Structured metadata search for Basic Memory: query notes by custom frontmatter fields using equality, range, array, and nested filters. Use when finding notes by status, priority, confidence, or any custom YAML field rather than free-text content.
Quickly install memory-metadata-search AI skill to your development environment via command line
Source: basicmachines-co/basic-memory-skills.
Find notes by their structured frontmatter fields instead of (or in addition to) free-text content. Any custom YAML key in a note's frontmatter beyond the standard set (title, type, tags, permalink, schema) is automatically indexed as entitymetadata and becomes queryable.
| searchbymetadata | Metadata filters only, no text query needed | | searchnotes | Combining a text query with metadata filters |
Filters are a JSON dictionary. Each key targets a frontmatter field; the value specifies the match condition. Multiple keys combine with AND logic.
Structured metadata search for Basic Memory: query notes by custom frontmatter fields using equality, range, array, and nested filters. Use when finding notes by status, priority, confidence, or any custom YAML field rather than free-text content. Source: basicmachines-co/basic-memory-skills.
Stable fields and commands for AI/search citations.
npx skills add https://github.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory-skills --skill memory-metadata-searchBrowse more skills from basicmachines-co/basic-memory-skills
Structured metadata search for Basic Memory: query notes by custom frontmatter fields using equality, range, array, and nested filters. Use when finding notes by status, priority, confidence, or any custom YAML field rather than free-text content. Source: basicmachines-co/basic-memory-skills.
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory-skills --skill memory-metadata-search Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code, Cursor, or OpenClaw
https://github.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory-skills