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undeadindustriesandCursor 24ad98df8c feat: add mempalace-recall skill and optional Cursor recall rule
Ports the OpenClaw "search before answering" protocol to the Cursor and
Claude plugin surfaces so the agent reads the palace before answering
about past work, people, projects, or prior decisions instead of
guessing from model memory.

- integrations/shared/recall-protocol.md: single source of truth for the
  recall protocol, referenced by the skill and the rule so they cannot
  drift.
- skills/mempalace-recall/SKILL.md: recall-only skill (the mempalace
  skill keeps setup/mine/status); cross-linked from the ops skill.
- rules/mempalace-recall.mdc: plugin recall rule, alwaysApply: false so
  it only fires on recall-relevant turns and never adds MCP latency to
  greenfield work.
- examples/cursor/rules/: opt-in copies for non-plugin users, including
  an aggressive alwaysApply: true variant documented with its latency
  tradeoff.
- .claude-plugin/skills/mempalace-recall/SKILL.md: Claude plugin parity.
- tests: assert the recall skill and rules/ discovery layout; the
  shipped rule must be alwaysApply: false.
- docs: .cursor-plugin/README.md and the cursor-hooks guide now describe
  the three layers of recall (hook + skill + rule).

The Antigravity plugin mirror lands as a follow-up on the antigravity
branch, where .antigravity-plugin/ exists.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
2026-06-10 15:40:35 +10:00

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"""Contract tests for ``.cursor-plugin/``.
These tests protect the four things a Cursor user actually relies on
once they install the plugin:
1. The manifest (``.cursor-plugin/plugin.json``) is valid JSON, satisfies
Cursor's required + structural fields, and every component path it
declares resolves to a real on-disk target.
2. The marketplace manifest (``.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json``) is
valid JSON and points at the same plugin.
3. The MCP config (``.cursor-plugin/mcp.json``) is valid JSON, wraps
server entries under the documented ``mcpServers`` key, and
registers the ``mempalace-mcp`` binary that ships with the package.
4. Every skill ``SKILL.md`` and command ``*.md`` parses as YAML
frontmatter + markdown body. Cursor derives the slash-command
slug from the **filename stem** (e.g. ``mempalace-help.md`` →
``/mempalace-help``), so command files do NOT need a ``name``
frontmatter field — only ``description`` is required.
Run with::
uv run pytest tests/test_cursor_plugin_manifest.py -v
All tests are pure file inspection (no subprocesses, no network) and
take milliseconds. They run on every CI platform without needing
Cursor itself.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import json
import re
from pathlib import Path
import pytest
import yaml
REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
PLUGIN_DIR = REPO_ROOT / ".cursor-plugin"
MANIFEST_PATH = PLUGIN_DIR / "plugin.json"
MARKETPLACE_PATH = PLUGIN_DIR / "marketplace.json"
MCP_PATH = PLUGIN_DIR / "mcp.json"
README_PATH = PLUGIN_DIR / "README.md"
# Component directories: canonical location is at the plugin root (repo root),
# NOT inside .cursor-plugin/. Cursor's default discovery requires real
# directories at the plugin root; .cursor-plugin/ symlinks back to these.
SKILLS_DIR = REPO_ROOT / "skills"
COMMANDS_DIR = REPO_ROOT / "commands"
RULES_DIR = REPO_ROOT / "rules"
# The slugs we promise to ship. The README's "Available Slash Commands"
# table is the user-facing contract; if you add/remove a command,
# update both the README and this list.
EXPECTED_COMMAND_NAMES = {
"mempalace-help",
"mempalace-init",
"mempalace-mine",
"mempalace-search",
"mempalace-status",
}
# Per cursor.com/docs/reference/plugins: "Plugin identifier. Lowercase,
# kebab-case (alphanumerics, hyphens, and periods). Must start and end
# with an alphanumeric character."
KEBAB_RE = re.compile(r"^[a-z0-9]([a-z0-9.-]*[a-z0-9])?$")
# Cursor's submission checklist explicitly forbids these in manifest
# paths: "All paths in manifest are relative and valid (no `..`, no
# absolute paths)." Treat both as hard failures rather than warnings —
# the marketplace review bot would reject the plugin otherwise.
_FORBIDDEN_PATH_FRAGMENTS = ("..",)
# ── helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def _parse_frontmatter(text: str) -> tuple[dict, str]:
"""Split a markdown file with YAML frontmatter into ``(meta, body)``.
