Praison AI

Claude Memory Tool

Enable Anthropic's native memory tool for Claude models

The --claude-memory flag enables Anthropic’s native memory tool for Claude models, allowing the agent to store and retrieve information across conversations.

Quick Start

bash
praisonai "Research and remember findings" --claude-memory --llm anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514

!Claude Memory Stores Preferences

Usage

Basic Usage

bash
praisonai "Research and remember findings" --claude-memory --llm anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514

Expected Output:

🧠 Claude Memory Tool enabled

╭─ Agent Info ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│  👤 Agent: DirectAgent                                                       │
│  Role: Assistant                                                             │
│  Model: anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514                                          │
│  Memory: Claude Memory Tool                                                  │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

╭────────────────────────────────── Response ──────────────────────────────────╮
│ I've researched the topic and stored the key findings in memory:            │
│                                                                              │
│ 📝 Stored: "AI trends 2025 - multimodal systems, agent architectures"       │
│ 📝 Stored: "Key players: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta"                   │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

Combine with Other Flags

bash
# Claude memory with planning
praisonai "Research and summarize" --claude-memory --planning --llm anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514

# Claude memory with metrics
praisonai "Analyze and remember" --claude-memory --metrics --llm anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514

Requirements

RequirementValue
ProviderAnthropic only
Modelsclaude-sonnet-4-20250514, claude-3-opus, claude-3-sonnet, claude-3-haiku
API KeyANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable

How It Works

  1. Enable: The --claude-memory flag activates Anthropic’s native memory tool
  2. Store: Claude can store information using the memory tool
  3. Retrieve: Claude can retrieve stored information in future conversations
  4. Persist: Memory persists across conversation sessions
Diagram

Store

Retrieve

User Query

Claude Agent

Memory Tool

Memory Storage

Response

Comparison with Other Memory Options

Feature--claude-memory--memory--auto-memory
ProviderAnthropic onlyAnyAny
StorageAnthropic managedLocal fileLocal file
ControlClaude decidesAgent extractsAuto-extraction
PersistenceAnthropic serversLocal storageLocal storage

Examples

Research Task

bash
praisonai "Research quantum computing advances and remember key breakthroughs" \
  --claude-memory --llm anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514

Learning Session

bash
praisonai "Teach me about machine learning, remember what I've learned" \
  --claude-memory --llm anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514

Project Context

bash
praisonai "Remember the project requirements: REST API with auth, PostgreSQL, Docker" \
  --claude-memory --llm anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514

Programmatic Usage

python
from praisonaiagents import Agent

agent = Agent(
    instructions="You are a research assistant that remembers findings",
    llm="anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514",
    memory={"claude_memory": True}  # Enable Claude Memory Tool
)

result = agent.start("Research AI trends and remember key findings")

Best Practices

Use Claude Memory ForUse Local Memory For
General researchSensitive data
Learning sessionsOffline usage
Project contextCustom storage
Cross-session recallUser isolation

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