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Total Recall

by gavdalf

Total Recall is an AI Engineering skill for Claude Code, published by gavdalf in total-recall.

272 stars41 forkson gavdalf/total-recallAdded 2026/07/16Repository updated 2026/04/01
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Install Total Recall
Copy Total Recall into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.
terminal
npx degit https://github.com/gavdalf/total-recall ~/.claude/skills/total-recall

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/gavdalf/total-recall.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file
SKILL.md in gavdalf/total-recall
Installs to
~/.claude/skills/total-recall
Collection
The only skill cataloged from this repository
Category
AI Engineering — 3670 skills

What Total Recall does

Autonomous memory for AI agents that observes conversations, compresses them into prioritized notes, and consolidates older entries. Recovers missed sessions and injects context at startup without manual saving or databases.

Total Recall is cataloged under AI Engineering on DirSkills.

Documentation

README

Total Recall — Autonomous Agent Memory

The only memory skill that watches on its own.

No database. No vectors. No manual saves. Just an LLM observer that compresses your conversations into prioritised notes, consolidates when they grow, and recovers anything missed. Five layers of redundancy, zero maintenance. ~$0.00/month (using free-tier models).

While other memory skills ask you to remember to remember, this one just pays attention.

Architecture

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Frequently asked about Total Recall

  • How does Total Recall compare to other AI Engineering skills?

    Total Recall ranks #2226 by stars among the 3670 AI Engineering skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Architecture Decision Records, AI-First Engineering and Agentic OS. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Total Recall against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.

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