mode-creator
Interactively create, install, activate, and verify custom claude-mem modes, including domain-specific observation types, concept tags, optional Telegram alerts, bot setup, worker restart, and startup-context verification. Use this whenever someone asks to customize what claude-mem remembers, create or change a mode, track domain-specific notes, add observation types or tags, or send Telegram notifications for particular memories—even if they do not use the word "mode.
Profile →npx skills add thedotmack/claude-mem --skill mode-creator --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Mode Creator Create a useful note-taking system, not merely a valid JSON file. Interview the user, propose a small taxonomy, obtain approval, install it durably, configure optional alerts, restart the worker, and prove the active mode appears in startup context. ## Ground rules - Use the available interactive question tool (`AskUserQuestion`, `request_user_input`, or equivalent) for the interview. Ask in small batches and wait for each response. - Explain observation types as mutually exclusive kinds of notes and concepts as reusable tags. Avoid jargon unless the user uses it first. - Inspect existing bundled and user modes before inventing a new one. Reuse or remix a close match when that serves the user better. - Do not edit a plugin cache or bundled mode. Install custom files under the resolved claude-mem data directory's `modes/` folder. - Do not expose a Telegram token in chat, command arguments, logs, or tool output. Treat it like a password. - Preserve unrelated settings and existing Telegram triggers. The helpers make timestamped backups and merge requested triggers. - Custom modes are supported by the local worker runtime. If `CLAUDE_MEM_RUNTIME` is `server`, explain tha
- Ground rules
- 1. Open with the purpose
- 2. Discover what is worth remembering
- 3. Propose the mode
- 4. Ask about Telegram alerts
- 5. Draft, validate, and install
- 6. Connect Telegram when needed
- 7. Restart and prove the result
- 8. Hand off clearly
node <skill-directory>/scripts/install-mode.mjs \ node <skill-directory>/scripts/configure-telegram.mjs \ npx claude-mem restart npx claude-mem status
What does the mode-creator skill do?
Interactively create, install, activate, and verify custom claude-mem modes, including domain-specific observation types, concept tags, optional Telegram alerts, bot setup, worker restart, and startup-context verification. Use this whenever someone asks to customize what claude-mem remembers, create or change a mode, track domain-specific notes, add observation types or tags, or send Telegram notifications for particular memories—even if they do not use the word "mode.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add thedotmack/claude-mem --skill mode-creator --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From thedotmack/claude-mem, a repository with 89,517 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.