Memory Systems
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What is Memory Systems?
Memory systems let an AI agent retain information across interactions instead of starting fresh every time. Short-term memory usually covers the current session, while long-term memory stores facts, preferences, or past decisions that persist across sessions. Common implementations combine a vector store for semantic recall with structured storage for facts that need to be retrieved exactly. Designing memory well involves deciding what to keep, how long to keep it, and how to summarize or discard information that is no longer useful.
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More in stage 5: Type of Models
- Type of Models
- Pre-trained Models
- Closed vs Open Source Models
- Self-Hosted Models
- Zero-Shot
- Few-Shot
- ReAct
- CoT
- Function Calling
- Prompt Caching
- Streaming Responses
- RAG & Dynamic Filters
- Context Compaction
- Long-Context Processing
- State & Historical Context
- Multi-agent Context Sharing
- Context Isolation
- Context Failure Modes
Memory Systems: common questions
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Is this Memory Systems tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 52 of 189 in the free AI Engineer roadmap, in stage 5, Type of Models. If you are new to AI Engineer, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.