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# add • AI Agent SDK

> add: Add memory to MongoDB.

# add

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

Add memory to MongoDB.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def add(messages: Any, user_id: Any, agent_id: Any, run_id: Any, metadata: Any) -> Any
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="messages" type="Any" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="user_id" type="Any" required={false}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="agent_id" type="Any" required={false}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="run_id" type="Any" required={false}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="metadata" type="Any" required={false}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

### Returns

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

## Uses

* `datetime.utcnow`
* `insert_one`
* `logging.error`

## Used By

* [`DeepResearchResponse.get_all_sources`](../functions/DeepResearchResponse-get_all_sources)
* [`PermissionAllowlist.add_tool`](../functions/PermissionAllowlist-add_tool)
* [`mark_approved`](../functions/mark_approved)
* [`require_approval`](../functions/require_approval)
* [`configure_default_approvals`](../functions/configure_default_approvals)

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/knowledge/knowledge.py` at line 171
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