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# ephemeral • AI Agent SDK

> ephemeral: Context manager for ephemeral conversations.

# ephemeral

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> This is a method of the [**Agent**](../classes/Agent) class in the [**agent**](../modules/agent) module.

Context manager for ephemeral conversations.

Messages within this block are NOT permanently stored in chat\_history.
History is restored to pre-block state after exiting.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def ephemeral() -> Any
```

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="Any">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Usage

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
with agent.ephemeral():
        response = agent.chat("[IMAGE] Analyze this")
        # After block, history is restored - image NOT persisted
```

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/agent/agent.py` at line 4278
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