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backstory

Automatic observation memory for Claude Code: captures what each turn accomplished, stores it locally in SQLite/FTS5, and brings it back at session start and on demand. Also Capture: typed, tagged project knowledge the agent saves and looks up, in its own store.

0 on GitHubby Joe Fernandezv0.1.0MITupdated yesterday

Not in a marketplace yet, so it loads for one session with --plugin-dir.

Plugin backstory in joenandez/academy. Commands read from the repo's manifest — today.

This plugin runs code on your machine — its hooks fire automatically on events like tool use. The exact commands are listed below; read them before installing.

What it installs

Skills (3)

  • capture

    Use whenever a message carries something the project must still know next week—record it immediately and unasked; the user will never say ‘remember this.’ Fires on: a decision made, reaffirmed, or reversed (‘we settled on X’, ‘not sharding after all’, ‘that’s the call’); a correction of you or stand

  • memory

    Search and read Backstory observations for prior work in this project, and administer it: check capture health, configure the observation model, prune or delete memory data. Use when the user asks what was done or decided before, or asks about memory status.

  • setup

    Set Backstory up: the user chooses cloud (an OpenAI or OpenRouter API key; recommended) or local (their own Claude, Codex or Copilot subscription). Run it as soon as the SessionStart notice says Backstory is installed but not set up, when a command returns setup_required, or when the user asks to ch

Hooks (7)

  • SessionStart

    node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/memory.mjs" hook --host claude --event SessionStart --part 1

  • SessionStart

    node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/memory.mjs" hook --host claude --event SessionStart --part 2

  • SessionStart

    node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/memory.mjs" hook --host claude --event SessionStart --part 3

  • UserPromptSubmit

    node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/memory.mjs" hook --host claude --event UserPromptSubmit

  • Stop

    node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/memory.mjs" hook --host claude --event Stop

  • StopFailure

    node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/memory.mjs" hook --host claude --event Stop

  • PostToolUse

    node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/tool-tick.mjs" --host claude

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