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Agent memory as a file format

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Re: Agent memory as a file format

#13

It’s good that a lot of people are trying a lot of things when it comes to agentic memory. Sadly none of it represents a complete solution at this time. But we need the experimentation.

I still dont understand what "agentic memory" is . agents can already call sql / rag and grep through files or whatever. why is "agentic memory" a special thing.

Re: Agent memory as a file format

#15

It’s good that a lot of people are trying a lot of things when it comes to agentic memory. Sadly none of it represents a complete solution at this time. But we need the experimentation.

I still dont understand what "agentic memory" is . agents can already call sql / rag and grep through files or whatever. why is "agentic memory" a special thing.

You could think of it as a more efficient indexing format for data the agent has access to. It’s badly needed as a better representation or pointer map would improve recall time and comprehensiveness dramatically without having to invest further in model training.

Re: Agent memory as a file format

#16

It’s good that a lot of people are trying a lot of things when it comes to agentic memory. Sadly none of it represents a complete solution at this time. But we need the experimentation.

I still dont understand what "agentic memory" is . agents can already call sql / rag and grep through files or whatever. why is "agentic memory" a special thing.

they just want to reinvent information retrieval from first principles; also the fact that everyone forgets to check what currently exists and reinvents hexagonal wheels for the sake of agentic development

Re: Agent memory as a file format

#18

It’s good that a lot of people are trying a lot of things when it comes to agentic memory. Sadly none of it represents a complete solution at this time. But we need the experimentation.

I still dont understand what "agentic memory" is . agents can already call sql / rag and grep through files or whatever. why is "agentic memory" a special thing.

Just retrieving usually doesn't count as memory. "Memory" tends to imply writing too.

And I agree: it's not a very special thing. That's why I propose: Markdown + a simple embedding.

Re: Agent memory as a file format

#19
post #7

Agent memory is to computer memory is what Mongo DB is to relational database. Incredible to watch things come full circle. Next thing you know, someone is going to figure out a binary encoding.

agents can call relational databases fine. infact, really good at sql if you can store your memories into that format.
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