Basal Ganglia Memory

Habit formation and procedural learning for AI agents. Develop preferences and shortcuts through repetition. Part of the AI Brain series.

Security Scan

This is an instruction-only, concept-stage skill that contains no code, no install steps, and requests no credentials — its declared requirements align with its stated purpose, though the runtime behavior is currently unspecified.

Purpose & Capability

Name and description (habit/procedural memory for agents) match the SKILL.md content. The skill does not request unrelated binaries, credentials, or config paths; nothing required is out of scope for the stated purpose.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md is high-level and conceptual (’Under Development’) with no concrete runtime instructions, commands, file access, or external endpoints. That makes the current surface low-risk, but also vague — future implementations could add broader actions. The skill currently grants no specific behaviors to inspect.

Install Mechanism

No install spec and no code files are present; nothing is downloaded or written to disk by the skill as published, which minimizes install-time risk.

Credentials

The skill declares no required environment variables, credentials, or config paths. There are no disproportionate or unexplained secret requests.

Persistence & Privilege

Flags are default (always: false, user-invocable: true, disable-model-invocation: false). Autonomous invocation is allowed (the platform default) but the skill has no persistent install steps or elevated privileges.

Assessment

This skill is currently a concept page with no code, no installs, and no credential access — that makes it low risk today. Before installing or enabling it for autonomous use: (1) prefer skills that publish a source repo or homepage so you can review code/changes; (2) watch for future updates that add runtime behavior, network calls, or credential requirements; (3) if you let the agent invoke skills autonomously, monitor behavior and audit logs; and (4) if you need stronger assurance, ask the publisher for an implementation link or changelog before enabling it in production.

Habit formation for AI agents. Part of the AI Brain series.

Status: 🚧 Under Development

This skill is being developed. Star/watch for updates!

Concept

The basal ganglia is responsible for habit formation and procedural learning. This skill will give AI agents:

• Habit tracking — actions repeated become automatic preferences
• Procedural memory — "muscle memory" for common workflows
• Reward-based learning — reinforce patterns that work
• Preference development — "I always do X this way because it works"

AI Brain Series

Part	Function	Status
hippocampus	Memory formation, decay, reinforcement	✅ Live
amygdala-memory	Emotional processing	✅ Live
basal-ganglia-memory	Habit formation	🚧 Development
anterior-cingulate-memory	Conflict detection	🚧 Development
insula-memory	Internal state awareness	🚧 Development

Coming Soon

Based on neuroscience research on the basal ganglia's role in procedural learning and habit formation.

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