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Short-Term vs Long-Term Memory for Agents
Know which facts the agent should remember within a run vs across runs.
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Learning path
The main moves in order
- 1The big idea
- 2scratchpad
- 3vector memory
- 4persistence
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Section 1
The big idea
scratchpad memory dies with the run; vector memory survives
Some examples
- Notes the agent jots while planning
- Facts saved about you across sessions
- Things you do not want it to remember at all
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Open your favorite AI tool and try one of the examples above. Pick the one that matches what you are actually working on this week. Spend 10 minutes, no more. Notice what worked and what did not — that's the real lesson.
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