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109 changes: 109 additions & 0 deletions docs/memory.md
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Expand Up@@ -18,6 +18,115 @@ agentcore add memory \
--owner MyAgent
```

## Swapping or Changing Memory (Strands)

For Strands agents, when you create an agent with memory, the CLI generates a `memory/session.py` file that references a
specific memory via environment variable. To swap which memory your agent uses:

### Step 1: Check Available Memories

Look at your `agentcore/agentcore.json` to see defined memories:

```json
{
"memories": [
{ "name": "MyAgentMemory", ... },
{ "name": "SharedMemory", ... },
{ "name": "UserPrefMemory", ... }
]
}
```

Each memory gets an environment variable: `MEMORY_<NAME>_ID` (uppercase, underscores).

### Step 2: Update session.py

Edit `app/<YourAgent>/memory/session.py` and change the `MEMORY_ID` line:

```python
# Before: using MyAgentMemory
MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_MYAGENTMEMORY_ID")

# After: switch to SharedMemory
MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_SHAREDMEMORY_ID")
```

### Step 3: Redeploy

```bash
agentcore deploy
```

### Adding Memory to an Agent Without Memory (Strands)

If you created an agent without memory and want to add it later:

1. Add a memory to your project:

```bash
agentcore add memory --name MyMemory --strategies SEMANTIC
```

2. Create the `memory/` directory in your agent:

```bash
mkdir -p app/MyAgent/memory
```

3. Create `app/MyAgent/memory/session.py`:

```python
import os
from typing import Optional
from bedrock_agentcore.memory.integrations.strands.config import AgentCoreMemoryConfig, RetrievalConfig
from bedrock_agentcore.memory.integrations.strands.session_manager import AgentCoreMemorySessionManager

MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_MYMEMORY_ID")
REGION = os.getenv("AWS_REGION")

def get_memory_session_manager(session_id: str, actor_id: str) -> Optional[AgentCoreMemorySessionManager]:
if not MEMORY_ID:
return None

retrieval_config = {
f"/users/{actor_id}/facts": RetrievalConfig(top_k=3, relevance_score=0.5),
f"/users/{actor_id}/preferences": RetrievalConfig(top_k=3, relevance_score=0.5),
}

return AgentCoreMemorySessionManager(
AgentCoreMemoryConfig(
memory_id=MEMORY_ID,
session_id=session_id,
actor_id=actor_id,
retrieval_config=retrieval_config,
),
REGION
)
```

4. Update `main.py` to use the session manager:

```python
from memory.session import get_memory_session_manager

@app.entrypoint
async def invoke(payload, context):
session_id = getattr(context, 'session_id', 'default-session')
user_id = getattr(context, 'user_id', 'default-user')
session_manager = get_memory_session_manager(session_id, user_id)

agent = Agent(
model=load_model(),
session_manager=session_manager, # Add this line
...
)
```

5. Deploy:
```bash
agentcore deploy
```

## Memory Strategies

| Strategy | Description |
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import { AddTargetScreen } from './AddTargetScreen';
import { useAddTarget, useExistingTargets } from './useAddTarget';
import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
import Link from 'ink-link';
import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';

type FlowState =
Expand DownExpand Up@@ -254,13 +255,29 @@ export function AddFlow(props: AddFlowProps) {
}

if (flow.name === 'agent-create-success') {
const memoryDocAnchor =
flow.config.memory !== 'none'
? '#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands'
: '#adding-memory-to-an-agent-without-memory-strands';
const memoryNotePrefix =
flow.config.memory !== 'none' ? 'To swap or change memory later, see ' : 'To add memory later, see ';
return (
<AddSuccessScreen
isInteractive={props.isInteractive}
message={`Created agent: ${flow.agentName}`}
summary={
!flow.loading && (
<AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} projectPath={flow.projectPath} />
<Box flexDirection="column">
<AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} projectPath={flow.projectPath} />
<Box marginTop={1}>
<Text color="yellow">
Note: {memoryNotePrefix}
<Link url={`https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md${memoryDocAnchor}`}>
<Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
</Link>
</Text>
</Box>
</Box>
)
}
detail="Deploy with `agentcore deploy`."
Expand All@@ -278,11 +295,31 @@ export function AddFlow(props: AddFlowProps) {
}

if (flow.name === 'agent-byo-success') {
const memoryDocAnchor =
flow.config.memory !== 'none'
? '#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands'
: '#adding-memory-to-an-agent-without-memory-strands';
const memoryNotePrefix =
flow.config.memory !== 'none' ? 'To swap or change memory later, see ' : 'To add memory later, see ';
return (
<AddSuccessScreen
isInteractive={props.isInteractive}
message={`Added agent: ${flow.agentName}`}
summary={!flow.loading && <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} />}
summary={
!flow.loading && (
<Box flexDirection="column">
<AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} />
<Box marginTop={1}>
<Text color="yellow">
Note: {memoryNotePrefix}
<Link url={`https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md${memoryDocAnchor}`}>
<Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
</Link>
</Text>
</Box>
</Box>
)
}
detail="Deploy with `agentcore deploy`."
loading={flow.loading}
loadingMessage={flow.loadingMessage}
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import { AddSuccessScreen } from '../add/AddSuccessScreen';
import { AddMemoryScreen } from './AddMemoryScreen';
import type { AddMemoryConfig } from './types';
import { Text } from 'ink';
import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
import Link from 'ink-link';
import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';

type FlowState =
Expand DownExpand Up@@ -60,10 +61,19 @@ export function AddMemoryFlow({ isInteractive = true, onExit, onBack, onDev, onD
message={`Added memory: ${flow.memoryName}`}
detail="Memory added to project in `agentcore/agentcore.json`."
summary={
<Text color="yellow">
Note: Once you deploy, the memory resource will be created in your account, but it is not automatically
connected to your agent. You must configure your agent code to use this memory.
</Text>
<Box flexDirection="column">
<Text color="yellow">
Note: See{' '}
<Link url="https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands">
<Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
</Link>{' '}
to learn how to connect memory to your agent.
</Text>
<Text color="yellow">
Once you deploy, the memory resource will be created in your account, but it is not automatically
connected to your agent. You must configure your agent code to use this memory.
</Text>
</Box>
}
onAddAnother={onBack}
onDev={onDev}
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Expand Up@@ -18,6 +18,115 @@ agentcore add memory \
 --owner MyAgent
```

