Give coding agents repo-local project memory with brain.md
Initialize and maintain a repo-native Markdown memory layer so coding agents preserve durable decisions, requirements, constraints, and rationale across sessions.
npx skills add agentskillexchange/skills --skill give-coding-agents-repo-local-project-memory-with-brain-md
npm install -g @mindmux/brain-md, run brain setup -y, then initialize a target project with brain init. For one-off use, run npx @mindmux/brain-md setup -y and npx @mindmux/brain-md init.Use brain.md when an agent needs durable project memory that lives with the repository instead of vanishing into chat history. The operator initializes a project with `brain init`, wires agent instructions, seeds durable knowledge with the bundled skills, then reads and writes decisions, constraints, and rationale through the `brain` CLI. Invoke this instead of using the product normally when the job is to preserve cross-session project context for future agents, not to browse notes or run a generic knowledge-management app. The boundary is the repo-local Markdown brain protocol and CLI-managed read/write workflow; it is not a generic memory SDK, vector database, or hosted workspace listing.
What this skill actually does
Inputs and prerequisites: Node.js, npm or npx, git repository, supported coding agent that reads project instruction files.
Setup notes: Install with npm install -g @mindmux/brain-md , run brain setup -y , then initialize a target project with brain init . For one-off use, run npx @mindmux/brain-md setup -y and npx @mindmux/brain-md init .
Source and verification boundary: use https://projectbrain.md as the canonical reference before running the workflow; keep commands, API calls, CLI usage, and generated outputs reviewable against that upstream source.
Framework fit: publish this as a Multi-Framework workflow only when the operator can invoke the documented toolchain directly, rather than treating the upstream project as a generic product listing.