Agents & knowledge
Agent memory
Stored information an agent can reuse across steps or sessions.
Also known as: memory
Definition
Agent memory may include conversation history, summaries, retrieved facts, user preferences or records of prior actions.
Why it matters
Memory can improve continuity while creating retention, privacy, entitlement, accuracy and deletion obligations.
Related concepts
- Data leakage
Sensitive information reaching an unauthorised model, user or output.
- AI agent
A system that plans and takes actions using models, tools and state.
- Context window
The maximum information a model can process in one interaction.