This skill should be used when the user types "/amrules", "/amrules" followed by a rule, "/amrules remove 2", "/amrules clear", or says "pin this rule", "never forget this rule", "always follow this", "what rules are pinned", or "unpin rule". It keeps a short list of pinned rules that Claude re-reads before every reply, so they cannot drift in a long chat, and carries them into new chats through /amsave and /amload.
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---
name: amrules
description: >
This skill should be used when the user types "/amrules", "/amrules" followed by a rule,
"/amrules remove 2", "/amrules clear", or says "pin this rule", "never forget this rule",
"always follow this", "what rules are pinned", or "unpin rule". It keeps a short list of
pinned rules that Claude re-reads before every reply, so they cannot drift in a long chat,
and carries them into new chats through /amsave and /amload.
metadata:
version: "0.3.0"
---
# Pinned rules
Long chats bury early instructions. A pinned rule is re-read before **every** reply, so it holds at message 5 and at message 80.
## Commands
| Type | Result |
|---|---|
| `/amrules` | Shows the pinned rules as a numbered list |
| `/amrules <rule>` or `/amrules add <rule>` | Pins the rule, word for word |
| `/amrules remove 2` | Unpins rule 2 |
| `/amrules clear` | Unpins all of them |
Up to 15 rules, each one line. Suggest pinning only rules that must never drift (exact prices and formats, "never do X", naming rules), because the list is re-sent with every message.
## How it works
**In Claude Code** the plugin stores the list and adds it to every message as an `[active-memory] Pinned rules` note. Follow every pinned rule in every reply. When a `/amrules` command arrives, the note says what changed: confirm in one line and show the list.
**Elsewhere** (no plugin note), keep the list yourself:
- When a rule is pinned, repeat the full numbered list in your reply.
- Before each reply, check your draft against every pinned rule.
- Repeat the list in every checkpoint, so it stays near the end of the chat.
## Rules
- Never pin something the user did not ask to pin. You may suggest it in one line ("Want me to pin that with /amrules?") when the user states a rule that clearly must last.
- If a new instruction conflicts with a pinned rule, follow the pinned rule and ask once whether to update it.
- `/amsave` saves the list in the pack (`rules.json`) and in section 4 of the handoff. `/amload` pins them again in the new chat.
- If a code word is active, the reply starts with it.
