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Clear Memory

clear-memory

Clean up old memory files

SKILL.md

Full skill instructions

Script Path Resolution

IMPORTANT: The scripts/ folder is in the plugin directory, NOT the current project.

From "Base directory for this skill:" above, derive the scripts path:

  • Remove /​skills/​clear-memory from the end
  • Add /​scripts/ to get the scripts directory

Example:

  • Base: ~/​.claude/​plugins/​cache/​memory-keeper-marketplace/​memory-keeper/​13.8.3/​skills/​clear-memory
  • Scripts: ~/​.claude/​plugins/​cache/​memory-keeper-marketplace/​memory-keeper/​13.8.3/​scripts/

Use this full path when running node commands below.

Clear Memory

Clean up old session files.

Usage

/​memory-keeper:clear-memory [all|old]

Actions

Archive old files (recommended):

Use full path from above:

node "{SCRIPTS_PATH}/​counter.js" compress

This archives session files older than 30 days into monthly archives:

sessions/​2025-10-15_0300.md -> sessions/​archive/​2025-10.md

Clear everything (manual):

WARNING: Destructive operation

# Remove all session files
rm -rf .claude/​memory/​sessions/​*.md
rm -rf .claude/​memory/​sessions/​*.jsonl

# Optionally clear memory.md
rm .claude/​memory/​memory.md

Recommendations

  1. Regular maintenance: Run compress monthly
  2. Before major changes: Create backup first

Notes

  • compress is non-destructive (archives, doesn't delete)
  • Archived files can be manually reviewed in sessions/​archive/