> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.autosage.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Memory commands

> Store facts to durable memory conversationally, right from the chat.

You don't need to leave the conversation to build the assistant's durable memory. A natural request in the chat is enough to save something you want remembered later.

## Ask the assistant to remember

When [durable memory](/memory/durable-memory) is enabled and retention allows storing (**Explicit only** or **Automatic**), you can save a fact just by asking:

```text theme={null}
Remember this: our fiscal year starts in April.
```

The assistant recognizes the intent, stores the fact to durable memory, and replies to confirm it was saved. This confirmation doesn't consume a normal answer — it's a quick acknowledgement, and the conversation continues as usual.

### Phrasings that work

A range of natural phrasings all trigger an explicit save:

```text theme={null}
Remember this: I prefer responses in British English.
Please remember that our support hours are 9am to 6pm GMT.
Keep this in mind for next time: the launch is set for Q3.
Note that Acme is our largest account.
```

<Tip>
  Be specific and self-contained when you ask the assistant to remember something. "Remember that the Q3 launch is September 15" recalls far more usefully later than "remember that date."
</Tip>

<Note>
  If durable memory is disabled, or retention is set to **None**, the assistant won't store new facts. Enable **Explicit only** or **Automatic** retention first — see [Set up durable memory](/memory/durable-memory).
</Note>

## Removing a memory

Removing specific memories is done from the [memory management screen](/memory/managing) rather than by a chat command. This keeps deletions deliberate and scoped: every removal is an intentional action taken in one place instead of an ambiguous phrase in the middle of a conversation.

<Info>
  Think of it as a clean division of labor — chat is where memories are *created*, and the management screen is where they're *reviewed and removed*.
</Info>

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Manage memories" icon="list-check" href="/memory/managing">
    View, search, and delete stored facts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Set up durable memory" icon="sliders" href="/memory/durable-memory">
    Enable storing and choose a retention level.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Memory overview" icon="brain" href="/memory/overview">
    See how conversation and durable memory relate.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Long conversations" icon="comment" href="/chat/long-conversations">
    How context is kept within a single chat.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>