Status

A diagnostic command that checks if your Nowledge Mem instance is reachable and properly configured. Run it when memory operations start failing, during initial setup, or after you've changed config files. It reports back mode, server version, and memory count if healthy, or guides you through troubleshooting steps if something's wrong. The interpretation logic is helpful: it knows to check if the desktop app is running in local mode versus validating your API key for remote setups. Simple enough that you could write it yourself, but nice to have packaged as a reusable skill so you're not constantly re-explaining the same debugging steps to Claude.

skills.sh installs: 310
GitHub stars: 204
last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add nowledge-co/community --skill status --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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Status

Quick diagnostic for Nowledge Mem connectivity and configuration.

When to Use

User asks "is my memory working?" or "check status"
Memory operations are failing or returning errors
After initial setup to verify everything is connected
When switching between local and remote mode

Usage

nmem --json status

This shows:

Connection: whether the Nowledge Mem server is reachable
Server version: which version of the backend is running
CLI version: which version of nmem is installed
Mode: local or remote (with API URL)
Database: whether the knowledge graph is connected

Troubleshooting

If status fails:

Ensure the Nowledge Mem desktop app is running, or start the server manually
Check that nmem is installed: use the desktop app's Install CLI, pip install nmem-cli, uvx --from nmem-cli nmem, or on Arch Linux yay -S nmem-cli / paru -S nmem-cli
For remote mode, verify ~/.nowledge-mem/config.json has correct apiUrl and apiKey