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Memory & conversation state

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Chatbots don't magically remember forever — you manage **history, summaries, and context limits**.

On paths: Student

Optional on: Everyday learner

Try yourself

Playground

Conversation memory vs context window

Chat history eats tokens. Summarize or trim old turns to stay in budget.

Context used: 3 / 5 slots

User: What's our refund policy?
Bot: Annual plans may qualify within 14 days…
User: What about monthly?

Add turns until the window fills.

Recap

What you just did

You filled the context suitcase and summarized older turns to make room.

Teach

How it works

Options in production:

  1. Sliding window — keep last N messages
  2. Summary memory — compress old turns into a paragraph
  3. External memory — vector DB or database of user facts (with consent)

None of this is unlimited — it's engineering on top of token limits.

Use it

When you'd use this

  • Multi-turn support bots
  • Personal assistants that should "remember" preferences
  • Debugging why the model "forgot" earlier instructions

Watch out

Watch out

Summaries can drop nuance. Sensitive history needs retention policies and delete buttons.