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beginnerr/AI_Agents · Oct 20, 2026

r/AI_Agents: do you put a size limit on your agent's memory file?

A beginner asks whether to cap their agent's memory file, which kept growing until they stopped trusting the agent to read it. The discussion converges on a practical rule: the file's size matters less than its searchability, and most setups work best with a small always-loaded core plus dated notes pulled on demand. A good reminder that memory you can't retrieve is just an expensive diary.

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