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discussionr/AI_Agents · Oct 20, 2026

Why do most people build their own agent memory instead of using a service like Mem0?

Builders explain why they roll their own agent memory instead of using hosted services like Mem0. The main reasons are control over the one asset you never want to lose, the fact that a dated file with good search beats a vector store under a few thousand facts, and that debugging your own memory takes minutes while a black-box recall service takes a support ticket.

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