using-compoundedlisted

# Using compounded compounded is installed. This means three things are true: 1. **A user-global memory file** lives at `~/.claude/compounded/USER.md`. It is loaded into your context at session start. It is bounded — usually under 1500 characters. Use it for preferences and facts that apply across all the user's projects, not for project-specific notes (those belong in CLAUDE.md or AutoMemory's MEMORY.md). 2. **Skills you create earn trust over time.** Skills do not start trusted. They start as proposals, get verified by replay, and graduate through a four-state trust ladder. 3. **There is a portable archive.** The user can run `/compounded:export` to bundle their USER.md and verified skills into a single archive that moves between machines. ## The Trust Ladder When you (the agent) discover a useful procedure during a session — something non-trivial, repeatable, that took you more than a couple of tool calls to figure out — you may propose it as a skill. Skills then graduate through four states: | State | What it means | When it loads | |-------|---------------|---------------| | `.proposed` | Just authored. Untested. | Never auto-loaded. Listed by `/compounded:status`. | | `.verified` | Replayed successfully on at least one matching task. | Loads only when explicitly invoked by name. | | `.trusted` | Used 3+ times without correction. | Auto-loads when relevant, asks for confirmation before applying. | | `.autonomous` | Used 10+ times, zero corrections in last 5. | Aut