The agentmemory plugin registers lifecycle hooks so memory is captured automatically. You do not have to call memory_save for routine work; the hooks observe tool use, prompts, and session boundaries and write observations for you.
Quick start
For Claude Code, install its plugin:
/plugin marketplace add rohitg00/agentmemory
/plugin install agentmemory
For Devin CLI and Devin Desktop, install the plugin and start a new session:
devin plugins install rohitg00/agentmemory#plugin
Run /hooks inside Devin to confirm the agentmemory hooks are loaded. Plugin hooks run only in local Devin sessions, not in cloud sessions.
Hermes and OpenClaw use their native integrations and lifecycle contracts. Follow the matching integration setup instructions and verify a real turn creates an observation. Installing shared skills or connecting MCP alone does not enable automatic capture. Watch recorded observations in the viewer at http://localhost:3113 when using the default port.
What the hooks do
- Session start and end frame each unit of work and let
handoff resume it.
- Tool-use hooks capture what changed and why, the raw material for
recall and recap.
- Prompt-submit captures intent. Pre-compact preserves context before the host trims it.
- A post-commit hook links commits to sessions, which powers
commit-context and commit-history.
Important
- The plugin hooks capture by default without an LLM. Summary generation (
AGENTMEMORY_AUTO_COMPRESS) and hook context injection (AGENTMEMORY_INJECT_CONTEXT) are separate options. Native integrations have their own recall/capture settings; inspect the host configuration instead of assuming these flags control every plugin.
- If observations are missing, confirm the plugin is enabled and the server is running. See TROUBLESHOOTING.md.
See also
- agentmemory-config for the capture and injection flags.
- The handoff, recap, and session-history skills consume what these hooks record.
Reference
The exact registered hook events live in REFERENCE.md, generated from plugin/hooks/hooks.json.