# para-memory-files

> Claude/Codex skill by [@paperclipai](https://omgskills.com/library/paperclipai/index.md) · 80k stars · Updated 2026-08-31

Use a file-based PARA memory system to store, retrieve, and organize durable knowledge across sessions. Trigger on saving facts, daily notes, entity records, weekly synthesis, recall, tacit user patterns, or plan memory.

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip /tmp/paperclip && ln -s /tmp/paperclip/skills/para-memory-files ~/.claude/skills/para-memory-files
```

## From README

PARA Memory Files Persistent, file-based memory organized by Tiago Forte's PARA method. Three layers: a knowledge graph, daily notes, and tacit knowledge. All paths are relative to $AGENTHOME. Three Memory Layers Layer 1: Knowledge Graph ($AGENTHOME/life/ -- PARA) Entity-based storage. Each entity gets a folder with two tiers: summary.md -- quick context, load first. items.yaml -- atomic facts, load on demand. PARA rules: Projects -- active work with a goal or deadline. Move to archives when complete. Areas -- ongoing (people, companies, responsibilities). No end date. Resources -- reference material, topics of interest. Archives -- inactive items from any category. Fact rules: Save durable facts immediately to items.yaml. Weekly: rewrite summary.md from active facts. Never delete facts. Supersede instead (status: superseded, add supersededby). When an entity goes inactive, move its folder to $AGENTHOME/life/archives/.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/skills/paperclipai/paperclip/para-memory-files/
- GitHub: https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip
- Author: [@paperclipai](https://omgskills.com/library/paperclipai/index.md)

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