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Teknium f503eb6647 feat(memory): add pluggable memory provider interface with profile isolation
Introduces a pluggable MemoryProvider ABC so external memory backends can
integrate with Hermes without modifying core files. Each backend becomes a
plugin implementing a standard interface, orchestrated by MemoryManager.

Key architecture:
- agent/memory_provider.py — ABC with core + optional lifecycle hooks
- agent/memory_manager.py — single integration point in the agent loop
- agent/builtin_memory_provider.py — wraps existing MEMORY.md/USER.md

Profile isolation fixes applied to all 6 shipped plugins:
- Cognitive Memory: use get_hermes_home() instead of raw env var
- Hindsight Memory: check $HERMES_HOME/hindsight/config.json first,
  fall back to legacy ~/.hindsight/ for backward compat
- Hermes Memory Store: replace hardcoded ~/.hermes paths with
  get_hermes_home() for config loading and DB path defaults
- Mem0 Memory: use get_hermes_home() instead of raw env var
- RetainDB Memory: auto-derive profile-scoped project name from
  hermes_home path (hermes-<profile>), explicit env var overrides
- OpenViking Memory: read-only, no local state, isolation via .env

MemoryManager.initialize_all() now injects hermes_home into kwargs so
every provider can resolve profile-scoped storage without importing
get_hermes_home() themselves.

Plugin system: adds register_memory_provider() to PluginContext and
get_plugin_memory_providers() accessor.

Based on PR #3825. 46 tests (37 unit + 5 E2E + 4 plugin registration).
2026-03-30 17:09:11 -07:00

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"""BuiltinMemoryProvider — wraps MEMORY.md / USER.md as a MemoryProvider.
Always registered as the first provider. Cannot be disabled or removed.
This is the existing Hermes memory system exposed through the provider
interface for compatibility with the MemoryManager.
The actual storage logic lives in tools/memory_tool.py (MemoryStore).
This provider is a thin adapter that delegates to MemoryStore and
exposes the memory tool schema.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import json
import logging
from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
from agent.memory_provider import MemoryProvider
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class BuiltinMemoryProvider(MemoryProvider):
"""Built-in file-backed memory (MEMORY.md + USER.md).
Always active, never disabled by other providers. The `memory` tool
is handled by run_agent.py's agent-level tool interception (not through
the normal registry), so get_tool_schemas() returns an empty list —
the memory tool is already wired separately.
"""
def __init__(
self,
memory_store=None,
memory_enabled: bool = False,
user_profile_enabled: bool = False,
):
self._store = memory_store
self._memory_enabled = memory_enabled
self._user_profile_enabled = user_profile_enabled
@property
def name(self) -> str:
return "builtin"
def is_available(self) -> bool:
"""Built-in memory is always available."""
return True
def initialize(self, session_id: str, **kwargs) -> None:
"""Load memory from disk if not already loaded."""
if self._store is not None:
self._store.load_from_disk()
def system_prompt_block(self) -> str:
"""Return MEMORY.md and USER.md content for the system prompt.
Uses the frozen snapshot captured at load time. This ensures the
system prompt stays stable throughout a session (preserving the
prompt cache), even though the live entries may change via tool calls.
"""
if not self._store:
return ""
parts = []
if self._memory_enabled:
mem_block = self._store.format_for_system_prompt("memory")
if mem_block:
parts.append(mem_block)
if self._user_profile_enabled:
user_block = self._store.format_for_system_prompt("user")
if user_block:
parts.append(user_block)
return "\n\n".join(parts)
def prefetch(self, query: str) -> str:
"""Built-in memory doesn't do query-based recall — it's injected via system_prompt_block."""
return ""
def sync_turn(self, user_content: str, assistant_content: str) -> None:
"""Built-in memory doesn't auto-sync turns — writes happen via the memory tool."""
def get_tool_schemas(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
"""Return empty list.
The `memory` tool is an agent-level intercepted tool, handled
specially in run_agent.py before normal tool dispatch. It's not
part of the standard tool registry. We don't duplicate it here.
"""
return []
def handle_tool_call(self, tool_name: str, args: Dict[str, Any], **kwargs) -> str:
"""Not used — the memory tool is intercepted in run_agent.py."""
return json.dumps({"error": "Built-in memory tool is handled by the agent loop"})
def shutdown(self) -> None:
"""No cleanup needed — files are saved on every write."""
# -- Property access for backward compatibility --------------------------
@property
def store(self):
"""Access the underlying MemoryStore for legacy code paths."""
return self._store
@property
def memory_enabled(self) -> bool:
return self._memory_enabled
@property
def user_profile_enabled(self) -> bool:
return self._user_profile_enabled