TencentDB Agent Memory

Agents remember. Humans innovate.

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Installation · What is it? · Team Play · Technical Implementation · Benchmark

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Latest: Team Memory Beta is evolving quickly — install it and start exploring in minutes.

Installation

Start all three services in one go (memory-core + memory-hub + proxy):

git clone https://github.com/Tencent/TencentDB-Agent-Memory.git
cd TencentDB-Agent-Memory/deploy/global-images
cp .env.example .env
$EDITOR .env       # Fill in two sets of LLM parameters (memory group + proxy group)
./start-all.sh     # Launch everything with one command; when finished, it prints a one-liner you can paste directly into Claude

Open the panel: http://localhost:8125.

Complete installation documentation (standalone Memory Hub deployment, Proxy + Claude Code / CodeBuddy usage, stop and cleanup, port reference, etc.) is available in INSTALL.md (中文: INSTALL_CN.md).

Migrating data from an older version

If you’re already on an older release (v1.x / v0.x) and want to bring your existing data over to v2.0.0+, we provide a migration tool:

See Data Migration Tool (v2 → v3) for full usage and flags. New installations can skip this.

What is TencentDB Agent Memory?

We started from a practical question: How do you reduce repetitive work when using Agents?

If project context has already been explained, it shouldn’t need to be repeated in a new session. If documents have already been read, every Agent shouldn’t have to start again from page one. A workflow that already works shouldn’t have to be rediscovered next time.

Memory here means more than just “remembering conversations.” Any information that helps the next Agent avoid reinventing the wheel should be saved, organized, and reused.

Existing information → Reusable memory assets → Fewer turns → Less rework → More stable results and higher efficiency

Let experience accumulate, flow, and pass on to the next Agent

Memory Hub for Agent teams closes the loop across the entire experience lifecycle: work produces assets, assets circulate through the team, and new members can load the team’s save file on day one.

  1. Automatic asset extraction: Extract Chat Memory and Skills from conversations and tasks; convert documents and code into Wiki and CodeGraph; then manage, review, and route them consistently.
  2. Portable & multi-Agent compatible: Memory assets are decoupled from Agent frameworks — they can move across frameworks and be shared and maintained by multiple Agents and team members.
  3. Cold-start friendly: Import existing documents, codebases, and Agent conversation sessions. New Agent teams can start from existing experience instead of learning from scratch.

🧠 A brain that remembers people and context

  • Chat Memory retains preferences, facts, decisions, and interaction history.
  • Each Agent automatically gets its own memory when created — no need to re-introduce yourself next time.
  • L0 Conversation → L1 Atom → L2 Scenario → L3 Persona — raw conversations are distilled layer by layer.
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“Don’t refactor the old auth module — mobile is still using it.” — Context this costly shouldn’t depend on humans repeating it every time.

⚡ A Skill library that accumulates expertise

  • After completing complex work, Agents can extract and manage reusable Skills from conversations and tool calls, and import them into the context of a designated Agent when needed.
  • A Skill isn’t just a prompt snippet; it has versions, resource files, trigger boundaries, execution steps, and validation rules.
  • Personal Skills are private by default; after review, they can be shared with the team and assigned to other Agents.
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Troubleshooting, code review, release checklists — learn it once, and the whole team can use it.

📖 A knowledge map that reads both docs and code

  • Wiki turns product docs, design specs, and ops runbooks into structured pages with a link graph. (Inspired by Karpathy’s LLM knowledge base.)
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  • CodeGraph indexes code symbols, files, call relationships, and impact paths.

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  • Agents can search, read, inspect callers/callees, and perform impact analysis before modifying code.

Wiki keeps Agents from reading every file list before getting to work. CodeGraph doesn’t just tell them “the code is here” — it tells them “changing this might affect those.”

🛡️ A team memory panel controlled by humans

  • Create teams and Agents in Memory Hub; review, share, and equip memory assets.
  • Manage ownership, versions, status, visibility, usage counts, and Agent bindings in one place.
  • private belongs strictly to the Owner; team is visible to all team members; restricted grants precise access via User / Role / Agent ACLs.
  • Two role layers: global System Admin manages users and teams (creating teams, adding members) and can also use Wiki, CodeGraph, Skill, and other asset management features; Team-level roles include Admin (team manager) and Member (regular member), responsible for asset collaboration and access control within a team. Asset ownership is tracked via Owner — the Owner automatically has management permissions for their assets.
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Cold Start: Load the Save File, Then Get to Work

Most Agents’ first task is re-learning your project. TencentDB Agent Memory turns the learning cost you’ve already paid into a save file:

Cold Start: import codebase, docs, and history into Memory Hub

Specifically, these existing assets can be imported directly and processed automatically in the panel:

  • Codebases: Import existing repositories — CodeGraph automatically indexes symbols, files, call relationships, and impact paths.
  • Documents & files: Import relevant docs and files — Wiki automatically generates structured pages with a link graph.
  • Conversation sessions: Import past Agent conversation sessions — Skills and Chat Memory are automatically extracted as reusable assets.

Stop retraining every Agent. Give it the save file.

One Play Style: Build a Growing Agent Team for a One-Person Company

Open Memory Hub and create a team:

Tiny but Serious Inc.
├── 👤 You · Set goals / Make decisions
├── 🔭 Scout · Research / Find opportunities
├── 🛠 Builder · Write code / Build products
├── 🧪 Reviewer · Test / Find issues
└── 🧠 Agent Memory · Preserve the team's experience

You’re not opening four disconnected chat windows — you’re assembling a squad with different roles that can inherit the team’s accumulated experience.

