refactor: remove memory extraction functions and related components from the new chat agent

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Anish Sarkar 2026-05-20 14:03:28 +05:30
parent a0ff86e0e8
commit 132e7b3c44
12 changed files with 2 additions and 375 deletions

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@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
"""Background memory extraction for the SurfSense agent."""
from __future__ import annotations
import logging
from typing import Any
from uuid import UUID
from app.db import User, shielded_async_session
from app.services.memory import MemoryScope, extract_and_save
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
async def extract_and_save_memory(
*,
user_message: str,
user_id: str | None,
llm: Any,
) -> None:
"""Fire-and-forget personal memory extraction.
The service uses structured output, so free-form ``NO_UPDATE`` text can no
longer be accidentally persisted as memory.
"""
if not user_id:
return
try:
uid = UUID(user_id) if isinstance(user_id, str) else user_id
async with shielded_async_session() as session:
user = await session.get(User, uid)
actor_display_name = user.display_name if user else None
result = await extract_and_save(
scope=MemoryScope.USER,
target_id=uid,
user_message=user_message,
actor_display_name=actor_display_name,
session=session,
llm=llm,
)
logger.info(
"Background memory extraction for user %s: %s",
uid,
result.status,
)
except Exception:
logger.exception("Background user memory extraction failed")
async def extract_and_save_team_memory(
*,
user_message: str,
search_space_id: int | None,
llm: Any,
author_display_name: str | None = None,
) -> None:
"""Fire-and-forget team-level memory extraction."""
if not search_space_id:
return
try:
async with shielded_async_session() as session:
result = await extract_and_save(
scope=MemoryScope.TEAM,
target_id=search_space_id,
user_message=user_message,
actor_display_name=author_display_name,
session=session,
llm=llm,
)
logger.info(
"Background team memory extraction for space %s: %s",
search_space_id,
result.status,
)
except Exception:
logger.exception("Background team memory extraction failed")

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@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from .schemas import MemoryLimits, MemoryRead
from .service import (
MemoryScope,
SaveResult,
extract_and_save,
memory_limits,
read_memory,
reset_memory,
@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ __all__ = [
"MemoryRead",
"MemoryScope",
"SaveResult",
"extract_and_save",
"memory_limits",
"read_memory",
"reset_memory",

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@ -18,93 +18,3 @@ RULES:
<memory_document>
{content}
</memory_document>"""
USER_MEMORY_EXTRACT_PROMPT = """\
You are a memory extraction assistant. Analyze the user's message and decide \
if it contains any long-term information worth persisting to personal memory.
Worth remembering: preferences, background/identity, goals, projects, \
instructions, tools/languages they use, decisions, expertise, workplace \
durable facts that will matter in future conversations.
NOT worth remembering: greetings, one-off factual questions, session \
logistics, ephemeral requests, follow-up clarifications with no new personal \
info, things that only matter for the current task.
If there is nothing durable to remember, choose `action = no_update`.
If the message contains memorizable information, choose `action = save` and \
return the FULL updated memory document with the new information merged into \
existing content.
FORMAT RULES FOR `updated_memory`:
- Markdown only.
- Every entry should be under a `##` heading.
- Recommended headings: `## Facts`, `## Preferences`, `## Instructions`.
- New bullets should use: `- YYYY-MM-DD: memory text`.
- If current memory uses legacy `(YYYY-MM-DD) [fact|pref|instr]` markers,
preserve the information but write the updated document in the new
heading-based format.
- Use the user's first name from `<user_name>` when helpful, not "the user".
- Do not duplicate existing information.
<user_name>{user_name}</user_name>
<current_memory>
{current_memory}
</current_memory>
<user_message>
{user_message}
</user_message>"""
TEAM_MEMORY_EXTRACT_PROMPT = """\
You are a team-memory extraction assistant. Analyze the latest message and \
decide if it contains durable TEAM-level information worth persisting.
Decision policy:
- Prioritize recall for durable team context, while avoiding personal-only facts.
- Do NOT require explicit consensus language. A direct team-level statement can
be stored if it is stable and broadly useful for future team chats.
- If evidence is weak or clearly tentative, choose `action = no_update`.
Worth remembering (team-level only):
- Decisions and defaults that guide future team work
- Team conventions/standards (naming, review policy, coding norms)
- Stable org/project facts (locations, ownership, constraints)
- Long-lived architecture/process facts
- Ongoing priorities that are likely relevant beyond this turn
NOT worth remembering:
- Personal preferences or biography of one person
- Questions, brainstorming, tentative ideas, or speculation
- One-off requests, status updates, TODOs, logistics for this session
- Information scoped only to a single ephemeral task
If the message contains memorizable team information, choose `action = save` \
and return the FULL updated team memory document with new facts merged into \
existing content.
FORMAT RULES FOR `updated_memory`:
- Markdown only.
- Every entry should be under a `##` heading.
- Recommended headings: `## Product Decisions`, `## Engineering Conventions`,
`## Project Facts`, `## Open Questions`.
- New bullets should use: `- YYYY-MM-DD: memory text`.
- If current memory uses legacy `(YYYY-MM-DD) [fact]` markers, preserve the
information but write the updated document in the new heading-based format.
- Do not create personal headings such as `## Preferences`, `## Instructions`,
or `## Personal Notes`.
- Preserve neutral team phrasing; avoid person-specific memory unless role-anchored.
<current_team_memory>
{current_memory}
</current_team_memory>
<latest_message_author>
{author}
</latest_message_author>
<latest_message>
{user_message}
</latest_message>"""