## Swapping or Changing Memory (Strands)

For Strands agents, when you create an agent with memory, the CLI generates a `memory/session.py` file that references a
specific memory via environment variable. To swap which memory your agent uses:

### Step 1: Check Available Memories

Look at your `agentcore/agentcore.json` to see defined memories:

```json
{
 "memories": [
 { "name": "MyAgentMemory", ... },
 { "name": "SharedMemory", ... },
 { "name": "UserPrefMemory", ... }
 ]
}
```

Each memory gets an environment variable: `MEMORY_<NAME>_ID` (uppercase, underscores).

### Step 2: Update session.py

Edit `app/<YourAgent>/memory/session.py` and change the `MEMORY_ID` line:

```python
# Before: using MyAgentMemory
MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_MYAGENTMEMORY_ID")

# After: switch to SharedMemory
MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_SHAREDMEMORY_ID")
```

### Step 3: Redeploy

```bash
agentcore deploy
```

### Adding Memory to an Agent Without Memory (Strands)

If you created an agent without memory and want to add it later:

1. Add a memory to your project:

 ```bash
 agentcore add memory --name MyMemory --strategies SEMANTIC
 ```

2. Create the `memory/` directory in your agent:

 ```bash
 mkdir -p app/MyAgent/memory
 ```

3. Create `app/MyAgent/memory/session.py`:

 ```python
 import os
 from typing import Optional
 from bedrock_agentcore.memory.integrations.strands.config import AgentCoreMemoryConfig, RetrievalConfig
 from bedrock_agentcore.memory.integrations.strands.session_manager import AgentCoreMemorySessionManager

 MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_MYMEMORY_ID")
 REGION = os.getenv("AWS_REGION")

 def get_memory_session_manager(session_id: str, actor_id: str) -> Optional[AgentCoreMemorySessionManager]:
 if not MEMORY_ID:
 return None

 retrieval_config = {
 f"/users/{actor_id}/facts": RetrievalConfig(top_k=3, relevance_score=0.5),
 f"/users/{actor_id}/preferences": RetrievalConfig(top_k=3, relevance_score=0.5),
 }

 return AgentCoreMemorySessionManager(
 AgentCoreMemoryConfig(
 memory_id=MEMORY_ID,
 session_id=session_id,
 actor_id=actor_id,
 retrieval_config=retrieval_config,
 ),
 REGION
 )
 ```

4. Update `main.py` to use the session manager:

 ```python
 from memory.session import get_memory_session_manager

 @app.entrypoint
 async def invoke(payload, context):
 session_id = getattr(context, 'session_id', 'default-session')
 user_id = getattr(context, 'user_id', 'default-user')
 session_manager = get_memory_session_manager(session_id, user_id)

 agent = Agent(
 model=load_model(),
 session_manager=session_manager, # Add this line
 ...
 )
 ```

5. Deploy:
 ```bash
 agentcore deploy
 ```

## Memory Strategies

| Strategy | Description |
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Expand Up@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { AddSuccessScreen } from './AddSuccessScreen';
import { AddTargetScreen } from './AddTargetScreen';
import { useAddTarget, useExistingTargets } from './useAddTarget';
import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
import Link from 'ink-link';
import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';

type FlowState =
Expand DownExpand Up@@ -254,13 +255,29 @@ export function AddFlow(props: AddFlowProps) {
 }

 if (flow.name === 'agent-create-success') {
 const memoryDocAnchor =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none'
 ? '#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands'
 : '#adding-memory-to-an-agent-without-memory-strands';
 const memoryNotePrefix =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none' ? 'To swap or change memory later, see ' : 'To add memory later, see ';
 return (
 <AddSuccessScreen
 isInteractive={props.isInteractive}
 message={`Created agent: ${flow.agentName}`}
 summary={
 !flow.loading && (
 <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} projectPath={flow.projectPath} />
 <Box flexDirection="column">
 <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} projectPath={flow.projectPath} />
 <Box marginTop={1}>
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: {memoryNotePrefix}
 <Link url={`https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md${memoryDocAnchor}`}>
 <Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
 </Link>
 </Text>
 </Box>
 </Box>
 )
 }
 detail="Deploy with `agentcore deploy`."
Expand All@@ -278,11 +295,31 @@ export function AddFlow(props: AddFlowProps) {
 }

