Definition
The persistent storage and retrieval architecture that allows AI Agents and RAG systems to maintain state, historical interactions, and user preferences across multiple sessions, bypassing the volatility and token limits of the context window.
Distinct from the transient 'Short-Term Memory' (context window) and 'Parametric Memory' (pre-trained weights).
"A specialized archival vault where the agent logs every past interaction on a searchable index for future retrieval."
- Short-Term Memory(Prerequisite)
- Vector Database(Component)
- Context Window(Constraint)
- Semantic Retrieval(Component)
Conceptual Overview
The persistent storage and retrieval architecture that allows AI Agents and RAG systems to maintain state, historical interactions, and user preferences across multiple sessions, bypassing the volatility and token limits of the context window.
Disambiguation
Distinct from the transient 'Short-Term Memory' (context window) and 'Parametric Memory' (pre-trained weights).
Visual Analog
A specialized archival vault where the agent logs every past interaction on a searchable index for future retrieval.