v1.11.0

Engram v1.11.0 — Release notes

A distribution release: Engram now ships the judgment layer, not just the
capability. The MCP server has always given agents memory tools; the new bundled
engram-memory skill teaches them how to use those tools well. Everything here is
additive and opt-in — nothing installs unless you ask for it.

Added

🧠 engram-memory agent skill

• A vendored skill (skills/engram-memory/SKILL.md) that teaches an agent the
  judgment to use Engram, not just the tools: recall before acting at the start
  of a session, store durable knowledge as it appears (decisions with their why,
  corrections, preferences, setup/infra facts, outcomes), and write results back
  at the end.
• Covers the practical craft: choosing the right category
  (preference / fact / pattern / decision / outcome), entity, confidence
  and tags; using namespaces (per-project vs default); closing the loop with
  engram_feedback; and never storing secrets.
• The skill lives in the package, so it versions with Engram — updates ship with
  each release and land on the next engram skill install.

🛠️ engram skill install / engram skill uninstall

• engram skill install copies the skill into an AI assistant's skill directory:
  • default → ~/.claude/skills/engram-memory/
  • --project → ./.claude/skills/engram-memory/ (prints a git add hint so teams
    can commit it)
  • --platform agents → ~/.agents/skills/engram-memory/, the cross-framework
    Agent Skills location (also composes with
    --project)
• Idempotent — re-running with unchanged content is a no-op. When a differing
  previous version exists, it's backed up first (engram-memory.engram-backup-<ISO>)
  before the new one is written. Other skills are never touched.
• engram skill uninstall removes exactly the engram-memory directory — backups
  and sibling skills are left alone.
• Explicit opt-in only — nothing is installed during npm install or
  engram start.

Elsewhere

• The dashboard's Integration wizard now surfaces a one-liner + copy button for
  engram skill install alongside the MCP config generator.
• README gains a "Teach your agent to use Engram" section and a CLI-reference entry.

Notes

• Pure filesystem work, no new dependencies. The default and disabled-LLM paths are
  byte-identical to 1.10.0.
• Works in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cowork, or any framework that reads the
  .agents/skills spec.

Upgrade

npm install -g @hbarefoot/engram@1.11.0

Then, once your agent is connected to Engram over MCP:

engram skill install

Restart your AI assistant to pick up the skill.