---
title: "Memory Management"
type: skill
id: "knowledge-work-plugins/productivity/memory-management"
category: "Productivity"
publisher: "Anthropic"
license: "Apache-2.0"
source: "https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/tree/d900840"
canonical: "https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills/knowledge-work-plugins/productivity/memory-management"
open_in_pho: "https://pho.chat/customize?item=knowledge-work-plugins%2Fproductivity%2Fmemory-management&utm_source=labs&utm_medium=skill-page&utm_campaign=skills-library"
---

# Memory Management

Two-tier memory system that makes Claude a true workplace collaborator. Decodes shorthand, acronyms, nicknames, and internal language so Claude understands requests like a colleague would. CLAUDE.md for working memory, memory/ directory for the full knowledge base.

Source: Anthropic (Apache 2.0), copied at a pinned commit. Free to use. Part of the Phở Skills library (https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills).
Skill set: Productivity (https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills/knowledge-work-plugins/productivity.md).

## What it covers
- The Goal
- Architecture
- Lookup Flow
- File Locations
- Working Memory Format (CLAUDE.md)
- Deep Memory Format (memory/)
- How to Interact
  - Decoding User Input (Tiered Lookup)
  - Adding Memory
  - Recalling Memory
  - Progressive Disclosure
- Bootstrapping
- Conventions
- What Goes Where
- Promotion / Demotion

## Other skills in this set
- [Start Command](https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills/knowledge-work-plugins/productivity/start.md): Initialize the productivity system and open the dashboard. Use when setting up the plugin for the first time, bootstrapping working memory from your existing task list, or decoding the shorthand…
- [Task Management](https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills/knowledge-work-plugins/productivity/task-management.md): Simple task management using a shared TASKS.md file. Reference this when the user asks about their tasks, wants to add/complete tasks, or needs help tracking commitments.
- [Update Command](https://labs.pho.chat/en/skills/knowledge-work-plugins/productivity/update.md): Sync tasks and refresh memory from your current activity. Use when pulling new assignments from your project tracker into TASKS.md, triaging stale or overdue tasks, filling memory gaps for unknown…

## Use it
- In Phở: open https://pho.chat/customize?item=knowledge-work-plugins%2Fproductivity%2Fmemory-management&utm_source=labs&utm_medium=skill-page&utm_campaign=skills-library and press Try, or add it so Phở loads it whenever a request matches. Phở works with your own API key (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others).
- Full instructions (original SKILL.md, unchanged): https://labs.pho.chat/skills/raw/knowledge-work-plugins/productivity/skills/memory-management/SKILL.md
- Original files: https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/tree/d900840 (Apache 2.0).
- Full machine-readable index: https://labs.pho.chat/skills.json