Reference

memex init

Set memex up in a repo, once. Safe to repeat.

What it does

Creates .memex/ (a .gitignore, a settings file and an empty collections/ folder), writes a short block into AGENTS.md between markers that tells any agent to read intent before code, and points an existing CLAUDE.md at it with an @AGENTS.md line.

If no memex is on your PATH (when run through npx), it copies itself to ~/.local/bin. It ends by printing memex info.

Safe to repeat: it never overwrites files in .memex/, replaces only its own block in AGENTS.md, and reports each action. Reading works without it; only log needs a .memex/.

In a new repo

project

$ memex init
created .memex/.gitignore
created .memex/config.json
created .memex/collections/.gitkeep
created AGENTS.md
updated CLAUDE.md
… then the atlas, as memex info prints it

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