Short-Term Conversation Memory › Short-Term Conversation Memory

You've built an agent that can reason, use tools, and solve complex problems. But there's a fundamental limitation: it forgets everything after each interaction. Ask it a question, get an answer, then ask a follow-up, and it has no idea what you're talking about.

Imagine calling a help desk where the representative forgets your conversation every 30 seconds. You'd have to re-explain your problem constantly. Frustrating, right? That's exactly what happens with an agent that lacks memory.

In this chapter, we'll give your personal assistant the ability to remember recent conversations. You'll learn how to maintain context across multiple interactions, handle follow-up questions, and manage conversation history as it grows. By the end, your agent will feel less like a stateless question-answering machine and more like an assistant that actually remembers what you've been discussing.