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đź§  How Agents Use Memory (and How to Design It Right)

Memory separates a basic script from a smart agent.

But too much memory makes agents slow, confused, or even useless. At AgentNet, we design agents that remember just enough — and forget everything else on purpose.

Think of agent memory like packing for a mission.
You don’t carry the whole house — you carry what’s useful.


đź§  Three Levels of Memory (AgentNet Style)

◆ Working Memory – Fast, disposable, now-only.

Like remembering a phone number just long enough to dial it.

Example: A to-do bot hears “Add eggs to the list,” and holds that info just long enough to write it down. After that? Gone.


◆ Intermediate Memory – Cached between steps.

Great for multi-hop interactions or workflow context.

Example: A shopping agent remembers your cart across five pages, but clears it after checkout or inactivity.


◆ Long-Term Memory – Stable, retrievable, structured.

Indexed memory that lives in a database or vector store.

Example: A sales agent recalls prior deals by customer name and recommends similar options. You didn’t re-teach it — it learned.


🔎 Best Practices

  • Don’t hoard. Keep what’s meaningful. Discard noise.
  • Scope your recall. Ask: "What should I remember... and when?"
  • Index smartly. Use tags, timestamps, or role-based segmentation.

🌟 Final Thought

An agent that remembers is an agent that grows.
But memory is a burden too — so design it with care.


Originally published on AgentNet

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Ali Farhat

Interesting read!