Scan reports · thedotmack/claude-mem
how-it-works: scan report
Explain how claude-mem captures observations, when memory injection kicks in, and where data lives. Use when the user asks "how does claude-mem work?" or "what is this thing doing?". An automated scan of this public skill from thedotmack/claude-mem: security, token cost, spec and clarity, with every finding and its fix.
Verdict
thedotmack/claude-mem/plugin/skills/how-it-works at 26e839a
Spec 25 · Efficiency 23 · Clarity 16 · Security 25 (each out of 25)
Always loaded 49 tokens · on trigger 280 · on demand 307
clarity/exampleswarn · SKILL.mdNo examples or code blocks. One concrete input → output example improves consistency more than extra rules.clarity/outputwarn · SKILL.mdDoesn't say what the result should look like. Add an Output section.eff/orphan-fileinfo · onboarding-explainer.mdonboarding-explainer.md is never mentioned in SKILL.md, so the agent won't know to read it.
Source
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | thedotmack/claude-mem |
| Skill folder | plugin/skills/how-it-works |
| Stars | 101,212 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Commit scanned | 26e839a |
| Scanned | 2026-10-16 |
| Files | 2 |
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| cloud-sync | 97/100 | A |
| design-is | 93/100 | A |
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Questions
- Is how-it-works safe to install?
- No known risky patterns found. The scan covers prompt injection, hidden Unicode, remote code execution and credential access in every text file of the skill. It cannot judge intent, so read any flagged line in context before installing.
- How was this score calculated?
- Four checks of 25 points each: spec, efficiency, clarity and security. Findings take points off the check they belong to, and any critical finding caps the grade at F. The same scanner runs in your browser at proskills.dev/scan.
- Is this report current?
- It was made from commit 26e839a on 2026-10-16. If the skill has changed since, paste the new version into the scanner for a fresh score.
- I wrote this skill. Can I fix the score or have the page removed?
- Fix the findings and push. The reports are rebuilt from GitHub on a schedule, so the next run picks the change up. To have the page removed, open an issue on the ProSkills GitHub repo.
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