The frontmatter must start at byte 0 with a literal ``---\\n`` and
close with another ``---\\n`` line. Files without frontmatter are
treated as having an empty ``meta`` dict so the caller can decide
whether that's acceptable for the file type under test.
"""
if not text.startswith("---\n"):
return {}, text
end = text.find("\n---\n", 4)
if end == -1:
return {}, text
raw = text[4:end]
body = text[end + 5 :]
parsed = yaml.safe_load(raw) or {}
if not isinstance(parsed, dict):
raise AssertionError(f"Frontmatter parsed to {type(parsed).__name__}, expected dict")
return parsed, body
def _is_safe_relative(path_str: str) -> bool:
"""Return True iff ``path_str`` is a relative, ``..``-free path."""
if not isinstance(path_str, str) or not path_str:
return False
p = Path(path_str)
if p.is_absolute():
return False
return not any(part in _FORBIDDEN_PATH_FRAGMENTS for part in p.parts)
# ── plugin.json ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
class TestPluginManifest:
def test_manifest_exists(self):
assert MANIFEST_PATH.is_file(), f"{MANIFEST_PATH} is missing"
def test_manifest_is_valid_json(self):
json.loads(MANIFEST_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
def test_manifest_has_required_name_field(self):
data = json.loads(MANIFEST_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
assert isinstance(data.get("name"), str) and data["name"], (
"plugin.json must have a non-empty 'name' (only required field per Cursor schema)"
)
def test_manifest_name_is_kebab_case(self):
data = json.loads(MANIFEST_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
assert KEBAB_RE.match(data["name"]), (
f"name must be lowercase kebab-case; got {data['name']!r}"
)
def test_manifest_has_recommended_optional_fields(self):
"""``description`` and ``author.name`` aren't required by the
schema but ARE required by the submission checklist, so failing
early here saves a round-trip with the marketplace reviewers."""
data = json.loads(MANIFEST_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
assert isinstance(data.get("description"), str) and data["description"]
author = data.get("author")
assert isinstance(author, dict) and isinstance(author.get("name"), str)
assert author["name"], "author.name must be non-empty"
def test_manifest_omits_hardcoded_version(self):
"""plugin.json must NOT hardcode a ``version`` field.
``mempalace/version.py`` is the single source of truth (per
CLAUDE.md). A hardcoded version here silently drifts on the next
release (igorls review, PR #1632). The sibling Antigravity plugin
omits the field entirely; we match that. The marketplace resolves
the package version at publish time.
"""
data = json.loads(MANIFEST_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
assert "version" not in data, (
"plugin.json must omit the hardcoded 'version' field to avoid "
f"drift from mempalace/version.py; found {data.get('version')!r}"
)
def test_marketplace_entry_omits_hardcoded_version(self):
"""Same drift guard for the marketplace plugin entry."""
data = json.loads(MARKETPLACE_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
for plugin in data.get("plugins", []):
if isinstance(plugin, dict):
assert "version" not in plugin, (
"marketplace.json plugin entry must omit the hardcoded "
f"'version' field; found {plugin.get('version')!r}"
)
@pytest.mark.parametrize("field", ["skills", "commands", "mcpServers"])
def test_manifest_component_paths_are_safe(self, field: str):
"""Every path the manifest declares must be relative + ``..``-free.
Cursor's submission checklist rejects ``..`` or absolute paths
outright. We check here so a typo doesn't fail review.
"""
data = json.loads(MANIFEST_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
value = data.get(field)
if value is None:
return # optional — if missing, default discovery kicks in
if isinstance(value, str):
paths = [value]
elif isinstance(value, list):
paths = [v for v in value if isinstance(v, str)]
else:
return # inline object form; nothing to validate path-wise
for p in paths:
assert _is_safe_relative(p), f"{field}: {p!r} must be relative and contain no '..'"
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"field,expected_type",
[
("skills", "dir"),
("commands", "dir"),
("mcpServers", "file"),
],
)
def test_manifest_component_paths_resolve(self, field: str, expected_type: str):
"""Every component path must point at a real on-disk target.
