---
name: pause
description: Pause Mem0 memory capture on this machine. Use when the user wants to stop memories being recorded, for example for private work or experiments.
disable-model-invocation: true
---

# Pause memory capture

To pause (hooks stop capturing and sending session content; a minimal
telemetry ping still fires at session start, under your Mem0 account email,
unless `MEM0_TELEMETRY=false`):

```bash
python3 "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/core/memory_cli.py" --harness "claude-code" --plugin-data-dir "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA}" pause
```

Confirm the new state back to the user, and remind them that already-created
memories still exist and remain searchable. Pending unsent packets are held
while paused, not expired, and are delivered after resuming. To turn capture
back on, use `/mem0:resume`.