Memos

SKILL.md for the Memos skill

Purpose

This skill provides a simple interface to the Memos API (https://usememos.com/docs/api). It lets you create, read, delete, and list memos from OpenClaw.

How it works

The skill is implemented in Python and uses the requests library.

It requires two environment variables:

- MEMOS_URL – REQUIRED. Base URL of your Memos instance (e.g., https://demo.usememos.com). - MEMOS_TOKEN – REQUIRED. Personal access token for authentication.

If either MEMOS_URL or MEMOS_TOKEN is not set, the skill will abort with a clear error.

Commands

| Command | Description | Usage example | cd | | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- | --- | | create [visibility] | Create a new memo. visibility defaults to PUBLIC (options: PRIVATE, PROTECTED, PUBLIC). The tag #openclaw is appended automatically. | openclaw skill-run create "Hello world" "PUBLIC" | | get | Retrieve a memo by its ID. ID can be in format memos/123 or just 123. | openclaw skill-run get 123 | | delete [force] | Delete a memo. Optional force (true/false) will delete even if it has associated data. | openclaw skill-run delete 123 true | | list [pageSize] | List memos with pagination. pageSize defaults to 20 (max 1000). | openclaw skill-run list 50 |

Direct Python Usage

You can also run the commands directly with Python:

# Create a memo
python3 skills/memos/memos.py create "My memo content" "PUBLIC"
Get a memo by ID
python3 skills/memos/memos.py get j9THXDmYtueosTTeHcC5NA
Delete a memo
python3 skills/memos/memos.py delete j9THXDmYtueosTTeHcC5NA
Delete with force
python3 skills/memos/memos.py delete j9THXDmYtueosTTeHcC5NA true
List memos (default 20)
python3 skills/memos/memos.py list
List with custom page size
python3 skills/memos/memos.py list 50

All commands return JSON output on success and JSON error messages on stderr when errors occur.

Referencing Memos in OpenClaw

When you create or retrieve a memo, the API returns a memo object with a uid field. To reference a memo in OpenClaw's output, format it as a markdown link:

memo description

Example: If the API returns {"uid": "ABC123xyz", "name": "memos/ABC123xyz", ...}, reference it as:

Created your memo

The URL format is: {MEMOS_URL}/memos/{uid} where uid is extracted from the response.

Error handling

The skill includes comprehensive error handling:

API Errors: Returns detailed error messages including HTTP status codes and API response details

Network Errors: Handles timeouts (30s default) and connection failures

Validation: Validates parameters before making API calls (e.g., visibility options, pageSize range)

Exit codes: Returns 0 on success, 1 on error when run from command line

Error output: All errors are output as JSON to stderr for easy parsing

Example error responses:

{
  "error": "Memos API Error",
  "message": "HTTP 404: Not Found - Memo not found",
  "status_code": 404
}

Extending the skill

Add new commands by following the pattern of existing ones.

If the Memos API adds new endpoints, you can create corresponding functions.

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NOTE: This skill is meant for personal use; never share your MEMOS_TOKEN publicly.