Use REPO_ROOT (not PLUGIN_DIR) as the resolution base because
Cursor resolves manifest paths against the plugin root, which
for our layout is the repo root (the dir containing
``.cursor-plugin/``).
"""
data = json.loads(MANIFEST_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
value = data.get(field)
if not isinstance(value, str):
return # inline object form or absent
target = (REPO_ROOT / value).resolve()
if expected_type == "dir":
assert target.is_dir(), f"{field}={value!r} -> {target} is not a directory"
else:
assert target.is_file(), f"{field}={value!r} -> {target} is not a file"
# ── marketplace.json ────────────────────────────────────────────────
class TestMarketplaceManifest:
def test_marketplace_exists(self):
assert MARKETPLACE_PATH.is_file(), f"{MARKETPLACE_PATH} is missing"
def test_marketplace_is_valid_json(self):
json.loads(MARKETPLACE_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
def test_marketplace_required_fields(self):
data = json.loads(MARKETPLACE_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
assert isinstance(data.get("name"), str) and data["name"]
owner = data.get("owner")
assert isinstance(owner, dict) and isinstance(owner.get("name"), str)
plugins = data.get("plugins")
assert isinstance(plugins, list) and 1 <= len(plugins) <= 500
def test_marketplace_lists_mempalace_plugin(self):
"""The marketplace must list our plugin, and the listed name must
match the actual ``plugin.json::name`` — otherwise the marketplace
resolver looks up ``my-plugin/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json`` and
gets a name mismatch, which Cursor rejects at install time.
"""
data = json.loads(MARKETPLACE_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
manifest = json.loads(MANIFEST_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
names = {p.get("name") for p in data["plugins"] if isinstance(p, dict)}
assert manifest["name"] in names, (
f"marketplace.json plugins list does not include {manifest['name']!r}"
)
# ── mcp.json ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
class TestMcpConfig:
def test_mcp_config_exists(self):
assert MCP_PATH.is_file(), f"{MCP_PATH} is missing"
def test_mcp_config_is_valid_json(self):
json.loads(MCP_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
def test_mcp_config_wraps_servers_under_mcpservers_key(self):
"""Per cursor.com/docs/reference/plugins#mcp-servers, the MCP
config file must contain server entries under a ``mcpServers``
key. Using the flat shape (used by Claude's ``.mcp.json``) here
would silently fail to register the server with Cursor.
"""
data = json.loads(MCP_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
assert "mcpServers" in data and isinstance(data["mcpServers"], dict), (
"mcp.json must wrap servers under an 'mcpServers' object"
)
def test_mcp_config_registers_mempalace_server(self):
data = json.loads(MCP_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
servers = data["mcpServers"]
assert "mempalace" in servers, "mcp.json must register a server named 'mempalace'"
entry = servers["mempalace"]
assert isinstance(entry, dict) and isinstance(entry.get("command"), str)
assert entry["command"] == "mempalace-mcp", (
f"mempalace server command must be 'mempalace-mcp' (the binary "
f"shipped by the package); got {entry.get('command')!r}"
)
# ── skills/ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
class TestSkills:
def test_skills_dir_exists(self):
assert SKILLS_DIR.is_dir()
def test_at_least_one_skill_present(self):
skill_files = list(SKILLS_DIR.glob("*/SKILL.md"))
assert skill_files, (
f"{SKILLS_DIR} must contain at least one <name>/SKILL.md "
"(otherwise Cursor's discovery treats the plugin as having no skills)"
)
def test_mempalace_skill_exists(self):
assert (SKILLS_DIR / "mempalace" / "SKILL.md").is_file()
def test_mempalace_recall_skill_exists(self):
"""The recall skill is the search-before-answer half of the
plugin (the ``mempalace`` skill covers setup/mine/status). If it
goes missing, recall silently regresses to model-memory guessing.
"""
assert (SKILLS_DIR / "mempalace-recall" / "SKILL.md").is_file()
def test_each_skill_has_valid_frontmatter(self):
"""Every SKILL.md must declare ``name`` (kebab-case) and a
non-empty ``description``. Skills missing these fields silently
fail to register in Cursor's skill picker (#1410 equivalent).
