What it does. This skill should be used when the user asks to "set up claude-mem", "pair claude-mem", "connect cmem", "add my cmem key", "set up cloud sync in Cowork", or provides cmem.ai Connect values (sync token
Claude-Mem Setup (Cowork pairing)
Configure this plugin with the user's own cmem.ai credentials so hooks can
capture and inject memory. Anyone can pair — credentials are per-user
configuration, never hardcoded in plugin logic.
What to collect
From cmem.ai → Connect, the user has three values:
- sync token (starts with
cm_
) — used as the bearer API key
- user id (UUID)
- SyncHub URL (
https://sync.cmem.ai
)
If the user pastes the whole Connect blurb, extract the three values from it.
If any are missing, ask for the sync token at minimum — the other two
Install
npx skills add thedotmack/claude-mem --skill mem-setup
Or copy the skill folder manually:
git clone https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git
cp -r claude-mem/cowork/skills/mem-setup/ ~/.claude/skills/mem-setup
Source: thedotmack/claude-mem — 102,229 stars, Apache-2.0, verified 2026-10-22.