

01Includes /brain-surgery --undo command to restore default storage

02Synchronizes AI learning across different machines and team members

03Enables version control for project-specific AI memory and context

04Safe, non-destructive migration with automatic backup creation

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06Externalizes hidden auto-memory to a project-relative directory

使用场景

01Maintaining persistent AI memory when switching between different workstations or dev environments

02Directly auditing and editing the memory files Claude uses for project-level context

03Sharing project-specific AI instructions and context with a development team via Git

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add ellyseum/claude-brain-surgery brain-surgery

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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