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title: Memory
description: Facts and preferences a Space can remember across Jobs. Memory is separate from chat history and model choice.
updated: 2026-09-12
canonical: https://turnpanel.com/docs/v1/memory
markdown: https://turnpanel.com/docs/v1/memory.md
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# Memory

Facts and preferences a Space can remember across Jobs. Memory is separate from chat history and model choice.

## Memory is files

- Each Space keeps its memory as plain files: a MEMORY.md index with one line per memory, and one short file per memory.

### An index plus one file per memory

**Context:** Memory folder

Each Space's memory folder holds MEMORY.md, one line per memory, and a short file for each memory.

- **MEMORY.md** [active]: The index every Job sees
- **One file per memory** [ready]: About you · preference · project · reference
- Every Job in the Space sees the index. The agent opens a memory file or searches the folder when it needs the detail.

### The index first, the detail on demand

**Context:** Reading memory

A Job starts with the index and opens or searches memory files when it needs more.

- **Index** [active]: In every Job from the start
- **Memory files** [ready]: Opened or searched when needed
- **Archived** [ready]: Kept, not in the index
- Past Job conversations are stored separately from memory.


## Who keeps it

The agent saves, updates, and deletes memories itself while it works, whether the Job runs on the TurnPanel agent or a coding tool. Nothing is extracted in the background. Facts about you live in General; facts about one Space’s work stay in that Space.


## Correcting memory

Tell the agent exactly what to remember or forget, or open Memory to edit, pin, or delete a memory. The files can also be edited in any text editor. Never store passwords or keys in memory: anything that looks like a secret is moved out of the folder and the Job is told.


## Limits

The agent decides what is worth keeping, so it can miss a fact or keep one that later turns out wrong. Treat memory as helpful context, not proof. Memory files stay on your computer; whether the index is sent to an online model is a separate setting.