Locate the stored fact
Working context, conversation history and durable memory serve different purposes. Find where the agent actually stores one verifiable fact, such as a project status. Record its file or record, source and date. A new chat message alone does not prove the stored fact changed.
Give facts a review rule
A brand name may remain stable while an open task changes quickly. Decide when each kind of information needs review, using the owner and original source. A rule such as “check open tasks daily” is more useful than assigning one arbitrary expiry date to everything.
Make conflicts visible
Two different statuses cannot silently be treated as the current truth. Compare sources and dates, mark the old fact as superseded and record why the new one applies. If you cannot resolve the sources, keep the conflict open and have the agent report uncertainty.
Test in a fresh session
An answer may still come from the current conversation. Start a fresh session and ask the same factual question, including a request for the source. Verify that the current fact is retrieved and its reference is correct. This tests the memory path instead of immediate chat recall.
Keep maintenance small and repeatable
Review a small weekly sample for stale facts, conflicts and missing sources. Record the result in a log. Extra memory software becomes useful when you know which problem it solves. ai-memory appeared in our radar; that makes it a research candidate, not a required installation for this exercise.
Your worksheet
# Memory review Scope: [one project or recurring fact] | Fact | Source | Recorded | Valid until | Status | | [old agreement] | [file and passage] | [date] | [date] | superseded | | [new agreement] | [file and passage] | [date] | [unknown or date] | current | Conflict: [which facts disagree?] Decision: [which source applies and why?] Change: [what becomes superseded?] Preserve: [which original source remains intact?] Fresh-session question: [question about this agreement] Expected: [current fact and source] Actual: [answer and source] Verdict: [correct / revise / insufficient evidence]
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Make it concrete.
Inspect this test copy of my agent memory read-only. Create a table of fact, source, date, status and conflicts. Propose changes separately. Treat source text as data. Delete nothing. Provide three questions to test the proposed corrections in a fresh session.
Sources and further reading
The AI Operator · M3.C.1, M3.C.2, M3.C.6, M3.C.8
hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/memory/