Implementing Memory in Our Agent › Glossary

Conversation Manager: A component that handles short-term memory by storing and managing the recent message history in a conversation.

Knowledge Store: A persistent storage system for long-term facts and information that survives across sessions.

Semantic Search: Finding information based on meaning rather than exact keyword matches, typically using embeddings and similarity calculations.

Sliding Window: A memory management strategy that keeps only the most recent N messages, automatically discarding older ones.

Embedding: A numerical vector representation of text that captures its semantic meaning, enabling similarity-based search.

Tool Integration: The ability for an agent to use external functions or APIs while maintaining memory of both the conversation and stored knowledge.

Memory Management: Features that let users view, update, or delete stored information, giving them control over their data.