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Opc-skills archive

Archive session learnings, debugging solutions, and deployment logs to .archive/yyyy-mm-dd/ as indexed markdown with searchable tags. Use when completing a significant task, resolving a tricky bug, deploying, or when the user says \"archive this\". Maintains .archive/MEMORY.md index for cross-session knowledge reuse.

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/ReScienceLab/opc-skills
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/ReScienceLab/opc-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/archive" ~/.claude/skills/resciencelab-opc-skills-archive && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: skills/archive/SKILL.md
source content

Archive Skill

Capture, index, and reuse project knowledge across sessions.

When to Archive

  • After completing a significant task (deploy, migration, major feature)
  • After resolving a tricky debugging session
  • When the user says "archive this"
  • After any multi-step process with learnings worth preserving

When to Consult Archives

  • Before debugging infrastructure, deploy, or CI issues
  • Before repeating a process done in a past session
  • When encountering an error that may have been solved before

Search: 

grep -ri "keyword" .archive/
Index: 
.archive/MEMORY.md

Archive Workflow

  1. Read 
    .archive/MEMORY.md
    — check for related existing archives
  2. Create 
    .archive/YYYY-MM-DD/
    directory if needed
  3. Write markdown file with YAML frontmatter (see 
    references/TEMPLATE.md
    )
  4. Update 
    .archive/MEMORY.md
    : add one-line entry under the right category
  5. If related archives exist, add 
    related
    field in frontmatter

Lookup Workflow

  1. Read 
    .archive/MEMORY.md
    to find relevant entries
  2. Read the specific archive file for detailed context
  3. Apply learnings to current task

Categories

  • infrastructure — AWS, ECS, IAM, networking, secrets, CloudWatch
  • release — TestFlight, versioning, Git Flow, CHANGELOG
  • debugging — Bug fixes, error resolution, gotchas
  • feature — Feature design, implementation notes
  • design — UI/UX, icons, visual design

Rules

  • .archive/
    must be in 
    .gitignore
    — local-only notes
  • Keep entries concise but reproducible
  • Focus on problems, fixes, and exact commands
  • Always update MEMORY.md after creating an archive
  • Use descriptive filenames (e.g., 
    cloudwatch-logging.md
    not 
    session.md
    )
  • Include YAML frontmatter with 
    tags
    , 
    category
    , and optional 
    related