AI memory

Why can't my AI agent remember what happened?

Because most agents retrieve text. They do not automatically know whether a fact is still true, when it changed, or which source should win when two sources disagree.

The symptom

The agent repeats stale facts, loses history, or gives a confident answer from an old snippet.

The reason

Files and chats contain claims. They are not durable, dated memory.

The fix

Give the agent source-backed facts it can query by current state or past date.

Source-backed memory flownote · facts · answer
Input

"Acme was acquired in 2023."

Stored facts

Acme acquired_by Vertex Labs

Mar 14, 2023 · announcement source

Agent answer

Current owner, past owner, and evidence can be queried separately.

The memory problem

Business facts change constantly. People leave, reporting lines move, customers churn, products launch, and companies get acquired. If an agent only retrieves old text, it can repeat stale facts with confidence because the text still exists.

Example: an acquisition note

A note says Acme was acquired in 2023. That is not enough for an agent to answer safely later.

Input"Acme was acquired in 2023."vague
Stored factAcme Robotics acquired_by Vertex Labs · Mar 14, 2023dated
EvidenceAnnouncement source attached, with related people and company records linked.reviewable

Why retrieval alone is not enough

Retrieval can find a relevant paragraph. It does not, by itself, decide whether the paragraph is current, whether another source superseded it, or whether the answer depends on a date.

Old files stay searchable

A stale claim can be retrieved just because it matches the question.

Dates are missing

The agent may know a claim appeared, but not when it was true.

Sources conflict

Two snippets can disagree without a model for which fact supersedes which.

What Oomira gives the agent

Oomira turns trusted sources into dated, cited facts. An agent can ask what is true now, what was true on a past date, and which source supports the answer. That makes memory reviewable instead of purely conversational.

Current answerWho owns Acme now?

Resolve the current acquired_by fact and show the source.

Historical answerWho owned Acme in 2022?

Resolve the graph before the acquisition date, without rewriting history.