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Agent Memory Is Three Systems, Not One. Five Papers Prove the Split
Five papers split agent memory into three jobs: factual recall, behavioural rules, and the cost of remembering. Dense retrieval wins long horizons, compaction beats raw transcripts until wording matters, and corrections need rules, not search.
Ibrahim Denis Fofanah·Nov 11, 2026·14 min
