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# Memory and skills best practices

> Decide what belongs in Strawberry memory, what belongs in skills, and how to keep both useful over time.

Memory and skills solve different problems.

* **Memory** stores stable facts and preferences.
* **Skills** store reusable process.

Use both when you want companions to improve without long prompts.

## Put facts in memory

Good memory:

```text theme={null}
Our ICP is B2B SaaS companies with 50-500 employees in the Nordics.
Primary buyer titles are VP Sales, Head of RevOps, and Founder.
```

Avoid:

```text theme={null}
Research these 12 companies by Friday.
```

That is a task, not durable memory.

## Put process in skills

Good skill:

```text theme={null}
When evaluating a prospect, inspect website, LinkedIn, funding news,
and CRM history. Score fit from 1-5 and cite evidence.
```

Avoid putting this process in memory unless it is a stable preference and not an executable workflow.

When a companion completes a repeatable workflow well, ask it to save the process while the details are fresh:

```text theme={null}
Create a skill for me from this workflow.
Ask me targeted questions if anything is missing before you save it.
```

## Keep both scoped

Use companion-specific memory and skills when only one companion should use the context.

Use global or shared memory and skills when all relevant companions should use them.

## Maintain over time

Review memory and skills when:

* Your product changes.
* Your ICP changes.
* You change tone or messaging.
* A routine starts producing noisy results.
* A companion repeats outdated assumptions.

## Ask Strawberry to help maintain them

Useful prompt:

```text theme={null}
Review this chat and suggest only durable facts that should be saved to memory.
Do not save temporary task details. Separate facts from workflow improvements
that belong in a skill.
```

If the same workflow should run on a schedule, create a routine instead:

```text theme={null}
Do this workflow every Tuesday morning.
Ask me what trigger, approval rules, and notification rules you need.
```

## Safety

Do not store secrets, credentials, personal data, or confidential customer data in memory or skills unless the scope is correct and there is a clear reason.