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- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- basicmachines-co/basic-memory
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- Latest version
- git:20260908.8c5b03e, committed Sep 8, 2026
- First version recorded
- Sep 7, 2026
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- 3,094 bytes
- Repository stars
- 4,501
- License
- AGPL-3.0
Set up Basic Memory for a Pi workspace. Use when Basic Memory is not configured, /bm-status shows no project, recall returns setup guidance, or the user asks to enable durable memory, choose CLI vs MCP, or configure automatic continuity.
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What the file says
# Set up Basic Memory for Pi
Use this skill when the user wants Basic Memory continuity in a Pi workspace or when recall reports that the workspace is not configured.
## Goal
Create one explicit, project-local Pi configuration file:
```text
.pi/basic-memory.json
```
This keeps routing predictable and avoids mutating the user's global Basic Memory default project.
## Steps
1. Check status with `/bm-status` when available.
2. Ask which Basic Memory project should own this workspace's Pi checkpoints, unless the user already named one.
3. Prefer a project name for readability. Use `projectId` only when disambiguation is needed.
4. Create `.pi/basic-memory.json` in the workspace with opinionated defaults:
```json
{
"transport": "cli",
"project": "PROJECT_NAME",
"captureFolder": "pi/sessions",
"useHookFlow": true,
"autoRecall": true,
"autoCapture": true
}
```
5. If the user wants MCP mode, install the adapter and switch transport:
```bash
pi install npm:pi-mcp-adapter
```
```json
{
"transport": "mcp",
"project": "PROJECT_NAME",
"captureFolder": "pi/sessions",
"useHookFlow": true,
"autoRecall": true,
"autoCapture": true
}
```
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How to install
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Source
basicmachines-co/basic-memory · 4,501 stars · license AGPL-3.0 · pushed 2026-11-05 · branch main
API
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