Recruit first, then equip

🔭 Scout
   ├── User interview Chat Memory
   ├── Market research Wiki
   └── Competitive analysis Skill
 
🛠 Builder
   ├── Product Wiki
   ├── Project CodeGraph
   └── Feature Delivery Skill
 
🧪 Reviewer
   ├── Historical incident Chat Memory
   ├── Project CodeGraph
   └── Release Checklist Skill

Different roles, different loadouts. Less noise — give each Agent the memory assets it actually needs to get work done.

The company can be tiny. Experience can compound forever.

Memory Assets, Not a Chat Log Warehouse

RAG answers “what can be found?” Team Memory also answers “who can use it, which version is valid, and which Agent should receive it.”

Chat HistoryStandard RAGTencentDB Agent Memory
Cross-session user understanding✅ Chat Memory
Distilled executable experience✅ Skill
Document structure & relationships△ Chunk retrieval✅ Wiki + Link Graph
Code call graphs & impact scope△ Text match✅ CodeGraph
Ownership / Version / Status
Team sharing & Agent loadout
Private / Team / ACL

Memory Hub Is Not a Display Board — It’s a Control Panel

Play StyleWhat you do in the Hub
Team UpCreate teams, add people and Agents, define sharing boundaries
Asset LibraryBrowse, search, review, and manage Chat Memory, Skills, Wiki, and CodeGraph
Agent LoadoutBind different memory assets to different Agents; adjust priority and usage mode
Knowledge WorkshopBuild Wiki and CodeGraph; monitor processing status and asset metadata
Access ControlSwitch between private, team, and ACL-based access; revoke sharing when needed

When you open an asset, what matters is not just “what it says,” but also “where it came from, which version it is, who it’s assigned to, and whether it’s been used recently.”

Every Loop Gains Experience

Every Loop Gains Experience: continuous accumulation, making every use smarter

Memory doesn’t run the Agent loop; it ensures the next iteration inherits the previous one’s results: valuable interactions stay in Chat Memory, proven workflows are distilled into Skills, and document/code changes are updated through Wiki ingest and CodeGraph sync.

Without Memory, loops may just repeat faster. With inherited memory, each iteration has the chance to be better than the last.

One Agent Team: Shared Experience, Not Shared Privacy

New Chat Memory and Skills are private by default. Sharing is an explicit action, not a default leak.

VisibilitySemantics
privateOnly the Owner can read — not even team admins
teamTeam members can read; the Owner / Admin can manage
restrictedPrecise access via User / Role / Agent ACL
agentFor targeted equipping of Agents within the same team

You can assign the “Release Skill” to the Release Agent, the “Architecture Wiki” to all development Agents, and CodeGraph to Coder and Reviewer.

Technical Implementation

TencentDB Agent Memory doesn’t aim to “store everything.” It solves three problems: what’s worth keeping, who can use it, and how to retrieve less while retrieving the right things next time.

Technical overview: layering (L0–L3), Memory Assets, Memory Hub, identity-based assembly for Agents

1. Memory isn’t flat records — it grows in layers

Conversations are first saved as L0, then refined by an async pipeline into multiple levels of granularity:

LayerWhat it storesPrimary use
L0 ConversationRaw conversations with full contextVerify exact wording, timestamps, and sources
L1 AtomFacts, preferences, constraints, and events extracted from conversationsPrecise recall of actionable information
L2 ScenarioKnowledge blocks organized around projects or scenariosQuickly restore a working context
L3 Core / PersonaLong-term profiles, stable patterns, and high-level cognitionLet Agents rapidly enter a user’s and team’s context

Both generation and retrieval are layered: normally, L2/L3 provide a quick context bootstrap; when specific facts are needed, BM25 + vector retrieval + RRF fall back to L1/L0. Results are further capped by item count, character budget, and timeout limits to prevent memory from overwhelming the context window.

2. Memory isn’t a global prompt — it’s the Agent’s loadout

Chat Memory, Skills, Wiki, and CodeGraph are all registered uniformly as Memory Assets. Memory Hub uses Fixed Binding + ACL to determine which assets a given Agent can use: first narrow the permission scope by Team, User, Agent, and visibility, then retrieve based on the current query.

This lets teams share experience without exposing all their private information; switching Agents or frameworks only requires re-equipping, not retraining.

3. Knowledge isn’t injected wholesale — it’s called on demand

Documents are organized into searchable Wiki pages that support link-graph drill-down; codebases are indexed into CodeGraph assets containing files, symbols, and call relationships. Agents first discover capabilities via /v3/tools/list, then use /v3/tools/call to read relevant pages, source code, or impact paths.

This makes documents and code part of memory as well — but they remain available tools that only enter context when truly needed.

Benchmark

BenchmarkWithout TencentDB Agent MemoryWith it enabledRelative improvement
PersonaMem48%76%+59%

PersonaMem tests whether an Agent can correctly understand and apply user information after extended interactions.

Notes

  • Wiki and CodeGraph are built asynchronously; allow some processing time before they reach ready status.
  • CodeGraph currently prioritizes public HTTPS repositories; support for private repositories and SSH credentials is still being refined.
  • The Hub supports manual asset binding; fully automated memory routing is still under iteration.
  • TencentDB Agent Memory currently supports OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code, CodeBuddy, and SDK integration; broader cross-framework migration is on the roadmap.
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