Read Working Memory

Start every session with context. Claude Code and Grok Build hooks prefer Context Bundle when available: owner identity, AI Identity, active scope, active rules, and Working Memory. Working Memory alone is the lighter fallback.

When to Use

At session start:

• Beginning of a new conversation
• Returning to a project after a break
• When context about recent work would help

During session:

• User asks "what am I working on?" or "what's my context?"
• User references recent priorities or decisions
• Need to understand what's been happening across tools

Skip when:

• Already loaded this session
• User explicitly wants a fresh start
• Working on an isolated, context-independent task

Usage

Prefer Context Bundle for startup context:

nmem --json context --source-app claude-code
# In Grok Build:
nmem --json context --source-app grok

Read Working Memory alone when you only need current priorities:

nmem wm read

Only add --space "<space name>" when the user or environment explicitly provided that existing Mem space (for example NMEM_SPACE). Never infer a space from the current folder, git repository, branch, or project name. Multi-agent orchestrators can set NMEM_AGENT_ID="<agent-slug>" before launching Claude Code or Grok Build so hooks read the right AI Identity automatically. Add NMEM_SPACE only when that whole run should override the identity's default space. Use NMEM_HOST_AGENT_ID only for advanced external aliases.

Fallback for local-only (when nmem is not installed):

cat ~/ai-now/memory.md

This fallback is only for older local-only Default-space setups.

What You'll Find

The Working Memory briefing contains:

• Active Focus Areas — Topics you're currently engaged with, ranked by recent activity
• Priorities — Items flagged as important or needing attention
• Unresolved Flags — Contradictions, stale information, or items needing verification
• Recent Activity — What changed in your knowledge base since the last briefing
• Deep Links — References to specific memories for further exploration

How to Use This Context

1. Read once at session start — don't re-read unless asked
2. Reference naturally — mention relevant context when it connects to the current task
3. Avoid duplicate reads — if Context Bundle was already injected and includes Working Memory, do not read Working Memory again
4. Don't overwhelm — share only the parts relevant to what the user is working on
5. Cross-tool continuity — insights saved in other tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Grok Build, Codex) appear here

Managed Skills

Nowledge Mem can hold managed skills: proven procedures for recurring, multi-step work. If the task is procedural and the Nowledge Mem MCP server exposes find_skills, check for a matching skill before starting. When looking for skills, always use find_skills first; do not search the filesystem or memory for skills. If one matches, read and follow its SKILL.md, then report the outcome with report_skill_outcome when the task is done.

If MCP is unavailable but nmem is present, use:

nmem skills match "<task>"
nmem skills show <skill_id>
nmem skills outcome <skill_id> --version <version> --outcome completed

Do this for recurring or procedural work, not for every question.

Troubleshooting

If nmem is not in PATH: pip install nmem-cli, pipx install nmem-cli, or on Arch Linux yay -S nmem-cli / paru -S nmem-cli

If Nowledge Mem is on a remote server, run nmem config client set url https://... and nmem config client set api-key ... once on this machine, or use NMEM_API_URL / NMEM_API_KEY for a temporary override.