> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://praison.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Memory Overview

> Persistent memory and state management for AI agents

# Memory Overview

PraisonAI provides robust memory and persistence capabilities to help your agents remember conversations, store state, and maintain context across sessions.

## Quick Start

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
from praisonaiagents import Agent

# Agent with automatic memory persistence
agent = Agent(
    name="Assistant",
    memory={"session_id": "my-session"}  # Enable memory with session
)

agent.chat("Remember my name is John")
# Later...
agent.chat("What's my name?")  # "Your name is John"
```

## Memory Types

| Type                 | Purpose               | Best For         |
| -------------------- | --------------------- | ---------------- |
| **Session Memory**   | Conversation history  | Chat continuity  |
| **Long-term Memory** | Cross-session recall  | User preferences |
| **Graph Memory**     | Relationship tracking | Knowledge graphs |

## When to Use What

| Need                               | Solution          | Link                                                 |
| ---------------------------------- | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| Persist conversations              | Database adapters | [Storage →](/docs/memory/storage)                    |
| Resume sessions                    | Session ID        | [Session Resume →](/docs/persistence/session-resume) |
| Store user preferences             | Long-term memory  | [Advanced Memory →](/docs/features/advanced-memory)  |
| Track relationships                | Graph memory      | [Graph Memory →](/docs/features/graph-memory)        |
| Decay-weighted, self-hosted recall | Dakera memory     | [Dakera Memory →](/docs/features/dakera-memory)      |

## Key Concepts

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Session Persistence" icon="clock-rotate-left" href="/docs/persistence/overview">
    Continue conversations across restarts
  </Card>

  <Card title="Database Support" icon="database" href="/docs/memory/storage">
    22+ supported database backends
  </Card>

  <Card title="Advanced Memory" icon="brain" href="/docs/features/advanced-memory">
    Long-term memory and recall
  </Card>

  <Card title="Graph Memory" icon="diagram-project" href="/docs/features/graph-memory">
    Relationship-aware memory
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Next Steps

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  <Card title="Storage Options" icon="hard-drive" href="/docs/memory/storage">
    Configure database backends
  </Card>

  <Card title="Quick Start" icon="rocket" href="/docs/persistence/quickstart">
    Get started in 5 minutes
  </Card>
</CardGroup>