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@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
from __future__ import annotations
from typing import Literal
from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
from pydantic import BaseModel
class MemoryLimits(BaseModel):
@ -19,19 +17,3 @@ class MemoryRead(BaseModel):
memory_md: str
limits: MemoryLimits
class MemoryExtractionDecision(BaseModel):
"""Structured extraction result; avoids string sentinel parsing."""
action: Literal["no_update", "save"] = Field(
description="Choose no_update when nothing durable should be saved; choose save otherwise."
)
reason: str | None = Field(
default=None,
description="Short reason for no_update, or brief summary of the memory update.",
)
updated_memory: str | None = Field(
default=None,
description="The full updated markdown memory document when action is save.",
)

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@ -8,18 +8,13 @@ from enum import StrEnum
from typing import Any, Literal
from uuid import UUID
from langchain_core.messages import HumanMessage
from sqlalchemy import select
from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
from app.db import SearchSpace, User
from app.services.memory.document import parse_memory_document, render_memory_document
from app.services.memory.prompts import (
TEAM_MEMORY_EXTRACT_PROMPT,
USER_MEMORY_EXTRACT_PROMPT,
)
from app.services.memory.rewrite import forced_rewrite
from app.services.memory.schemas import MemoryExtractionDecision, MemoryLimits
from app.services.memory.schemas import MemoryLimits
from app.services.memory.validation import (
MEMORY_HARD_LIMIT,
MEMORY_SOFT_LIMIT,
@ -234,74 +229,3 @@ async def reset_memory(
session=session,
llm=None,
)
async def extract_and_save(
*,
scope: MemoryScope | str,
target_id: str | int | UUID,
user_message: str,
actor_display_name: str | None,
session: AsyncSession,
llm: Any,
) -> SaveResult:
normalized = _normalize_scope(scope)
current_memory = await read_memory(
scope=normalized,
target_id=target_id,
session=session,
)
if normalized is MemoryScope.USER:
first_name = (
actor_display_name.strip().split()[0]
if actor_display_name and actor_display_name.strip()
else "The user"
)
prompt = USER_MEMORY_EXTRACT_PROMPT.format(
current_memory=current_memory or "(empty)",
user_message=user_message,
user_name=first_name,
)
else:
prompt = TEAM_MEMORY_EXTRACT_PROMPT.format(
current_memory=current_memory or "(empty)",
author=actor_display_name or "Unknown team member",
user_message=user_message,
)
try:
structured = llm.with_structured_output(MemoryExtractionDecision)
decision = await structured.ainvoke(
[HumanMessage(content=prompt)],
config={"tags": ["surfsense:internal", "memory-extraction"]},
)
except Exception:
logger.exception("Structured memory extraction failed")
return SaveResult(
status="error",
message="Structured memory extraction failed.",
memory_md=current_memory,
)
if decision.action == "no_update":
return SaveResult(
status="no_op",
message=decision.reason or "No durable memory to persist.",
memory_md=current_memory,
)
if not decision.updated_memory:
return SaveResult(
status="error",
message="Structured memory extraction chose save without updated_memory.",
memory_md=current_memory,
)
return await save_memory(
scope=normalized,
target_id=target_id,
content=decision.updated_memory,
session=session,
llm=llm,
)

