---
name: remember
description: Quick shortcut to save something to memory
aliases: [save, note]
---

# /remember Command

Quick shortcut to save information to PA memory.

## Usage

```
/remember <what to remember>
/remember Always use dark mode in editors
/remember Project X uses PostgreSQL 15
/remember Prefer functional style over OOP
```

## Implementation

This is a shortcut for `/pa --remember -- "<instruction>"`.

When invoked:

1. Parse the text after `/remember`
2. Determine the category:
   - Contains "prefer", "always", "never" → **preference**
   - Contains "decided", "chose", "use" → **decision**
   - Contains project/path references → **project**
   - Otherwise → **fact**

3. Generate entry:
```json
{
  "id": "<uuid>",
  "date": "YYYY-MM-DD",
  "content": "<the text>",
  "status": "active"
}
```

4. Append to appropriate file:
   - `~/.claude/state/personal-assistant/memory/preferences.json`
   - `~/.claude/state/personal-assistant/memory/decisions.json`
   - `~/.claude/state/personal-assistant/memory/projects.json`
   - `~/.claude/state/personal-assistant/memory/facts.json`

5. Confirm to user:
```
✓ Saved to preferences:
  "Always use dark mode in editors"
```

## Examples

| Input | Category | File |
|-------|----------|------|
| "Always use tabs not spaces" | preference | preferences.json |
| "Decided to use Rust for CLI tools" | decision | decisions.json |
| "homelab repo is at ~/repos/homelab" | project | projects.json |
| "Server IP is 192.168.1.100" | fact | facts.json |

## Quick Access

This is the fastest way to save something:

```
/remember SSH key is in ~/.ssh/homelab_key
```

vs the full command:

```
/pa --remember -- "SSH key is in ~/.ssh/homelab_key"
```