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How to onboard to a repository with Repo Memory with Memorax Code

Build repository knowledge from recent issues, pull requests, and commits before making changes.

Who it is forAn engineer or agent joining an unfamiliar repository who needs the architecture, module ownership, and recent history before the first task.

The problemReading a large repository from scratch takes time, and recent decisions recorded in issues and pull requests are easy to miss.

The outcomeThe agent builds a Repo Memory record from the latest issues, pull requests, and commits and uses it to suggest where to investigate.

What you need first

  • Node.js 20+ (Node.js 24 LTS recommended)
  • At least one supported coding agent installed, such as Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor
  • A normal interactive terminal for setup, or a caller-provided API key for stdin setup
  • Network access for MemoraX search and writeback
  • On Linux, /usr/bin/secret-tool from libsecret and an available Secret Service for guest credentials

Steps

  1. Install and set up MemoraX Code with npm install -g @memorax/memorax-code and memorax-code setup.
  2. Open the target repository in Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor and start a new session.
  3. Ask the agent to use the MemoraX Code skill to build Repo Memory, retrieving only the latest 3 issues, pull requests, and commits.
  4. Ask the agent to summarize the architecture, entry points, and module ownership it found in Repo Memory.
  5. Close the session, start a new one in the same repository, and ask the agent to recall the Repo Memory summary.

Prompt for your agent

Use the MemoraX Code skill to build Repo Memory for the <repository name> repository, retrieving only the latest 3 issues, pull requests, and commits. Report the architecture map, entry points, and module ownership you found. Verify that each claim is tied to an issue, pull request, or commit in the retrieved records.

Caveat. Repo Memory is built from the retrieved issues, pull requests, and commits, so older history outside the requested window may not appear.

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