refactor-memory SKILL.md skillA
refactor-memory from vinta/hal-9000 is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add vinta/hal-9000/refactor-memory@git:20261012.c3aeefdPins git:20261012.c3aeefd in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- vinta/hal-9000
- Path
skills/refactor-memory/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 9
- Latest version
- git:20261012.c3aeefd, committed Oct 12, 2026
- First version recorded
- Sep 4, 2026
- Size
- 3,609 bytes
- Repository stars
- 142
- License
- MIT
Use when refactoring Claude Code or Codex memories to remove stale or derivable entries, resolve contradictions, promote standing instructions, or reorganize recall. Not for standalone CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, or rules cleanup.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Overview Refactor memories so each entry carries what no lookup returns: a decision, a correction, a measured gotcha. Audit entries within the requested scope; their storage and update mechanism depend on the environment. ## Instructions 1. **Pick the target.** Use the scope or directory the user names, otherwise the platform default below. Load the reference for the active environment before reading memories: - **Claude Code:** [references/claude-code.md](references/claude-code.md) for project memory files, index rules, promotion destinations, and direct edits. - **Codex:** [references/codex.md](references/codex.md) for shared storage, project filtering, promotion destinations, and session-authorized updates. State the storage location and audit scope. A shared directory does not make every entry global. 2. **Read the evidence.** Follow the reference's reading procedure and fetch its official memory guide. Compare entries against applicable loaded instructions, repository files, and current vendor documentation. Inventory the entries in scope before assigning verdicts. …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add vinta/hal-9000/refactor-memory@sha256:150f9df9c34d1ed3The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261012.c3aeefd, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_6yzvbiubfpp37lag)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 9 versions of this file, between Sep 4, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026, about one every 5 days.
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| git:20261012.c3aeefd latest | 2026-10-12 | c3aeefd | 3,609 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260927.b839427 | 2026-09-27 | b839427 | 3,546 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260924.1e04353 | 2026-09-24 | 1e04353 | 3,567 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260914.20ae0ac | 2026-09-14 | 20ae0ac | 3,504 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260912.bf85aeb | 2026-09-12 | bf85aeb | 3,678 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260912.61752dd | 2026-09-12 | 61752dd | 3,811 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260909.ede0b9b | 2026-09-09 | ede0b9b | 4,612 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260904.4afef8a | 2026-09-04 | 4afef8a | 4,616 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260904.a8e315c | 2026-09-04 | a8e315c | 4,776 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (3609 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
vinta/hal-9000 · 142 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-05 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_6yzvbiubfpp37lag GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=vinta/hal-9000/refactor-memory GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/150f9df9c34d1ed329d12a3e0b31a5ce7523a21b1647cdffc868df81692a45f3
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