memories ingest

memories ingest [source] [options]

Scan existing IDE rule files and extract memories from them. This is the fastest way to migrate an existing setup to memories.sh.

Arguments

Argument	Description
`source`	Source name (`cursor`, `claude`, `agents`, `copilot`, `windsurf`, `cline`, `roo`, `gemini`) or a file path

Option	Description
`--type <type>`	Override type for all imported memories
`--dry-run`	Preview without importing
`--all`	Scan all known IDE rule file locations
`--no-dedup`	Skip duplicate detection

Ingest from a specific tool:

memories ingest cursor
memories ingest claude

Ingest from all known locations:

memories ingest --all

Preview what would be imported:

memories ingest cursor --dry-run

Ingest from a custom file:

memories ingest ./my-rules.md --type rule

Extracts bullet points, numbered items, and significant plain text from rule files
Auto-infers memory type from content keywords:
- "always", "never", "must", "should" → rule
- "chose", "decided", "because" → decision
- Specific values, numbers, limits → fact
Skips files that were generated by memories.sh (detected by marker comment)
Deduplicates against existing memories using normalized content comparison
Scans both current and legacy file locations (e.g., .cursorrules, .windsurfrules)