Archive Skill

Capture, index, and reuse project knowledge across sessions.

When to Archive

• After completing a significant task (deploy, migration, major feature)
• After resolving a tricky debugging session
• When the user says "archive this"
• After any multi-step process with learnings worth preserving

When to Consult Archives

• Before debugging infrastructure, deploy, or CI issues
• Before repeating a process done in a past session
• When encountering an error that may have been solved before

Search: grep -ri "keyword" .archive/ Index: .archive/MEMORY.md

Archive Workflow

1. Read .archive/MEMORY.md — check for related existing archives
2. Create .archive/YYYY-MM-DD/ directory if needed
3. Write markdown file with YAML frontmatter (see references/TEMPLATE.md)
4. Update .archive/MEMORY.md: add one-line entry under the right category
5. If related archives exist, add related field in frontmatter

Lookup Workflow

1. Read .archive/MEMORY.md to find relevant entries
2. Read the specific archive file for detailed context
3. Apply learnings to current task

Categories

• infrastructure — AWS, ECS, IAM, networking, secrets, CloudWatch
• release — TestFlight, versioning, Git Flow, CHANGELOG
• debugging — Bug fixes, error resolution, gotchas
• feature — Feature design, implementation notes
• design — UI/UX, icons, visual design

Rules

• .archive/ must be in .gitignore — local-only notes
• Keep entries concise but reproducible
• Focus on problems, fixes, and exact commands
• Always update MEMORY.md after creating an archive
• Use descriptive filenames (e.g., cloudwatch-logging.md not session.md)
• Include YAML frontmatter with tags, category, and optional related