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Context & Memory
Context Amnesia
The AI fails to recall information provided in previous turns of the conversation.
3 principles3 checklist items2 simulation modes
What you will learn
Maintain Continuity
Smart Summarization
Visible Context
Run the simulation to see the failure in action.
Interactive Lab
Toggle between Bad and Good modes.
Anti-pattern mode
Simulation Status: Idlev2.4.0
Why it fails
Users expect a conversation, not a series of disconnected transactional queries. When an AI forgets context, variables, or constraints established just moments ago, the illusion of intelligence breaks and the user is forced to repeat themselves.
Root cause
Aggressive context window truncation to save tokens. Poor state management in the orchestration layer. Stateless API calls that don't pass full history.
How to fix it
Maintain Continuity
Smart Summarization
Visible Context
Implementation checklist
- Pass the last N turns of history to the model
- Use summarization for long conversations
- Allow users to pin important context