# Cortex Automate

> Set up automation — prospective memory triggers, neuro-symbolic rules, and CLAUDE.md sync. Use when the user says 'remind me when', 'trigger when', 'create a rule', 'auto-remember', 'sync to CLAUDE.md', 'push insights', 'set up trigger', 'when I open this file', 'when this keyword appears', or when you want to automate memory behavior based on conditions.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-cdeust-cortex-cortex-automate`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [cdeust](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/cdeust)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [AI & ML](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/ai-and-ml)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [cdeust](https://github.com/cdeust)
- **Source:** https://github.com/cdeust/Cortex/tree/main/skills/cortex-automate
- **Website:** https://ai-architect.tools

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-cdeust-cortex-cortex-automate
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Automate — Triggers, Rules, and Sync

## Keywords
trigger, rule, automate, remind me when, auto-remember, sync instructions, push to CLAUDE.md, prospective memory, keyword trigger, file trigger, domain trigger, time trigger, filter rule, boost rule

## Overview

Set up proactive automation in Cortex — triggers that fire when conditions are met (like opening a specific file or entering a domain), rules that filter or boost memories during recall, and syncing top insights back into CLAUDE.md for persistent project instructions.

**Use this skill when:** You want Cortex to proactively surface information based on context, filter out noise during recall, or keep CLAUDE.md updated with memory-derived insights.

## Workflow

### Triggers — Proactive Memory Recall

Create triggers that fire automatically when conditions match:

**Keyword trigger** — fires when a query/context contains specific words:
```
cortex:create_trigger({
  "type": "keyword",
  "pattern": "authentication",
  "memory_id": ,
  "message": "Remember: we decided to use JWT with refresh tokens, not sessions"
})
```

**File trigger** — fires when a specific file is being worked on:
```
cortex:create_trigger({
  "type": "file",
  "pattern": "pg_store.py",
  "memory_id": ,
  "message": "This file has a known issue with connection pooling under load"
})
```

**Domain trigger** — fires when entering a specific project domain:
```
cortex:create_trigger({
  "type": "domain",
  "pattern": "cortex",
  "memory_id": ,
  "message": "Priority: finish the refactoring plan before adding new features"
})
```

**Time trigger** — fires after a time condition:
```
cortex:create_trigger({
  "type": "time",
  "pattern": "7d",
  "memory_id": ,
  "message": "It's been a week — run consolidation"
})
```

Triggers fire up to 5 times by default, then deactivate. They appear in the `query_methodology` response at session start.

### Rules — Filter and Boost During Recall

Add rules that modify recall behavior:

**Soft rule** (boost/penalize score):
```
cortex:add_rule({
  "type": "soft",
  "scope": "domain:cortex",
  "condition": "tag:architecture",
  "weight": 1.5,
  "description": "Boost architecture memories in Cortex domain"
})
```

**Hard rule** (include/exclude):
```
cortex:add_rule({
  "type": "hard",
  "scope": "global",
  "condition": "tag:deprecated",
  "action": "exclude",
  "description": "Never surface deprecated memories"
})
```

**Tag rule** (auto-tag on store):
```
cortex:add_rule({
  "type": "tag",
  "scope": "domain:cortex",
  "condition": "content_match:refactor",
  "tag": "refactoring",
  "description": "Auto-tag refactoring memories"
})
```

**List active rules:**
```
cortex:get_rules({
  "scope": "domain:cortex"
})
```

### Sync to CLAUDE.md

Push top memory insights into project CLAUDE.md for persistent context:

```
cortex:sync_instructions({
  "directory": "",
  "max_insights": 10
})
```

This extracts the most important, high-confidence memories and formats them as project instructions in CLAUDE.md. Useful for keeping the project-level instructions file updated with lessons and patterns discovered across sessions.

## Tips

- **Triggers are personal reminders**: Think of them as "note to future self" tied to a context
- **Rules shape retrieval**: Soft rules are preferred over hard rules — they influence ranking without hiding potentially useful memories
- **Sync periodically**: Run `sync_instructions` after significant sessions to keep CLAUDE.md current
- **Don't over-trigger**: Too many triggers create noise. Use them for genuinely important context-dependent reminders

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [cdeust](https://github.com/cdeust)
- **Source:** [cdeust/Cortex](https://github.com/cdeust/Cortex)
- **License:** MIT
- **Homepage:** https://ai-architect.tools

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-cdeust-cortex-cortex-automate
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/cdeust
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