"""
for skill_path in SKILLS_DIR.glob("*/SKILL.md"):
text = skill_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
meta, body = _parse_frontmatter(text)
ctx = f"{skill_path.relative_to(REPO_ROOT)}"
assert meta, f"{ctx}: missing YAML frontmatter"
assert isinstance(meta.get("name"), str) and meta["name"], (
f"{ctx}: 'name' must be a non-empty string"
)
assert KEBAB_RE.match(meta["name"]), (
f"{ctx}: name must be lowercase kebab-case; got {meta['name']!r}"
)
assert isinstance(meta.get("description"), str) and meta["description"], (
f"{ctx}: 'description' must be a non-empty string"
)
assert body.strip(), f"{ctx}: body must not be empty"
def test_skill_name_matches_directory(self):
"""The skill's directory name should equal the frontmatter
``name`` — Cursor displays the directory name in the picker and
the frontmatter name in the API; mismatches confuse both users
and the agent.
"""
for skill_path in SKILLS_DIR.glob("*/SKILL.md"):
meta, _ = _parse_frontmatter(skill_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
dir_name = skill_path.parent.name
assert meta.get("name") == dir_name, (
f"{skill_path.relative_to(REPO_ROOT)}: name={meta.get('name')!r} "
f"must match directory {dir_name!r}"
)
# ── rules/ ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
class TestRules:
"""The plugin ships an optional recall rule at the plugin root under
``rules/``. Like skills and commands, rules are discovered from a
real directory at the plugin root (the repo root), not from inside
``.cursor-plugin/``.
"""
def test_rules_dir_exists(self):
assert RULES_DIR.is_dir(), "rules/ missing at repo root"
def test_rules_dir_is_real_not_symlink(self):
assert not RULES_DIR.is_symlink(), (
"rules/ must be a real directory, not a symlink — "
"Cursor does not follow symlinks for local-plugin discovery"
)
def test_recall_rule_exists(self):
assert (RULES_DIR / "mempalace-recall.mdc").is_file()
def test_each_rule_has_valid_frontmatter(self):
"""Every ``.mdc`` rule must declare a non-empty ``description``
(Cursor's matcher reads it to decide relevance) and a boolean
``alwaysApply``. A rule missing ``description`` never auto-applies.
"""
rule_files = list(RULES_DIR.glob("*.mdc"))
assert rule_files, f"{RULES_DIR} must contain at least one .mdc rule"
for rule_path in rule_files:
text = rule_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
meta, body = _parse_frontmatter(text)
ctx = f"{rule_path.relative_to(REPO_ROOT)}"
assert meta, f"{ctx}: missing YAML frontmatter"
assert isinstance(meta.get("description"), str) and meta["description"], (
f"{ctx}: 'description' must be a non-empty string"
)
assert isinstance(meta.get("alwaysApply"), bool), (
f"{ctx}: 'alwaysApply' must be a boolean"
)
assert body.strip(), f"{ctx}: body must not be empty"
def test_shipped_recall_rule_is_not_always_apply(self):
"""The plugin-shipped recall rule must be ``alwaysApply: false``.
An always-on rule loads on every turn in every workspace the
plugin touches, adding MCP latency to unrelated work and fighting
MemPalace's "memory should feel instant" budget. The aggressive
``alwaysApply: true`` variant is an opt-in shipped only under
examples/, never wired into the default plugin bundle.
"""
meta, _ = _parse_frontmatter(
(RULES_DIR / "mempalace-recall.mdc").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
)
assert meta.get("alwaysApply") is False, (
"the plugin-shipped recall rule must be alwaysApply: false; "
"the always-on variant belongs in examples/cursor/rules/"
)
# ── commands/ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
class TestDefaultDiscoveryLayout:
"""Cursor discovers plugin components from real ``commands/``,
``skills/``, and ``mcp.json`` at the *plugin root* (our repo root).
These must be real directories/files — Cursor does not follow
symlinks for local-plugin component discovery. We verified this
behaviour by comparing the cached Cloudflare plugin structure
(all real dirs) against our earlier broken symlink-only attempt.
