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Search across all memory tiers (registers, daily logs, archive) for relevant information.

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$ npx -y skills add davegoldblatt/total-recall --skill recall-search --agent claude-code

SKILL.md

recall-search.SKILL.md
description: Search across all memory tiers (registers, daily logs, archive) for relevant information.
argument-hint: <query>

Search across all memory tiers for relevant information.

Query: $ARGUMENTS

Search Protocol

Search in this order (narrow to wide):

1. Working Memory (CLAUDE.local.md)

Already loaded — check if the answer is here first.

2. Registers (memory/registers/*.md)

Search all register files for content matching the query:

  • people.md
  • projects.md
  • decisions.md
  • preferences.md
  • tech-stack.md
  • open-loops.md
  • Any other .md files in registers/

3. Recent Daily Logs (memory/daily/)

Search the last 14 days of daily logs. Start with most recent.

4. Archive (memory/archive/)

Only search here if nothing found in tiers 1-3, or if the query explicitly asks about historical/past items.

How to Search

Use grep/ripgrep across the memory directory for matching content. This is keyword/pattern matching — search for relevant terms, synonyms, and related phrases.

Output Format

Present results grouped by source, most relevant first:

Found [N] relevant entries:

[registers/decisions.md] (confidence: high)
  2026-01-15: Chose JWT over session cookies for stateless scaling

[registers/tech-stack.md] (confidence: high)
  Auth: JWT tokens with 24h expiry, refresh via /auth/refresh

[daily/2026-02-01.md]
  [14:32] Discussed adding OAuth2 for third-party integrations, decided to defer

If Nothing Found

Tell the user:

No matching entries found in memory.

Searched: CLAUDE.local.md, [N] registers, [N] daily logs, [N] archive files.

Suggest they use `/recall-write` to capture the information if they have it.

Important

  • Show the actual content, not just file names
  • Include confidence levels when available on register entries
  • Show dates and timestamps for daily log entries
  • If a result is marked `[superseded]`, note that and show the current entry instead
  • Do NOT fabricate results — only return what's actually in the files
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A memory system for Claude Code that remembers what matters and forgets what doesn't.

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Questions about recall-search.

Which coding agents can use recall-search?
recall-search installs in Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode and Windsurf with the skills CLI, using each agent's flag shown on this page. Flowy's auto-invocation, which fires a skill when your prompt matches, runs in Claude Code only.