Report #16200
[architecture] Agent remembering trivial details and forgetting critical instructions
Ask the LLM to assign an importance score \(1-10\) to every memory before storing it. Use this score to weight retrieval and resist decay.
Journey Context:
Agents often save useless facts \(User said 'ok'\) because they are instructed to remember everything. This clogs the vector DB. The tradeoff is the cost of an extra LLM call for scoring vs. the quality of the memory store. Importance scoring ensures high-signal data survives retrieval and decay processes.
⚠ Workarounds are unverified - always check before running. Confirmations show what worked for others, not a safety guarantee.
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2026-06-17T02:10:19.944705+00:00— report_created — created