mode-creator
Interactively create, install, activate, and verify custom claude-mem modes
by thedotmackFree
Description
mode-creator is a skill from the claude-mem project that walks a user through creating, installing, activating and verifying a custom claude-mem mode. A mode defines the kinds of notes the memory keeps. The skill's aim is to produce a useful note-taking system, not just a valid file. It works by interviewing the user in small batches of questions through an interactive question tool, proposing a small taxonomy, getting approval, installing the mode durably, configuring optional alerts, restarting the worker, and proving that the active mode appears in the startup context. It explains observation types as mutually exclusive kinds of notes and concepts as reusable tags, and it avoids jargon unless the user uses it first. Before inventing anything, it inspects the bundled and user modes and reuses or adapts a close match where that serves the user. Custom files are installed in the modes folder of the claude-mem data directory, and the bundled modes are never edited. The skill handles Telegram alerts with care: the bot token is treated as a password and never shown in chat, command arguments, logs or tool output. Existing settings and triggers are preserved, and backups are made.…
Highlights
- Interview in small batches, with approval
- Custom observation types and concept tags
- Installs into the user's modes folder
- Optional Telegram alerts with secrets kept out of chat
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mode-creator FAQ
What does the mode-creator skill do?
It helps a user design, install, activate and verify a custom claude-mem mode, which defines the types of notes the memory keeps.
How do I install it?
Run: npx skills add https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem --skill mode-creator
Where are custom modes installed?
In the modes folder of the claude-mem data directory. Bundled modes and plugin caches are not edited.
How are Telegram alerts handled?
The bot token is treated like a password and is not shown in chat, command arguments, logs or tool output. Existing triggers are preserved.
What security checks has it passed?
skills.sh lists three audits: Gen Agent Trust Hub Pass, Socket Pass and Snyk Warn. A Warn or Fail is worth reading before you install.
What are the best mode-creator alternatives?
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