Reference

Agent Rules

Mandatory rules for agents using MemoryLayer. Paste into your agent config and leave them there.

Faster: auto-inject with one command

memorylayer setup detects your IDEs and writes all files below automatically.

Terminal

memorylayer setup --ide all --yes
memorylayer setup --ide claude --no-hooks
memorylayer setup --ide all --remove --yes

Auto setup

Supports Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and Antigravity. Any other MCP-compatible agent works with a manual paste below.

Add to ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md. Setup also installs hooks and ~/.claude/skills/memorylayer/SKILL.md.

▸~/.claude/CLAUDE.md

Situation	Tool
Exact skill or symbol name knownO(1) deterministic — fastest path	skill_load
Code question about an indexed projectPrimary entry — always first for code Qs	recall(answer)
Session just startedMandatory before first response	recall (preview)
Brief message / need recent contextRecency-sorted, no search needed	recall(list)
New project mentionedMandatory, run once	code(ingest)
User shares preference / decision / correctionDedupes automatically	remember
Need related context beyond a search resultWalks tag/semantic/temporal edges (Pro+)	recall(explore: true)
Broad topic exploration (Pro+)Also surfaces derived + open_loops via WCM	recall(weave)
Code answer was empty — need raw hitsIntent-based fallback	code(locate)
Need specific literal in codeFallback for literal verification	code(grep)
Long document to store (Pro+)Splits into searchable chunks	remember(chunk)
Multiple facts at once (Pro+)Up to 100 items per call	remember(batch)
End of session — derive + prune (Pro+)WCM sleep cycle; transitive facts + contradictions	consolidate(ripple)