Basic Memory plugin for Grok Build
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How to install Basic Memory in Grok Build
1. Add this repo as a plugin marketplace in Grok Build (once per computer):
grok plugin marketplace add basicmachines-co/basic-memory2. Install the plugin:
grok plugin install basic-memory@basicmachines-co/basic-memory --trustReview before you trust it. --trust lets this plugin's hooks, MCP servers and scripts run code on your computer. It's a community repo that neither xAI nor GrokStacks has reviewed, so read its code first.
Then start a new Grok session, or press r in /plugins, to load it.
Inside Grok Build: type /plugins, open the Marketplace tab, press a and add basicmachines-co/basic-memory, then select basic-memory and press i.
Command format: Grok Build's plugin guide
What we checked: on Oct 18, 2026 it installed with grok 1.0.62 and Grok found 8 skills. That's an install check only: we haven't run it in a live Grok session.
What it contains
Skills (8)
bm-checkpoint— Save a deliberate work checkpoint to Basic Memory with the story, changed files, verification, decisions, blockers, and the next action. Use when the user asks to checkpoint, wrap up, hand off, or remember the state of the work.bm-decide— Capture a durable engineering decision in Basic Memory with rationale, alternatives, consequences, and affected work. Use when the user makes or asks to record a real choice — "let's go with X", "record this decision", or runs /basic-memorybm-orient— Orient Claude from Basic Memory before substantial repo work by reading active tasks, open decisions, recent checkpoints, and repo conventions. Use when resuming old work or when the user asks where things stand.bm-remember— Quickly capture a thought, fact, or reminder into Basic Memory as a lightweight note. Use when the user says "remember that…", "note this", "save this to memory", or runs /basic-memory:bm-remember. For quick deliberate capture — not full debm-setup— Set up the Basic Memory plugin for this project — a short guided interview that configures the project mapping, seeds note schemas, learns or suggests placement conventions, and enables capture reflexes. Use when the user runs /basic-memorybm-share— Promote a note from your personal Basic Memory project to a shared team project, with attribution. Use when the user says "share this with the team", "publish this decision", or runs /basic-memory:bm-share. This is the deliberate way to wribm-status— Show the Basic Memory plugin's current state for this project — active project, capture folders, output style, recent session checkpoints, and whether Basic Memory is reachable.bm-writing— Apply the user-customizable writing standard for Basic Memory notes created or substantially revised by Claude. Use with bm-remember, the basic-memory output style's decision captures, and other Basic Memory note-writing workflows.
Hooks (1)
hooks— PreCompact, SessionStart
About this listing
Basic Memory is a community plugin on GitHub by basicmachines-co, written as a Claude Code plugin that Grok Build installs. We install-checked it in Grok; we haven't run it in a live session or reviewed its code. When we installed it, Grok found 8 skills, 1 hook. Its license is AGPL-3.0. We checked commit 91d83d63d139. It's one of 162 listings in the Productivity category on GrokStacks.
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Basic Memory FAQ
How do I install Basic Memory in Grok Build?
Add the repo as a marketplace with grok plugin marketplace add basicmachines-co/basic-memory, then run grok plugin install basic-memory@basicmachines-co/basic-memory --trust. Then start a new Grok session, or press r in /plugins, to load it.
Is Basic Memory an official Grok Build plugin?
No. Basic Memory is a community plugin on GitHub by basicmachines-co, not in xAI's official Grok Build marketplace. We checked that it installs and what Grok loads from it, but haven't run it in a live Grok session or reviewed its code.
What does Basic Memory include?
According to what Grok loaded in our install check, Basic Memory includes 8 skills, 1 hook: bm-checkpoint, bm-decide, bm-orient, bm-remember, bm-setup, bm-share….
Details
- Type
- Plugin
- Category
- Productivity
- Source
- Community Claude Code plugin, installs in Grok
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Author
- basicmachines-co
- Keywords
- ai, claude, knowledge-management, knowlege-graph, llm, local-first, markdown, mcp, obsidian, obsidian-md, open-source, privacy-first
- Source repo
- https://github.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory
- Checked commit
91d83d63d139- Homepage
- https://basicmemory.com
- Checked by GrokStacks
- Install-checked in Grok Build on Oct 18, 2026; not run in a live session
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