{"slug": "give-the-agent-memory-is-not-a-design-working-memory-this-task-episodic-memory", "title": "“Give the agent memory” is not a design.", "summary": "Harsh Mishra explains that giving an AI agent memory is not a simple design choice but requires distinguishing between working memory (current task), episodic memory (past events), semantic memory (stable facts/preferences), and procedural memory (reviewed playbooks). Each type of memory has different writers, retention rules, and trust levels, forming a key part of system design for AI agents.", "body_md": "From Prompt to Product: A Beginner's System Design Guide to AI Agents\nHarsh Mishra\nHarsh Mishra\nHarsh Mishra\nFollow\nJul 15\nFrom Prompt to Product: A Beginner's System Design Guide to AI Agents\n#\nai\n#\npython\n#\nbeginners\n#\nsystemdesign\n3\nreactions\nAdd Comment\n14 min read", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/give-the-agent-memory-is-not-a-design-working-memory-this-task-episodic-memory", "canonical_source": "https://dev.to/cosmicvitality/give-the-agent-memory-is-not-a-design-working-memory-this-task-episodic-memory-past-5dlg", "published_at": "2026-07-17 18:20:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-17 18:29:49.917649+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-agents", "ai-research", "machine-learning"], "entities": ["Harsh Mishra"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/give-the-agent-memory-is-not-a-design-working-memory-this-task-episodic-memory", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/give-the-agent-memory-is-not-a-design-working-memory-this-task-episodic-memory.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/give-the-agent-memory-is-not-a-design-working-memory-this-task-episodic-memory.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/give-the-agent-memory-is-not-a-design-working-memory-this-task-episodic-memory.jsonld"}}