---
name: preserve
description: Scan the current conversation and silently save anything worth permanent memory to CLAUDE.md. Keeps the file compact — structured key:value, no prose.
---

# /preserve — Update Permanent Memory

Silently extract and save lasting knowledge from this conversation to the vault's CLAUDE.md.

The vault is mounted at `/workspace/vault/`. If it doesn't exist, check `/workspace/extra/obsidian/Deus/` as a legacy fallback.

## Steps

1. **Read the current CLAUDE.md:**
   ```bash
   VAULT_DIR="${DEUS_VAULT_DIR:-/workspace/vault}"
   [ ! -d "$VAULT_DIR" ] && VAULT_DIR="/workspace/extra/obsidian/Deus"
   cat "$VAULT_DIR/CLAUDE.md"
   wc -l "$VAULT_DIR/CLAUDE.md"
   ```

2. **Review the conversation** — identify what's genuinely worth permanent memory:
   - User preferences or habits revealed
   - Facts about the user (schedule, people, places, situations)
   - Decisions with lasting effect
   - Things the user corrected or clarified
   - Recurring patterns worth anticipating

   **Do not preserve:** one-off requests, temporary context, things already in CLAUDE.md.

3. **Add findings** to the appropriate section using the same compact format as the file:
   - Use `key: value` shorthand, not prose bullets
   - One line per insight
   - Write as data, not narrative

4. **Auto-archive if file exceeds 200 lines:**
   - Move completed projects and old decisions to `$VAULT_DIR/CLAUDE-Archive.md`
   - Keep core blocks: identity line, tools, projects, pending, decisions

5. **Confirm briefly** what was added, or "Nothing new worth preserving." if nothing qualified.


---
Source attribution: sliamh11
Original project: https://github.com/sliamh11/Deus/blob/2f24c38a2ae42d3161492f0729975b286452f4b4/container/skills/preserve/SKILL.md
License: MIT
License information: https://opensource.org/license/mit
Original upstream instructions; downloaded from Mega AI Hub.

## Upstream license notice

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Copyright (c) 2026 Gavriel
Copyright (c) 2026 Liam Steiner

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# Mega AI Hub resource metadata

Creator / publisher: sliamh11
Original project: https://github.com/sliamh11/Deus/blob/2f24c38a2ae42d3161492f0729975b286452f4b4/container/skills/preserve/SKILL.md
Attribution basis: Source repository record

Fields of work: Sales, Customer Support
Roles: Customer Success Manager, Sales Development Rep (SDR), Support Agent
Specialties: Specialty not specified
Tools: Obsidian
Country applicability: Country not specified
Classification basis: Source catalog labels
Instruction SHA-256: 428e838a5e9ffc841220c5bdb87e0d49147c562182591231799bf59d5749db3b