Use when user asks 'how should I...' or 'what's the best approach...' after exploring code, OR when you've tried to solve something and are stuck, OR for unfamiliar workflows, OR when user references past work. Searches conversation history.
Install
npx skills add obra/episodic-memory --skill remembering-conversationsnpx skills add obra/episodic-memory --skill remembering-conversations -a claude-code -gnpx skills add obra/episodic-memory --skill remembering-conversations -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/obra/episodic-memory.git --path skills/remembering-conversationsgh skill install obra/episodic-memory remembering-conversationsgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/obra/episodic-memory /tmp/obra__episodic-memory
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/obra__episodic-memory/skills/remembering-conversations ~/.claude/skills/remembering-conversations # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/obra__episodic-memory/skills/remembering-conversations ~/.agents/skills/remembering-conversations # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode