Smart Memory (Beta)

AI-powered memory organization with intelligent categories and context-aware retrieval

Written by asad

Last updated 2 months ago

Smart Memory is currently in Beta and available for all users, rolling out gradually across the platform.

Smart Memory is an AI-powered organizational system that automatically categorizes your memories into meaningful groups for more efficient and relevant AI interactions.

The Problem Smart Memory Solves

Until recently, MemoryPlugin operated as a simple list. You would add new memories to the list, and the entire list would be shared with the AI when required. While this is useful, it has significant limitations:

Irrelevant Information

Dumping the entire memory list feeds tons of irrelevant information to the AI, potentially reducing performance by confusing the model

Context Window Bloat

Not every conversation needs full details of every memory. As you add more memories, they take up more space, leaving less room for your actual work

Higher Costs

All API-based tools charge by the token, so more information in the context window means higher costs and faster rate limiting

What is Smart Memory?

Smart Memory automatically analyzes and organizes your memories into intelligent categories with AI-generated summaries.

How It Works

Smart Memory operates at the Memory Bucket level:

1. Analysis: AI analyzes all memories within a bucket to identify themes and patterns
2. Categorization: Groups related memories into meaningful categories like “Work Projects”, “Learning Goals”, “Health & Wellness”
3. Summarization: Creates concise summaries for each category
4. Selective Loading: AI can load specific categories relevant to the conversation context

Instead of loading all memories, the AI can focus on just the categories relevant to your conversation, making interactions more efficient and contextual.

Benefits

Better Context Efficiency

Smart Memory improves AI interactions by:

• Loading only relevant memory categories instead of everything
• Providing focused context that matches your conversation topic
• Preserving context window space for actual conversation

Improved Organization

• Automatic categorization: AI identifies themes and groups related memories
• Clear summaries: Each category gets a concise overview of its contents
• Easy filtering: Focus on specific categories in the dashboard

Enhanced Scalability

• Handle more memories: Categories keep large collections organized and accessible
• Maintain performance: Selective loading prevents information overload
• Better relevance: AI gets context that actually matters for the conversation

How Smart Memory Categories Work

Category Creation

Smart Memory analyzes your memories to create categories:

Bucket: "Personal Development"
├── Work Projects (12 memories)
│   Summary: "Current job responsibilities, team meetings, project updates..."
├── Health & Fitness (8 memories)  
│   Summary: "Exercise routines, nutrition goals, health tracking..."
└── Learning Goals (15 memories)
    Summary: "Programming courses, book notes, skill development..."

Requirements and Limits

• Minimum: 30 memories required in a bucket for categorization
• Maximum: Works with buckets up to 600,000 tokens or 2,000 memories
• Manual Process: Categories must be created by clicking the dashboard button

Using Smart Memory

Getting Started

Smart Memory requires manual activation in your dashboard:

1. Add 30+ memories to any bucket
2. Click “Create Smart Categories” button in the dashboard
3. Wait for processing (usually takes a few minutes)
4. View your organized categories with summaries and additional context

In the Dashboard

Once categories are created, you can:

• Browse categories: Each shows a summary and additional information
• Filter by category: Focus on specific themes
• Refresh categories: Click the refresh button to update organization
• View memory counts: See how many memories are in each category

Category Information

Each category provides multiple layers of information:

• Category Name: AI-generated theme (e.g., “Work Projects”, “Health Goals”)
• Summary: High-level overview of what memories in this category contain
• Additional Information: Deeper context about the category’s contents, including:
  • Key topics and themes within the category
  • Specific details that distinguish this category from others
  • Context that helps AI assistants understand when this category is relevant
  • More granular information about the types of memories included
• Memory Count: Number of memories grouped in this category

The Additional Information field is particularly useful for AI interactions - it provides context that helps determine when to load this category’s memories during conversations, making the AI’s responses more accurate and relevant.

Availability

Smart Memory is currently in Beta and rolling out gradually to all users.

With AI Integrations

Once you have Smart Memory categories set up:

• Browser Extension: Categories are available when using AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, etc.
• MCP Server: Smart Memory integration is being developed for MCP-compatible clients
• Custom GPT: Smart Memory integration is planned for future development
• API: Smart Memory endpoints are currently internal-only

Use Cases

Smart Memory is particularly valuable for:

Power Users

• Large memory collections (hundreds or thousands of memories)
• Multiple complex projects with extensive documentation
• Long-term AI assistance relationships with deep context

Professional Applications

• Customer service with extensive customer history
• Consulting work with detailed client information
• Research projects with vast amounts of collected information

Cost-Conscious Users

• High-volume API usage where token costs matter
• Rate-limited environments where efficiency is crucial
• Performance-sensitive applications

Example Categories

Smart Memory might organize your memories into categories like:

Work Projects

Meeting notes, project updates, deadlines, team communications

Health & Wellness

Exercise routines, nutrition goals, medical appointments, wellness tracking

Learning & Development

Course notes, tutorials, skill development, book summaries

Personal Goals

Life goals, habit tracking, personal reflections, milestone planning

Comparison: Traditional vs Smart Memory

Aspect	Traditional Memory	Smart Memory
Organization	Chronological list of all memories	Themed categories with summaries
Context Loading	All memories loaded at once	Relevant categories loaded selectively
Scalability	Gets unwieldy with many memories	Stays organized regardless of size
AI Relevance	AI sees everything, relevant or not	AI gets focused, contextual information
Dashboard View	Simple memory list	Organized by categories with filtering

Next Steps

Memory Buckets

Learn how to organize memories into buckets for Smart Memory

Dashboard Guide

Get started with creating and managing your Smart Memory categories