Is the Cortex Automate skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from cdeust/Cortex. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Cortex Automate SkillProof Score?

7.2/10 — installs cleanly 3/5, triggers reliably 4/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 3/5.

How do I install Cortex Automate?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Cortex Automate with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Cortex Automate

Teaches the exact tool-call schema for Cortex's prospective-memory triggers, recall rules, and CLAUDE.md sync.

by cdeust · cdeust/Cortex

Works with setup

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Works with setup
Score: 7.2/10
Tested: Jul 14, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · 322aaa7

The skill body is just tool-call examples for a private MCP surface (cortex:create_trigger, cortex:add_rule, cortex:sync_instructions) — it never states that using it requires the full separate Cortex/hypermnesia-mcp server installed and running first, which a plain SKILL.md copy won't give you.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 3/5
Triggers reliably 4/5
Output vs. baseline 8/10
Docs & honesty 3/5

What Cortex Automate does

Documents how to call the Cortex MCP server's automation tools: keyword/file/domain/time triggers for proactive memory recall, soft/hard/tag rules for filtering or boosting recall, and sync_instructions to push top memory insights into CLAUDE.md. Triggers on phrases like 'remind me when', 'create a rule', 'auto-remember', or 'sync to CLAUDE.md'.

How to install Cortex Automate

git clone https://github.com/cdeust/Cortex
cd Cortex
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/cortex-automate ~/.claude/skills/cortex-automate

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Cortex Automate

/cortex-automate Teaches the exact tool-call schema for Cortex's prospective-memory triggers, recall rules, and CLAUDE.md sync.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Remind me about this decision whenever I open the billing module again
Create a rule that boosts recall of security notes during code review
Sync our top memory insights into CLAUDE.md automatically

Frequently asked questions

Is the Cortex Automate skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from cdeust/Cortex. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Cortex Automate work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 14, 2026. Verdict: Works with setup. The skill body is just tool-call examples for a private MCP surface (cortex:create_trigger, cortex:add_rule, cortex:sync_instructions) — it never states that using it requires the full separate Cortex/hypermnesia-mcp server installed and running first, which a plain SKILL.md copy won't give you.
What is the Cortex Automate SkillProof Score?: 7.2/10 — installs cleanly 3/5, triggers reliably 4/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 3/5.
How do I install Cortex Automate?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Cortex Automate with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.