MemGPT: Advanced LLM Agents with Long-Term Memory and Custom Tools

What is MemGPT?

MemGPT is a cutting-edge platform designed to create and deploy stateful Large Language Model (LLM) agents with long-term memory capabilities and custom tools. Unlike traditional LLM implementations, MemGPT agents can automatically manage historical interactions, load data from external sources, and execute custom functions, making them ideal for complex, ongoing tasks and interactions.

Key Features

1. Stateful Agents

MemGPT agents are unique in their ability to maintain state across interactions. This means they can:

• Keep track of historical conversations
• Reserve part of their context to read and write evolving memories
• Provide more coherent and context-aware responses over time

2. Long-Term Memory Management

Agents created with MemGPT have sophisticated memory management capabilities, allowing them to:

• Store and retrieve information from previous interactions
• Maintain context over extended periods
• Evolve their understanding and responses based on accumulated knowledge

3. External Data Integration

MemGPT supports the integration of external data sources, known as ‘Sources’:

• Load and cache data in a vector database
• Attach sources to agents for seamless access
• Enhance agent knowledge with domain-specific information

4. Custom Tools and Functions

Users can extend agent capabilities by defining custom tools:

• Create Python functions with specific annotations
• Integrate tools into agent presets
• Enable agents to perform specialized tasks or access external services

5. Flexible Agent Configuration

MemGPT offers various ways to customize agents:

• Define presets with system prompts and available tools
• Create and manage human profiles and agent personas
• Easily modify agent behavior and knowledge base

Getting Started

Creating an Agent

To create a MemGPT agent, use the CLI command:

memgpt run --agent

Managing Sources

Load external data sources with:

memgpt load directory --name short_stories --input-dir short_stories/

Customizing Humans and Personas

Add new profiles with:

memgpt add [human/persona] -f [FILENAME] --name [NAME]

Applications

MemGPT is versatile and can be used for various applications, including:

1. Personal assistants with evolving knowledge of user preferences
2. Customer service bots that maintain conversation history
3. Research assistants that can integrate and analyze multiple data sources
4. Multi-agent, multi-user services for complex interactions

Community and Development

MemGPT is an open-source project under active development. The community welcomes contributions and discussions:

• Join the Discord community for real-time chat
• Contribute to the project on GitHub
• Stay updated with research developments at https://research.memgpt.ai

By leveraging MemGPT, developers and researchers can create more sophisticated, context-aware, and capable AI agents that push the boundaries of what’s possible with large language models.