 if (flow.name === 'agent-byo-success') {
 const memoryDocAnchor =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none'
 ? '#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands'
 : '#adding-memory-to-an-agent-without-memory-strands';
 const memoryNotePrefix =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none' ? 'To swap or change memory later, see ' : 'To add memory later, see ';
 return (
 <AddSuccessScreen
 isInteractive={props.isInteractive}
 message={`Added agent: ${flow.agentName}`}
 summary={!flow.loading && <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} />}
 summary={
 !flow.loading && (
 <Box flexDirection="column">
 <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} />
 <Box marginTop={1}>
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: {memoryNotePrefix}
 <Link url={`https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md${memoryDocAnchor}`}>
 <Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
 </Link>
 </Text>
 </Box>
 </Box>
 )
 }
 detail="Deploy with `agentcore deploy`."
 loading={flow.loading}
 loadingMessage={flow.loadingMessage}
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Expand Up@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { useCreateMemory, useExistingMemoryNames } from '../../hooks/useCreateMe
import { AddSuccessScreen } from '../add/AddSuccessScreen';
import { AddMemoryScreen } from './AddMemoryScreen';
import type { AddMemoryConfig } from './types';
import { Text } from 'ink';
import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
import Link from 'ink-link';
import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';

type FlowState =
Expand DownExpand Up@@ -60,10 +61,19 @@ export function AddMemoryFlow({ isInteractive = true, onExit, onBack, onDev, onD
 message={`Added memory: ${flow.memoryName}`}
 detail="Memory added to project in `agentcore/agentcore.json`."
 summary={
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: Once you deploy, the memory resource will be created in your account, but it is not automatically
 connected to your agent. You must configure your agent code to use this memory.
 </Text>
 <Box flexDirection="column">
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: See{' '}
 <Link url="https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands">
 <Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
 </Link>{' '}
 to learn how to connect memory to your agent.
 </Text>
 <Text color="yellow">
 Once you deploy, the memory resource will be created in your account, but it is not automatically
 connected to your agent. You must configure your agent code to use this memory.
 </Text>
 </Box>
 }
 onAddAnother={onBack}
 onDev={onDev}
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Expand Up@@ -18,6 +18,115 @@ agentcore add memory \
 --owner MyAgent
```

## Swapping or Changing Memory (Strands)

For Strands agents, when you create an agent with memory, the CLI generates a `memory/session.py` file that references a
specific memory via environment variable. To swap which memory your agent uses:

### Step 1: Check Available Memories

Look at your `agentcore/agentcore.json` to see defined memories:

```json
{
 "memories": [
 { "name": "MyAgentMemory", ... },
 { "name": "SharedMemory", ... },
 { "name": "UserPrefMemory", ... }
 ]
}
```

Each memory gets an environment variable: `MEMORY_<NAME>_ID` (uppercase, underscores).

### Step 2: Update session.py

Edit `app/<YourAgent>/memory/session.py` and change the `MEMORY_ID` line:

```python
# Before: using MyAgentMemory
MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_MYAGENTMEMORY_ID")

# After: switch to SharedMemory
MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_SHAREDMEMORY_ID")
```

### Step 3: Redeploy

```bash
agentcore deploy
```

### Adding Memory to an Agent Without Memory (Strands)

If you created an agent without memory and want to add it later:

1. Add a memory to your project:

 ```bash
 agentcore add memory --name MyMemory --strategies SEMANTIC
 ```

2. Create the `memory/` directory in your agent:

 ```bash
 mkdir -p app/MyAgent/memory
 ```

3. Create `app/MyAgent/memory/session.py`:

 ```python
 import os
 from typing import Optional
 from bedrock_agentcore.memory.integrations.strands.config import AgentCoreMemoryConfig, RetrievalConfig
 from bedrock_agentcore.memory.integrations.strands.session_manager import AgentCoreMemorySessionManager

 MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_MYMEMORY_ID")
 REGION = os.getenv("AWS_REGION")

 def get_memory_session_manager(session_id: str, actor_id: str) -> Optional[AgentCoreMemorySessionManager]:
 if not MEMORY_ID:
 return None

 retrieval_config = {
 f"/users/{actor_id}/facts": RetrievalConfig(top_k=3, relevance_score=0.5),
 f"/users/{actor_id}/preferences": RetrievalConfig(top_k=3, relevance_score=0.5),
 }

 return AgentCoreMemorySessionManager(
 AgentCoreMemoryConfig(
 memory_id=MEMORY_ID,
 session_id=session_id,
 actor_id=actor_id,
 retrieval_config=retrieval_config,
 ),
 REGION
 )
 ```

4. Update `main.py` to use the session manager:

 ```python
 from memory.session import get_memory_session_manager

 @app.entrypoint
 async def invoke(payload, context):
 session_id = getattr(context, 'session_id', 'default-session')
 user_id = getattr(context, 'user_id', 'default-user')
 session_manager = get_memory_session_manager(session_id, user_id)

