---
title: "Short-Term / Working · agent memory · Agent Fieldbook"
url: https://agentfieldbook.org/memory/types/working/
description: "Tracks the immediate sequence of thoughts, actions and observations within a single run."
section: "Memory · Types"
source: Agent Fieldbook — generated from the published page
---

# Short-Term / Working

Tracks the immediate sequence of thoughts, actions and observations within a single run.

## At a glance

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Class | Memory layer |
| Scope | Thread-scoped (one session) |
| Examples | LLM context window· Redis scratchpad |

## How it works

Context window holds the raw trace; a working-memory scratchpad writes compressed progress summaries ("Papers reviewed: 12. Gaps: […]") to a structured buffer, often Redis, to stop context overflow.

## Watch out

Long histories slow responses, raise cost, and distract the model with stale content.

## Basis