Practical takeaways for builders

The "Practical Guide" ends with builder advice that doubles as a summary of this chapter:

• Start with explicit temporal scopes; build the memory type you need, when you need it.
• Take the manage step seriously; plan for compression, consolidation, and updates rather than accumulating forever.
• Keep raw episodic records; do not rely only on summaries, which can drift. Raw records let you go back to what actually happened.
• Version reflective memory; add timestamps or versions to summaries and long-term memories so the agent can tell what is current.
• Treat procedural memory as code; keep persona and behavior files under source control, especially if the agent can change them based on feedback.