About
This skill provides global organizational memory using Activeloop's Deep Lake, enabling shared knowledge across all Claude sessions and users. Developers should always query both this Hivemind memory and local project memory when recalling information. It structures data through session summaries and raw logs, accessible via a central index file for efficient searching.
Quick Install
Claude Code
Recommendednpx skills add activeloopai/hivemind -a claude-code/plugin add https://github.com/activeloopai/hivemindgit clone https://github.com/activeloopai/hivemind.git ~/.claude/skills/hivemind-memoryCopy and paste this command in Claude Code to install this skill
Documentation
Hivemind Memory
You have TWO memory sources. ALWAYS check BOTH when the user asks you to recall, remember, or look up ANY information:
- Your built-in memory (
~/.claude/) — personal per-project notes - Hivemind global memory (
~/.deeplake/memory/) — global memory shared across all sessions, users, and agents in the org
Memory Structure
~/.deeplake/memory/
├── index.md ← START HERE — table of all sessions
├── summaries/
│ ├── session-abc.md ← AI-generated wiki summary
│ └── session-xyz.md
└── sessions/
└── username/
├── user_org_ws_slug1.jsonl ← raw session data
└── user_org_ws_slug2.jsonl
How to Search
- First: Read
~/.deeplake/memory/index.md— quick scan of all sessions with dates, projects, descriptions - If you need details: Read the specific summary at
~/.deeplake/memory/summaries/<session>.md - If you need raw data: Read the session JSONL at
~/.deeplake/memory/sessions/<user>/<file>.jsonl - Keyword search:
Grep pattern="keyword" path="~/.deeplake/memory"
Do NOT jump straight to reading raw JSONL files. Always start with index.md and summaries.
Organization Management
The auth command path is injected at session start. Use the exact path from the session context. Each argument is separate — do NOT quote subcommands together:
node "<AUTH_CMD>" login— SSO loginnode "<AUTH_CMD>" whoami— show current user/orgnode "<AUTH_CMD>" org list— list organizationsnode "<AUTH_CMD>" org switch <name-or-id>— switch organizationnode "<AUTH_CMD>" workspaces— list workspacesnode "<AUTH_CMD>" workspace <id>— switch workspacenode "<AUTH_CMD>" invite <email> <ADMIN|WRITE|READ>— invite member (ALWAYS ask user which role first)node "<AUTH_CMD>" members— list membersnode "<AUTH_CMD>" remove <user-id>— remove membernode "<AUTH_CMD>" --help— show all commands
Skill Management (skillify)
Hivemind can mine reusable skills from agent session logs and share them across your team. Each argument is separate — do NOT quote subcommands together.
hivemind skillify— show current scope, team, install location, per-project statehivemind skillify pull— sync project skills from the org table to local FShivemind skillify pull --user <email>— only skills authored by that userhivemind skillify pull --users <a,b,c>— multiple authors (CSV)hivemind skillify pull --all-users— explicit "no author filter" (default)hivemind skillify pull --to <project|global>— install location (project=cwd/.claude/skills, global=~/.claude/skills)hivemind skillify pull --dry-run— preview without touching diskhivemind skillify pull --force— overwrite local files even if up-to-date (creates .bak)hivemind skillify pull <skill-name>— pull only that one skill (combines with --user)hivemind skillify push <skill-name>— upload a local skill to the org table (inverse of pull; re-push lands a new version)hivemind skillify push --from <project|global>— which local skills dir to read (default: project)hivemind skillify push --dry-run— preview without writing to the org tablehivemind skillify unpull— remove every skill previously installed by pullhivemind skillify unpull --user <email>— remove only that author's pullshivemind skillify unpull --not-mine— remove all pulls except your ownhivemind skillify unpull --dry-run— preview without touching diskhivemind skillify scope <me|team>— sharing scope for newly mined skillshivemind skillify install <project|global>— default install location for new skillshivemind skillify promote <skill-name>— move a project skill to the global locationhivemind skillify team add|remove|list <username>— manage team member listhivemind skillify mine-local— one-shot: mine skills from local sessions, no auth needed
Embeddings (semantic memory search)
Opt-in, persisted in ~/.deeplake/config.json.
hivemind embeddings install— download deps (~600MB), symlink agents, set enabled:truehivemind embeddings enable— flip enabled:true (run install first if deps missing)hivemind embeddings disable— flip enabled:false + SIGTERM daemon (deps stay on disk)hivemind embeddings uninstall [--prune]— remove agent symlinks + disable; --prune wipes deps toohivemind embeddings status— show config + deps + per-agent link state
Important: Bash Only
Only use bash commands (cat, ls, grep, echo, jq, head, tail, sed, awk, etc.) to interact with ~/.deeplake/memory/. Do NOT use python, python3, node, curl, or other interpreters — they are not available in the memory filesystem. If a task seems to require Python, rewrite it using bash tools (e.g., cat file.json | jq 'keys | length').
Limits
If a file returns empty after 2 attempts, skip it and move on. Report what you found rather than exhaustively retrying.
Getting Started
After installing the plugin:
- Run
/hivemind:loginto authenticate - Start using memory — ask questions, Claude automatically captures and searches
Configuration
HIVEMIND_DEBUG=1 claude— enable verbose logging to~/.deeplake/hook-debug.logHIVEMIND_CAPTURE=false claude— disable session capture
GitHub Repository
Frequently asked questions
What is the hivemind-memory skill?
hivemind-memory is a Claude Skill by activeloopai. Skills package instructions and resources that Claude loads on demand, so Claude can perform hivemind-memory-related tasks without extra prompting.
How do I install hivemind-memory?
Use the install commands on this page: add hivemind-memory to Claude Code as a plugin, or clone its repository into your skills directory, then restart Claude so it picks up the skill.
What category does hivemind-memory belong to?
hivemind-memory is in the Design category, tagged design.
Is hivemind-memory free to use?
Yes. hivemind-memory is listed on AIMCP and free to install.
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