Memory · Types

Short-Term / Working

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

At a glance

ClassMemory layer

ScopeThread-scoped (one session)

ExamplesLLM 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

Internal research (Scalarity), Architectural Frameworks for AI Agent Memory Systems