memory-lifecycle SKILL.md skillA
memory-lifecycle from basicmachines-co/basic-memory is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add basicmachines-co/basic-memory/memory-lifecycle@git:20261029.bde8034Pins git:20261029.bde8034 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- basicmachines-co/basic-memory
- Path
skills/memory-lifecycle/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 6
- Latest version
- git:20261029.bde8034, committed Oct 29, 2026
- First version recorded
- May 30, 2026
- Size
- 7,011 bytes
- Repository stars
- 4,501
- License
- AGPL-3.0
Manage note status transitions in Basic Memory: archive completed work, move notes between status folders, update frontmatter. Use when marking items complete or archiving entities.
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
# Memory Lifecycle Manage how entities move through status stages in Basic Memory. The core principle: **archive, never delete.** Completed work is valuable context — move it out of the active view, but keep it in the knowledge graph. ## Project scope If the project is unknown, discover it with `bm_project(command="list")`. Pass a nonempty `project` on every note, folder, context and schema call, even with one project or a qualified `memory://` URL. Use the chosen project's name, `workspace/project`, or external ID; `<project>` below is a placeholder for it. Recent activity also requires `project`. Search accepts `project` for one project, `projects` for selected projects, or `all_projects=True` explicitly. Discovery and bundled manuals need no project. Keep the same scope when following returned paths, paginating, or recovering from a refusal. ## When to Use - User says something is "done", "finished", "completed", "submitted", "missed", or "cancelled" - Moving entities between status folders (active → archive, pipeline → active, etc.) - Reverting a mistaken completion - Periodic cleanup of stale active items ## Core Principle: Archive, Never Delete …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add basicmachines-co/basic-memory/memory-lifecycle@sha256:ca3047fc5f6ea162The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261029.bde8034, 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.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 6 versions of this file, between May 30, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, about one every 30 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
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| git:20261029.bde8034 latest | 2026-10-29 | bde8034 | 7,011 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261024.3d433fd | 2026-10-24 | 3d433fd | 6,249 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261014.2f8530d | 2026-10-14 | 2f8530d | 6,268 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20261012.373ec2e | 2026-10-12 | 373ec2e | 5,979 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260929.e9a89af | 2026-09-29 | e9a89af | 6,052 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260530.5365f97 | 2026-05-30 | 5365f97 | 5,875 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 (7011 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
basicmachines-co/basic-memory · 4,501 stars · license AGPL-3.0 · pushed 2026-11-05 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_ve6hzkjzpb3usmyt GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=basicmachines-co/basic-memory/memory-lifecycle GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/ca3047fc5f6ea162616eb5878c905ee7ab59e572372e7acebeaf2714f3db34da
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