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@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ from app.agents.new_chat.llm_config import (
load_agent_config,
load_global_llm_config_by_id,
)
from app.agents.new_chat.memory_extraction import (
extract_and_save_memory,
extract_and_save_team_memory,
)
from app.agents.new_chat.mention_resolver import resolve_mentions, substitute_in_text
from app.agents.new_chat.middleware.busy_mutex import (
end_turn,
@ -283,7 +279,6 @@ class StreamResult:
accumulated_text: str = ""
is_interrupted: bool = False
sandbox_files: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
agent_called_update_memory: bool = False
request_id: str | None = None
turn_id: str = ""
filesystem_mode: str = "cloud"
@ -2208,36 +2203,6 @@ async def stream_new_chat(
},
)
# Fire background memory extraction if the agent didn't handle it.
# Shared threads write to team memory; private threads write to user memory.
if not stream_result.agent_called_update_memory:
memory_seed = user_query.strip() or (
f"[{len(user_image_data_urls or [])} image(s)]"
if user_image_data_urls
else "(message)"
)
if visibility == ChatVisibility.SEARCH_SPACE:
task = asyncio.create_task(
extract_and_save_team_memory(
user_message=memory_seed,
search_space_id=search_space_id,
llm=llm,
author_display_name=current_user_display_name,
)
)
_background_tasks.add(task)
task.add_done_callback(_background_tasks.discard)
elif user_id:
task = asyncio.create_task(
extract_and_save_memory(
user_message=memory_seed,
user_id=user_id,
llm=llm,
)
)
_background_tasks.add(task)
task.add_done_callback(_background_tasks.discard)
# Finish the step and message
yield streaming_service.format_data("turn-status", {"status": "idle"})
yield streaming_service.format_finish_step()

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@ -48,4 +48,3 @@ async def stream_output(
yield frame
result.accumulated_text = state.accumulated_text
result.agent_called_update_memory = state.called_update_memory

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@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class StreamingResult:
accumulated_text: str = ""
is_interrupted: bool = False
sandbox_files: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
agent_called_update_memory: bool = False
request_id: str | None = None
turn_id: str = ""
filesystem_mode: str = "cloud"

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@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ def iter_tool_end_frames(
raw_output = event.get("data", {}).get("output", "")
staged_file_path = state.file_path_by_run.pop(run_id, None) if run_id else None
if tool_name == "update_memory":
state.called_update_memory = True
if hasattr(raw_output, "content"):
content = raw_output.content
if isinstance(content, str):

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@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class AgentEventRelayState:
last_active_step_items: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
just_finished_tool: bool = False
active_tool_depth: int = 0
called_update_memory: bool = False
current_reasoning_id: str | None = None
pending_tool_call_chunks: list[dict[str, Any]] = field(default_factory=list)
lc_tool_call_id_by_run: dict[str, str] = field(default_factory=dict)

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@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ import pytest
from app.services.memory import (
MemoryScope,
extract_and_save,
reset_memory,
save_memory,
)
from app.services.memory.schemas import MemoryExtractionDecision
pytestmark = pytest.mark.unit
@ -31,17 +29,6 @@ class _FakeSession:
self.rollback_calls += 1
class _StructuredLLM:
def __init__(self, decision: MemoryExtractionDecision) -> None:
self.decision = decision
def with_structured_output(self, _schema):
return self
async def ainvoke(self, *_args, **_kwargs):
return self.decision
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_save_memory_saves_heading_based_memory(monkeypatch) -> None:
target = SimpleNamespace(memory_md="")
@ -150,57 +137,3 @@ async def test_reset_memory_clears_memory(monkeypatch) -> None:
assert result.status == "saved"
assert target.memory_md == ""
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_extract_and_save_no_update_does_not_commit(monkeypatch) -> None:
target = SimpleNamespace(memory_md="## Facts\n- 2026-05-19: Existing\n")
session = _FakeSession()
async def fake_load_target(**_kwargs):
return target
monkeypatch.setattr("app.services.memory.service._load_target", fake_load_target)
result = await extract_and_save(
scope=MemoryScope.USER,
target_id="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
user_message="hello",
actor_display_name="Anish",
session=session,
llm=_StructuredLLM(
MemoryExtractionDecision(action="no_update", reason="Greeting only")
),
)
assert result.status == "no_op"
assert session.commit_calls == 0
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_extract_and_save_persists_structured_update(monkeypatch) -> None:
target = SimpleNamespace(memory_md="")
session = _FakeSession()
async def fake_load_target(**_kwargs):
return target
monkeypatch.setattr("app.services.memory.service._load_target", fake_load_target)
result = await extract_and_save(
scope=MemoryScope.USER,
target_id="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
user_message="I work on SurfSense",
actor_display_name="Anish",
session=session,
llm=_StructuredLLM(
MemoryExtractionDecision(
action="save",
updated_memory="## Facts\n- 2026-05-19: Anish works on SurfSense\n",
)
),
)
assert result.status == "saved"
assert "SurfSense" in target.memory_md
assert session.commit_calls == 1

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@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ async def test_stream_output_emits_text_lifecycle_and_updates_result() -> None:
"text_end:text-1",
]
assert result.accumulated_text == "Hello world"
assert result.agent_called_update_memory is False
async def test_stream_output_passes_runtime_context_to_agent() -> None: