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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
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Simulation Status: Idlev2.4.0

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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