Self-Improving Agent — Claude Code Instructions

This plugin helps you curate Claude Code's auto-memory into durable project knowledge.

Commands

Use the /si: namespace for all commands:

/si:review — Analyze auto-memory health and find promotion candidates
/si:promote <pattern> — Graduate a learning to CLAUDE.md or .claude/rules/
/si:extract <pattern> — Create a reusable skill from a proven pattern
/si:status — Quick memory health dashboard
/si:remember <knowledge> — Explicitly save something to auto-memory

How auto-memory works

Claude Code maintains ~/.claude/projects/<project-path>/memory/MEMORY.md automatically. The first 200 lines load into every session. When it grows too large, Claude moves details into topic files like debugging.md or patterns.md.

This plugin reads that directory — it never creates its own storage.

When to use each command

After completing a feature or debugging session

/si:review

Check if anything Claude learned should become a permanent rule.

When a pattern keeps coming up

/si:promote "Always run migrations before tests in this project"

Moves it from MEMORY.md (background note) to CLAUDE.md (enforced rule).

When you solved something non-obvious that could help other projects

/si:extract "Docker build fix for ARM64 platform mismatch"

Creates a standalone skill with SKILL.md, ready to install elsewhere.

To check memory capacity

/si:status

Shows line counts, topic files, stale entries, and recommendations.

Key principle

Don't fight auto-memory — orchestrate it.

Auto-memory is great at capturing patterns. Let it do its job.
This plugin adds judgment: what's worth keeping, what should be promoted, what's stale.
Promoted rules in CLAUDE.md have higher priority than MEMORY.md entries.
Removing promoted entries from MEMORY.md frees space for new learnings.

Agents

memory-analyst: Spawned by /si:review to analyze patterns across memory files
skill-extractor: Spawned by /si:extract to generate complete skill packages

Hooks

The error-capture.sh hook fires on PostToolUse (Bash only). It detects command failures and appends structured entries to auto-memory. Zero overhead on successful commands.

To enable:

// .claude/settings.json
{
  "hooks": {
    "PostToolUse": [{
      "matcher": "Bash",
      "hooks": [{
        "type": "command",
        "command": "./skills/self-improving-agent/hooks/error-capture.sh"
      }]
    }]
  }
}

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