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Just-in-Time Memory: Learning to Curate Task-Adaptive Memory for LLM Agents

Yefan Zhou, Yang Li, Zeyu Leo Liu et al.1 min readHugging FaceSep 23, 2026

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Agentic memory systems reuse past experience to improve future performance, yet most existing designs curate memory at write time: once a task is completed, its trajectory is distilled into a fixed artifact, such as a reflection, workflow, skill, or reasoning strategy, that is later retrieved by similarity. This forces the system to decide what is worth remembering before the f

outperforms no-memory agents as well as heuristic and learned write-tisurpasses these baselines, showing that task-adaptive read-time cur

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This research introduces a novel approach to agentic memory management, shifting from write-time to just-in-time curation. This can lead to more efficient and adaptable LLM agents by reducing information loss and addressing the long-horizon credit-assignment problem inherent in traditional memory systems.

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Designing and implementing agentic architectures for LLMsDeveloping memory management strategies for AI agentsEvaluating different memory curation techniques (write-time vs. read-time)Optimizing retrieval mechanisms for large raw trajectory dataUnderstanding credit assignment problems in reinforcement learning contexts

Interview questions

Explain the core limitations of write-time memory curation in LLM agents and how 'Just-in-Time Memory' addresses them.
How would you design a retrieval mechanism for raw trajectories that balances latency and relevance for a JIT memory system?
Propose a system architecture for an LLM agent that incorporates 'Just-in-Time Memory' for complex, multi-step tasks, detailing the components and data flow.

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