"""
def test_commands_is_real_dir_at_plugin_root(self):
target = REPO_ROOT / "commands"
assert target.is_dir(), "commands/ missing at repo root"
assert not target.is_symlink(), (
"commands/ must be a real directory, not a symlink — "
"Cursor does not follow symlinks for local-plugin discovery"
)
def test_skills_is_real_dir_at_plugin_root(self):
target = REPO_ROOT / "skills"
assert target.is_dir(), "skills/ missing at repo root"
assert not target.is_symlink(), (
"skills/ must be a real directory, not a symlink — "
"Cursor does not follow symlinks for local-plugin discovery"
)
def test_mcp_json_is_real_file_at_plugin_root(self):
target = REPO_ROOT / "mcp.json"
assert target.is_file(), "mcp.json missing at repo root"
assert not target.is_symlink(), (
"mcp.json must be a real file, not a symlink — "
"Cursor does not follow symlinks for local-plugin discovery"
)
def test_no_symlinks_under_cursor_plugin_dir(self):
"""No path under ``.cursor-plugin/`` may be a symlink.
igorls review (PR #1632): committed symlinks materialise as plain
text files containing the link target on Windows clones with
``core.symlinks=false``, silently breaking the plugin. CI's
manifest tests skip Windows, so this guard runs on every platform.
The canonical components live at the repo root (``source: "."``);
the old ``.cursor-plugin/{commands,skills}`` convenience symlinks
were redundant and have been removed.
"""
offenders = [p for p in PLUGIN_DIR.rglob("*") if p.is_symlink()]
assert not offenders, f"Symlinks under .cursor-plugin/ break Windows clones: {offenders}"
class TestCommands:
def test_commands_dir_exists(self):
assert COMMANDS_DIR.is_dir()
def test_command_set_matches_promised_set(self):
"""The README documents exactly five slash commands. The files
on disk must match that set — no more, no fewer — otherwise the
README is lying to users.
Cursor derives the slash-command slug from the filename stem, so
we compare stems, not frontmatter ``name`` values.
"""
actual = {cmd_path.stem for cmd_path in COMMANDS_DIR.glob("*.md")}
assert actual == EXPECTED_COMMAND_NAMES, (
f"Command file stem set drifted from promised set. "
f"On disk: {sorted(actual)}. "
f"Expected: {sorted(EXPECTED_COMMAND_NAMES)}."
)
def test_each_command_has_valid_frontmatter(self):
"""Every command file must have YAML frontmatter with a non-empty
``description`` and a non-empty body.
Cursor derives the slash-command slug from the filename stem, so
a ``name`` field is intentionally absent — the ``description``
field is what Cursor shows in the command picker.
"""
for cmd_path in COMMANDS_DIR.glob("*.md"):
text = cmd_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
meta, body = _parse_frontmatter(text)
ctx = f"{cmd_path.relative_to(REPO_ROOT)}"
assert meta, f"{ctx}: missing YAML frontmatter"
assert isinstance(meta.get("description"), str) and meta["description"], (
f"{ctx}: 'description' must be a non-empty string"
)
assert body.strip(), f"{ctx}: body must not be empty"
def test_each_command_name_prefixed_with_mempalace(self):
"""Cursor commands are global (not plugin-namespaced), so every
command file must be named ``mempalace-*.md`` to avoid colliding
with built-in or other-plugin commands.
The slash-command slug is the filename stem, so
``mempalace-help.md`` → ``/mempalace-help``.
"""
for cmd_path in COMMANDS_DIR.glob("*.md"):
stem = cmd_path.stem
assert stem.startswith("mempalace-"), (
f"{cmd_path.relative_to(REPO_ROOT)}: filename stem {stem!r} "
"must be prefixed with 'mempalace-' to avoid global-namespace collisions"
)
# ── README.md ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
class TestReadme:
def test_readme_exists(self):
assert README_PATH.is_file(), f"{README_PATH} is missing"
def test_readme_documents_every_command(self):
"""If the README has a command table, every command we ship
must be listed in it. This catches the drift case where someone
adds a command file but forgets to update the docs."""
text = README_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
missing = [name for name in EXPECTED_COMMAND_NAMES if f"/{name}" not in text]
assert not missing, f"README does not document: {missing}"
def test_readme_cross_references_hooks_install_path(self):
"""Hooks are deliberately NOT part of the plugin (they're wired
via hooks/cursor/install.sh). The README must tell users where
to go for that, otherwise users will assume the plugin already
installed the hooks and wonder why nothing saves.
"""
text = README_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
assert "hooks/cursor/install.sh" in text, (
"README must reference hooks/cursor/install.sh so users know how to enable auto-save"
)