 agent = Agent(
 model=load_model(),
 session_manager=session_manager, # Add this line
 ...
 )
 ```

5. Deploy:
 ```bash
 agentcore deploy
 ```

## Memory Strategies

| Strategy | Description |
Expand Down

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src/cli/tui/screens/add/AddFlow.tsx

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Expand Up@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { AddSuccessScreen } from './AddSuccessScreen';
import { AddTargetScreen } from './AddTargetScreen';
import { useAddTarget, useExistingTargets } from './useAddTarget';
import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
import Link from 'ink-link';
import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';

type FlowState =
Expand DownExpand Up@@ -254,13 +255,29 @@ export function AddFlow(props: AddFlowProps) {
 }

 if (flow.name === 'agent-create-success') {
 const memoryDocAnchor =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none'
 ? '#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands'
 : '#adding-memory-to-an-agent-without-memory-strands';
 const memoryNotePrefix =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none' ? 'To swap or change memory later, see ' : 'To add memory later, see ';
 return (
 <AddSuccessScreen
 isInteractive={props.isInteractive}
 message={`Created agent: ${flow.agentName}`}
 summary={
 !flow.loading && (
 <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} projectPath={flow.projectPath} />
 <Box flexDirection="column">
 <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} projectPath={flow.projectPath} />
 <Box marginTop={1}>
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: {memoryNotePrefix}
 <Link url={`https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md${memoryDocAnchor}`}>
 <Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
 </Link>
 </Text>
 </Box>
 </Box>
 )
 }
 detail="Deploy with `agentcore deploy`."
Expand All@@ -278,11 +295,31 @@ export function AddFlow(props: AddFlowProps) {
 }

 if (flow.name === 'agent-byo-success') {
 const memoryDocAnchor =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none'
 ? '#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands'
 : '#adding-memory-to-an-agent-without-memory-strands';
 const memoryNotePrefix =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none' ? 'To swap or change memory later, see ' : 'To add memory later, see ';
 return (
 <AddSuccessScreen
 isInteractive={props.isInteractive}
 message={`Added agent: ${flow.agentName}`}
 summary={!flow.loading && <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} />}
 summary={
 !flow.loading && (
 <Box flexDirection="column">
 <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} />
 <Box marginTop={1}>
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: {memoryNotePrefix}
 <Link url={`https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md${memoryDocAnchor}`}>
 <Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
 </Link>
 </Text>
 </Box>
 </Box>
 )
 }
 detail="Deploy with `agentcore deploy`."
 loading={flow.loading}
 loadingMessage={flow.loadingMessage}
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import { AddSuccessScreen } from '../add/AddSuccessScreen';
import { AddMemoryScreen } from './AddMemoryScreen';
import type { AddMemoryConfig } from './types';
import { Text } from 'ink';
import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
import Link from 'ink-link';
import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';

type FlowState =
Expand DownExpand Up@@ -60,10 +61,19 @@ export function AddMemoryFlow({ isInteractive = true, onExit, onBack, onDev, onD
 message={`Added memory: ${flow.memoryName}`}
 detail="Memory added to project in `agentcore/agentcore.json`."
 summary={
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: Once you deploy, the memory resource will be created in your account, but it is not automatically
 connected to your agent. You must configure your agent code to use this memory.
 </Text>
 <Box flexDirection="column">
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: See{' '}
 <Link url="https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands">
 <Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
 </Link>{' '}
 to learn how to connect memory to your agent.
 </Text>
 <Text color="yellow">
 Once you deploy, the memory resource will be created in your account, but it is not automatically
 connected to your agent. You must configure your agent code to use this memory.
 </Text>
 </Box>
 }
 onAddAnother={onBack}
 onDev={onDev}
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Expand Up@@ -18,6 +18,115 @@ agentcore add memory \
 --owner MyAgent
```

## Swapping or Changing Memory (Strands)

For Strands agents, when you create an agent with memory, the CLI generates a `memory/session.py` file that references a
specific memory via environment variable. To swap which memory your agent uses:

### Step 1: Check Available Memories

Look at your `agentcore/agentcore.json` to see defined memories:

```json
{
 "memories": [
 { "name": "MyAgentMemory", ... },
 { "name": "SharedMemory", ... },
 { "name": "UserPrefMemory", ... }
 ]
}
```

Each memory gets an environment variable: `MEMORY_<NAME>_ID` (uppercase, underscores).

### Step 2: Update session.py

Edit `app/<YourAgent>/memory/session.py` and change the `MEMORY_ID` line:

```python
# Before: using MyAgentMemory
MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_MYAGENTMEMORY_ID")

# After: switch to SharedMemory
MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_SHAREDMEMORY_ID")
```

### Step 3: Redeploy

```bash
agentcore deploy
```

### Adding Memory to an Agent Without Memory (Strands)

If you created an agent without memory and want to add it later:

1. Add a memory to your project:

 ```bash
 agentcore add memory --name MyMemory --strategies SEMANTIC
 ```

2. Create the `memory/` directory in your agent:

 ```bash
 mkdir -p app/MyAgent/memory
 ```

3. Create `app/MyAgent/memory/session.py`:

 ```python
 import os
 from typing import Optional
 from bedrock_agentcore.memory.integrations.strands.config import AgentCoreMemoryConfig, RetrievalConfig
 from bedrock_agentcore.memory.integrations.strands.session_manager import AgentCoreMemorySessionManager

 MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_MYMEMORY_ID")
 REGION = os.getenv("AWS_REGION")

 def get_memory_session_manager(session_id: str, actor_id: str) -> Optional[AgentCoreMemorySessionManager]:
 if not MEMORY_ID:
 return None

 retrieval_config = {
 f"/users/{actor_id}/facts": RetrievalConfig(top_k=3, relevance_score=0.5),
 f"/users/{actor_id}/preferences": RetrievalConfig(top_k=3, relevance_score=0.5),
 }

 return AgentCoreMemorySessionManager(
 AgentCoreMemoryConfig(
 memory_id=MEMORY_ID,
 session_id=session_id,
 actor_id=actor_id,
 retrieval_config=retrieval_config,
 ),
 REGION
 )
 ```

4. Update `main.py` to use the session manager:

 ```python
 from memory.session import get_memory_session_manager

 @app.entrypoint
 async def invoke(payload, context):
 session_id = getattr(context, 'session_id', 'default-session')
 user_id = getattr(context, 'user_id', 'default-user')
 session_manager = get_memory_session_manager(session_id, user_id)

 agent = Agent(
 model=load_model(),
 session_manager=session_manager, # Add this line
 ...
 )
 ```

