The Claude Code plugin registers lifecycle hooks so memory is captured automatically. You do not have to call memory_save for routine work; the hooks observe tool use, prompts, and session boundaries and write observations for you.
Quick start
For Claude Code, install its plugin:
/plugin marketplace add rohitg00/agentmemory
/plugin install agentmemory
Hermes and OpenClaw use their native integrations and lifecycle contracts. Follow the matching integration setup instructions and verify a real turn creates an observation. Installing shared skills or connecting MCP alone does not enable automatic capture. Watch recorded observations in the viewer at http://localhost:3113 when using the default port.
What the hooks do
- Session start and end frame each unit of work and let
handoffresume it. - Tool-use hooks capture what changed and why, the raw material for
recallandrecap. - Prompt-submit captures intent. Pre-compact preserves context before the host trims it.
- A post-commit hook links commits to sessions, which powers
commit-contextandcommit-history.
Important
- The Claude Code hooks capture by default without an LLM. Summary generation (
AGENTMEMORY_AUTO_COMPRESS) and hook context injection (AGENTMEMORY_INJECT_CONTEXT) are separate options. Native integrations have their own recall/capture settings; inspect the host configuration instead of assuming these flags control every plugin. - If observations are missing, confirm the plugin is enabled and the server is running. See TROUBLESHOOTING.md.
See also
- agentmemory-config for the capture and injection flags.
- The handoff, recap, and session-history skills consume what these hooks record.
Reference
The exact registered hook events live in REFERENCE.md, generated from plugin/hooks/hooks.json.