5. Deploy:
 ```bash
 agentcore deploy
 ```

## Memory Strategies

| Strategy | Description |
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import { AddTargetScreen } from './AddTargetScreen';
import { useAddTarget, useExistingTargets } from './useAddTarget';
import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
import Link from 'ink-link';
import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';

type FlowState =
Expand DownExpand Up@@ -254,13 +255,29 @@ export function AddFlow(props: AddFlowProps) {
 }

 if (flow.name === 'agent-create-success') {
 const memoryDocAnchor =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none'
 ? '#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands'
 : '#adding-memory-to-an-agent-without-memory-strands';
 const memoryNotePrefix =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none' ? 'To swap or change memory later, see ' : 'To add memory later, see ';
 return (
 <AddSuccessScreen
 isInteractive={props.isInteractive}
 message={`Created agent: ${flow.agentName}`}
 summary={
 !flow.loading && (
 <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} projectPath={flow.projectPath} />
 <Box flexDirection="column">
 <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} projectPath={flow.projectPath} />
 <Box marginTop={1}>
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: {memoryNotePrefix}
 <Link url={`https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md${memoryDocAnchor}`}>
 <Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
 </Link>
 </Text>
 </Box>
 </Box>
 )
 }
 detail="Deploy with `agentcore deploy`."
Expand All@@ -278,11 +295,31 @@ export function AddFlow(props: AddFlowProps) {
 }

 if (flow.name === 'agent-byo-success') {
 const memoryDocAnchor =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none'
 ? '#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands'
 : '#adding-memory-to-an-agent-without-memory-strands';
 const memoryNotePrefix =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none' ? 'To swap or change memory later, see ' : 'To add memory later, see ';
 return (
 <AddSuccessScreen
 isInteractive={props.isInteractive}
 message={`Added agent: ${flow.agentName}`}
 summary={!flow.loading && <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} />}
 summary={
 !flow.loading && (
 <Box flexDirection="column">
 <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} />
 <Box marginTop={1}>
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: {memoryNotePrefix}
 <Link url={`https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md${memoryDocAnchor}`}>
 <Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
 </Link>
 </Text>
 </Box>
 </Box>
 )
 }
 detail="Deploy with `agentcore deploy`."
 loading={flow.loading}
 loadingMessage={flow.loadingMessage}
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import { AddSuccessScreen } from '../add/AddSuccessScreen';
import { AddMemoryScreen } from './AddMemoryScreen';
import type { AddMemoryConfig } from './types';
import { Text } from 'ink';
import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
import Link from 'ink-link';
import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';

type FlowState =
Expand DownExpand Up@@ -60,10 +61,19 @@ export function AddMemoryFlow({ isInteractive = true, onExit, onBack, onDev, onD
 message={`Added memory: ${flow.memoryName}`}
 detail="Memory added to project in `agentcore/agentcore.json`."
 summary={
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: Once you deploy, the memory resource will be created in your account, but it is not automatically
 connected to your agent. You must configure your agent code to use this memory.
 </Text>
 <Box flexDirection="column">
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: See{' '}
 <Link url="https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands">
 <Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
 </Link>{' '}
 to learn how to connect memory to your agent.
 </Text>
 <Text color="yellow">
 Once you deploy, the memory resource will be created in your account, but it is not automatically
 connected to your agent. You must configure your agent code to use this memory.
 </Text>
 </Box>
 }
 onAddAnother={onBack}
 onDev={onDev}
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Expand Up@@ -18,6 +18,115 @@ agentcore add memory \
 --owner MyAgent
```

## Swapping or Changing Memory (Strands)

For Strands agents, when you create an agent with memory, the CLI generates a `memory/session.py` file that references a
specific memory via environment variable. To swap which memory your agent uses:

### Step 1: Check Available Memories

Look at your `agentcore/agentcore.json` to see defined memories:

```json
{
 "memories": [
 { "name": "MyAgentMemory", ... },
 { "name": "SharedMemory", ... },
 { "name": "UserPrefMemory", ... }
 ]
}
```

Each memory gets an environment variable: `MEMORY_<NAME>_ID` (uppercase, underscores).

### Step 2: Update session.py

Edit `app/<YourAgent>/memory/session.py` and change the `MEMORY_ID` line:

```python
# Before: using MyAgentMemory
MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_MYAGENTMEMORY_ID")

# After: switch to SharedMemory
MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_SHAREDMEMORY_ID")
```

### Step 3: Redeploy

```bash
agentcore deploy
```

### Adding Memory to an Agent Without Memory (Strands)

If you created an agent without memory and want to add it later:

1. Add a memory to your project:

 ```bash
 agentcore add memory --name MyMemory --strategies SEMANTIC
 ```

2. Create the `memory/` directory in your agent:

 ```bash
 mkdir -p app/MyAgent/memory
 ```

3. Create `app/MyAgent/memory/session.py`:

 ```python
 import os
 from typing import Optional
 from bedrock_agentcore.memory.integrations.strands.config import AgentCoreMemoryConfig, RetrievalConfig
 from bedrock_agentcore.memory.integrations.strands.session_manager import AgentCoreMemorySessionManager

 MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_MYMEMORY_ID")
 REGION = os.getenv("AWS_REGION")

 def get_memory_session_manager(session_id: str, actor_id: str) -> Optional[AgentCoreMemorySessionManager]:
 if not MEMORY_ID:
 return None

 retrieval_config = {
 f"/users/{actor_id}/facts": RetrievalConfig(top_k=3, relevance_score=0.5),
 f"/users/{actor_id}/preferences": RetrievalConfig(top_k=3, relevance_score=0.5),
 }

 return AgentCoreMemorySessionManager(
 AgentCoreMemoryConfig(
 memory_id=MEMORY_ID,
 session_id=session_id,
 actor_id=actor_id,
 retrieval_config=retrieval_config,
 ),
 REGION
 )
 ```

4. Update `main.py` to use the session manager:

 ```python
 from memory.session import get_memory_session_manager

 @app.entrypoint
 async def invoke(payload, context):
 session_id = getattr(context, 'session_id', 'default-session')
 user_id = getattr(context, 'user_id', 'default-user')
 session_manager = get_memory_session_manager(session_id, user_id)

 agent = Agent(
 model=load_model(),
 session_manager=session_manager, # Add this line
 ...
 )
 ```

5. Deploy:
 ```bash
 agentcore deploy
 ```

## Memory Strategies

| Strategy | Description |
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Expand Up@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { AddSuccessScreen } from './AddSuccessScreen';
import { AddTargetScreen } from './AddTargetScreen';
import { useAddTarget, useExistingTargets } from './useAddTarget';
import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
import Link from 'ink-link';
import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';

type FlowState =
Expand DownExpand Up@@ -254,13 +255,29 @@ export function AddFlow(props: AddFlowProps) {
 }

 if (flow.name === 'agent-create-success') {
 const memoryDocAnchor =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none'
 ? '#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands'
 : '#adding-memory-to-an-agent-without-memory-strands';
 const memoryNotePrefix =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none' ? 'To swap or change memory later, see ' : 'To add memory later, see ';
 return (
 <AddSuccessScreen
 isInteractive={props.isInteractive}
 message={`Created agent: ${flow.agentName}`}
 summary={
 !flow.loading && (
 <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} projectPath={flow.projectPath} />
 <Box flexDirection="column">
 <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} projectPath={flow.projectPath} />
 <Box marginTop={1}>
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: {memoryNotePrefix}
 <Link url={`https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md${memoryDocAnchor}`}>
 <Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
 </Link>
 </Text>
 </Box>
 </Box>
 )
 }
 detail="Deploy with `agentcore deploy`."
Expand All@@ -278,11 +295,31 @@ export function AddFlow(props: AddFlowProps) {
 }

 if (flow.name === 'agent-byo-success') {
 const memoryDocAnchor =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none'
 ? '#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands'
 : '#adding-memory-to-an-agent-without-memory-strands';
 const memoryNotePrefix =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none' ? 'To swap or change memory later, see ' : 'To add memory later, see ';
 return (
 <AddSuccessScreen
 isInteractive={props.isInteractive}
 message={`Added agent: ${flow.agentName}`}
 summary={!flow.loading && <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} />}
 summary={
 !flow.loading && (
 <Box flexDirection="column">
 <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} />
 <Box marginTop={1}>
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: {memoryNotePrefix}
 <Link url={`https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md${memoryDocAnchor}`}>
 <Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
 </Link>
 </Text>
 </Box>
 </Box>
 )
 }
 detail="Deploy with `agentcore deploy`."
 loading={flow.loading}
 loadingMessage={flow.loadingMessage}
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import { AddSuccessScreen } from '../add/AddSuccessScreen';
import { AddMemoryScreen } from './AddMemoryScreen';
import type { AddMemoryConfig } from './types';
import { Text } from 'ink';
import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
import Link from 'ink-link';
import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';

type FlowState =
Expand DownExpand Up@@ -60,10 +61,19 @@ export function AddMemoryFlow({ isInteractive = true, onExit, onBack, onDev, onD
 message={`Added memory: ${flow.memoryName}`}
 detail="Memory added to project in `agentcore/agentcore.json`."
 summary={
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: Once you deploy, the memory resource will be created in your account, but it is not automatically
 connected to your agent. You must configure your agent code to use this memory.
 </Text>
 <Box flexDirection="column">
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: See{' '}
 <Link url="https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands">
 <Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
 </Link>{' '}
 to learn how to connect memory to your agent.
 </Text>
 <Text color="yellow">
 Once you deploy, the memory resource will be created in your account, but it is not automatically
 connected to your agent. You must configure your agent code to use this memory.
 </Text>
 </Box>
 }
 onAddAnother={onBack}
 onDev={onDev}
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```

## Swapping or Changing Memory (Strands)

For Strands agents, when you create an agent with memory, the CLI generates a `memory/session.py` file that references a
specific memory via environment variable. To swap which memory your agent uses:

### Step 1: Check Available Memories

Look at your `agentcore/agentcore.json` to see defined memories:

```json
{
 "memories": [
 { "name": "MyAgentMemory", ... },
 { "name": "SharedMemory", ... },
 { "name": "UserPrefMemory", ... }
 ]
}
```

Each memory gets an environment variable: `MEMORY_<NAME>_ID` (uppercase, underscores).

### Step 2: Update session.py

Edit `app/<YourAgent>/memory/session.py` and change the `MEMORY_ID` line:

```python
# Before: using MyAgentMemory
MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_MYAGENTMEMORY_ID")

# After: switch to SharedMemory
MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_SHAREDMEMORY_ID")
```

### Step 3: Redeploy

```bash
agentcore deploy
```

### Adding Memory to an Agent Without Memory (Strands)

If you created an agent without memory and want to add it later:

1. Add a memory to your project:

 ```bash
 agentcore add memory --name MyMemory --strategies SEMANTIC
 ```

2. Create the `memory/` directory in your agent:

 ```bash
 mkdir -p app/MyAgent/memory
 ```

3. Create `app/MyAgent/memory/session.py`:

 ```python
 import os
 from typing import Optional
 from bedrock_agentcore.memory.integrations.strands.config import AgentCoreMemoryConfig, RetrievalConfig
 from bedrock_agentcore.memory.integrations.strands.session_manager import AgentCoreMemorySessionManager

 MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_MYMEMORY_ID")
 REGION = os.getenv("AWS_REGION")

 def get_memory_session_manager(session_id: str, actor_id: str) -> Optional[AgentCoreMemorySessionManager]:
 if not MEMORY_ID:
 return None

 retrieval_config = {
 f"/users/{actor_id}/facts": RetrievalConfig(top_k=3, relevance_score=0.5),
 f"/users/{actor_id}/preferences": RetrievalConfig(top_k=3, relevance_score=0.5),
 }

 return AgentCoreMemorySessionManager(
 AgentCoreMemoryConfig(
 memory_id=MEMORY_ID,
 session_id=session_id,
 actor_id=actor_id,
 retrieval_config=retrieval_config,
 ),
 REGION
 )
 ```

4. Update `main.py` to use the session manager:

 ```python
 from memory.session import get_memory_session_manager

 @app.entrypoint
 async def invoke(payload, context):
 session_id = getattr(context, 'session_id', 'default-session')
 user_id = getattr(context, 'user_id', 'default-user')
 session_manager = get_memory_session_manager(session_id, user_id)

 agent = Agent(
 model=load_model(),
 session_manager=session_manager, # Add this line
 ...
 )
 ```

5. Deploy:
 ```bash
 agentcore deploy
 ```

## Memory Strategies

| Strategy | Description |
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import { AddTargetScreen } from './AddTargetScreen';
import { useAddTarget, useExistingTargets } from './useAddTarget';
import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
import Link from 'ink-link';
import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';

type FlowState =
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 }

 if (flow.name === 'agent-create-success') {
 const memoryDocAnchor =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none'
 ? '#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands'
 : '#adding-memory-to-an-agent-without-memory-strands';
 const memoryNotePrefix =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none' ? 'To swap or change memory later, see ' : 'To add memory later, see ';
 return (
 <AddSuccessScreen
 isInteractive={props.isInteractive}
 message={`Created agent: ${flow.agentName}`}
 summary={
 !flow.loading && (
 <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} projectPath={flow.projectPath} />
 <Box flexDirection="column">
 <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} projectPath={flow.projectPath} />
 <Box marginTop={1}>
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: {memoryNotePrefix}
 <Link url={`https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md${memoryDocAnchor}`}>
 <Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
 </Link>
 </Text>
 </Box>
 </Box>
 )
 }
 detail="Deploy with `agentcore deploy`."
Expand All@@ -278,11 +295,31 @@ export function AddFlow(props: AddFlowProps) {
 }

 if (flow.name === 'agent-byo-success') {
 const memoryDocAnchor =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none'
 ? '#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands'
 : '#adding-memory-to-an-agent-without-memory-strands';
 const memoryNotePrefix =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none' ? 'To swap or change memory later, see ' : 'To add memory later, see ';
 return (
 <AddSuccessScreen
 isInteractive={props.isInteractive}
 message={`Added agent: ${flow.agentName}`}
 summary={!flow.loading && <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} />}
 summary={
 !flow.loading && (
 <Box flexDirection="column">
 <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} />
 <Box marginTop={1}>
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: {memoryNotePrefix}
 <Link url={`https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md${memoryDocAnchor}`}>
 <Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
 </Link>
 </Text>
 </Box>
 </Box>
 )
 }
 detail="Deploy with `agentcore deploy`."
 loading={flow.loading}
 loadingMessage={flow.loadingMessage}
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import { AddSuccessScreen } from '../add/AddSuccessScreen';
import { AddMemoryScreen } from './AddMemoryScreen';
import type { AddMemoryConfig } from './types';
import { Text } from 'ink';
import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
import Link from 'ink-link';
import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';

type FlowState =
Expand DownExpand Up@@ -60,10 +61,19 @@ export function AddMemoryFlow({ isInteractive = true, onExit, onBack, onDev, onD
 message={`Added memory: ${flow.memoryName}`}
 detail="Memory added to project in `agentcore/agentcore.json`."
 summary={
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: Once you deploy, the memory resource will be created in your account, but it is not automatically
 connected to your agent. You must configure your agent code to use this memory.
 </Text>
 <Box flexDirection="column">
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: See{' '}
 <Link url="https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands">
 <Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
 </Link>{' '}
 to learn how to connect memory to your agent.
 </Text>
 <Text color="yellow">
 Once you deploy, the memory resource will be created in your account, but it is not automatically
 connected to your agent. You must configure your agent code to use this memory.
 </Text>
 </Box>
 }
 onAddAnother={onBack}
 onDev={onDev}
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docs/memory.md

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Expand Up@@ -18,6 +18,115 @@ agentcore add memory \
 --owner MyAgent
```

## Swapping or Changing Memory (Strands)

For Strands agents, when you create an agent with memory, the CLI generates a `memory/session.py` file that references a
specific memory via environment variable. To swap which memory your agent uses:

### Step 1: Check Available Memories

Look at your `agentcore/agentcore.json` to see defined memories:

```json
{
 "memories": [
 { "name": "MyAgentMemory", ... },
 { "name": "SharedMemory", ... },
 { "name": "UserPrefMemory", ... }
 ]
}
```

Each memory gets an environment variable: `MEMORY_<NAME>_ID` (uppercase, underscores).

### Step 2: Update session.py

Edit `app/<YourAgent>/memory/session.py` and change the `MEMORY_ID` line:

```python
# Before: using MyAgentMemory
MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_MYAGENTMEMORY_ID")

# After: switch to SharedMemory
MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_SHAREDMEMORY_ID")
```

### Step 3: Redeploy

```bash
agentcore deploy
```

### Adding Memory to an Agent Without Memory (Strands)

If you created an agent without memory and want to add it later:

1. Add a memory to your project:

 ```bash
 agentcore add memory --name MyMemory --strategies SEMANTIC
 ```

2. Create the `memory/` directory in your agent:

 ```bash
 mkdir -p app/MyAgent/memory
 ```

3. Create `app/MyAgent/memory/session.py`:

 ```python
 import os
 from typing import Optional
 from bedrock_agentcore.memory.integrations.strands.config import AgentCoreMemoryConfig, RetrievalConfig
 from bedrock_agentcore.memory.integrations.strands.session_manager import AgentCoreMemorySessionManager

 MEMORY_ID = os.getenv("MEMORY_MYMEMORY_ID")
 REGION = os.getenv("AWS_REGION")

 def get_memory_session_manager(session_id: str, actor_id: str) -> Optional[AgentCoreMemorySessionManager]:
 if not MEMORY_ID:
 return None

 retrieval_config = {
 f"/users/{actor_id}/facts": RetrievalConfig(top_k=3, relevance_score=0.5),
 f"/users/{actor_id}/preferences": RetrievalConfig(top_k=3, relevance_score=0.5),
 }

 return AgentCoreMemorySessionManager(
 AgentCoreMemoryConfig(
 memory_id=MEMORY_ID,
 session_id=session_id,
 actor_id=actor_id,
 retrieval_config=retrieval_config,
 ),
 REGION
 )
 ```

4. Update `main.py` to use the session manager:

 ```python
 from memory.session import get_memory_session_manager

 @app.entrypoint
 async def invoke(payload, context):
 session_id = getattr(context, 'session_id', 'default-session')
 user_id = getattr(context, 'user_id', 'default-user')
 session_manager = get_memory_session_manager(session_id, user_id)

 agent = Agent(
 model=load_model(),
 session_manager=session_manager, # Add this line
 ...
 )
 ```

5. Deploy:
 ```bash
 agentcore deploy
 ```

## Memory Strategies

| Strategy | Description |
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src/cli/tui/screens/add/AddFlow.tsx

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Expand Up@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { AddSuccessScreen } from './AddSuccessScreen';
import { AddTargetScreen } from './AddTargetScreen';
import { useAddTarget, useExistingTargets } from './useAddTarget';
import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
import Link from 'ink-link';
import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';

type FlowState =
Expand DownExpand Up@@ -254,13 +255,29 @@ export function AddFlow(props: AddFlowProps) {
 }

 if (flow.name === 'agent-create-success') {
 const memoryDocAnchor =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none'
 ? '#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands'
 : '#adding-memory-to-an-agent-without-memory-strands';
 const memoryNotePrefix =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none' ? 'To swap or change memory later, see ' : 'To add memory later, see ';
 return (
 <AddSuccessScreen
 isInteractive={props.isInteractive}
 message={`Created agent: ${flow.agentName}`}
 summary={
 !flow.loading && (
 <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} projectPath={flow.projectPath} />
 <Box flexDirection="column">
 <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} projectPath={flow.projectPath} />
 <Box marginTop={1}>
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: {memoryNotePrefix}
 <Link url={`https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md${memoryDocAnchor}`}>
 <Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
 </Link>
 </Text>
 </Box>
 </Box>
 )
 }
 detail="Deploy with `agentcore deploy`."
Expand All@@ -278,11 +295,31 @@ export function AddFlow(props: AddFlowProps) {
 }

 if (flow.name === 'agent-byo-success') {
 const memoryDocAnchor =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none'
 ? '#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands'
 : '#adding-memory-to-an-agent-without-memory-strands';
 const memoryNotePrefix =
 flow.config.memory !== 'none' ? 'To swap or change memory later, see ' : 'To add memory later, see ';
 return (
 <AddSuccessScreen
 isInteractive={props.isInteractive}
 message={`Added agent: ${flow.agentName}`}
 summary={!flow.loading && <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} />}
 summary={
 !flow.loading && (
 <Box flexDirection="column">
 <AgentAddedSummary config={flow.config} projectName={flow.projectName} />
 <Box marginTop={1}>
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: {memoryNotePrefix}
 <Link url={`https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md${memoryDocAnchor}`}>
 <Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
 </Link>
 </Text>
 </Box>
 </Box>
 )
 }
 detail="Deploy with `agentcore deploy`."
 loading={flow.loading}
 loadingMessage={flow.loadingMessage}
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src/cli/tui/screens/memory/AddMemoryFlow.tsx

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Expand Up@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { useCreateMemory, useExistingMemoryNames } from '../../hooks/useCreateMe
import { AddSuccessScreen } from '../add/AddSuccessScreen';
import { AddMemoryScreen } from './AddMemoryScreen';
import type { AddMemoryConfig } from './types';
import { Text } from 'ink';
import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
import Link from 'ink-link';
import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';

type FlowState =
Expand DownExpand Up@@ -60,10 +61,19 @@ export function AddMemoryFlow({ isInteractive = true, onExit, onBack, onDev, onD
 message={`Added memory: ${flow.memoryName}`}
 detail="Memory added to project in `agentcore/agentcore.json`."
 summary={
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: Once you deploy, the memory resource will be created in your account, but it is not automatically
 connected to your agent. You must configure your agent code to use this memory.
 </Text>
 <Box flexDirection="column">
 <Text color="yellow">
 Note: See{' '}
 <Link url="https://github.com/aws/agentcore-cli/blob/main/docs/memory.md#swapping-or-changing-memory-strands">
 <Text color="cyan">docs/memory.md</Text>
 </Link>{' '}
 to learn how to connect memory to your agent.
 </Text>
 <Text color="yellow">
 Once you deploy, the memory resource will be created in your account, but it is not automatically
 connected to your agent. You must configure your agent code to use this memory.
 </Text>
 </Box>
 }
 onAddAnother={onBack}
 onDev={onDev}
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