What Memory does

Memory helps Storytell:

• Remember your preferences (tone, style, formatting)

• Retain important facts you’ve shared

• Maintain context across chats and projects

• Improve responses using past information

• Reduce repetition in conversations

Examples of what can be remembered:

• “User prefers concise answers.”

• “User is building documentation for a product.”

• “User prefers a casual, natural tone.”

• “User is working on AI product design.”

How Memory works

Memory runs in the background and updates based on your conversations and settings.

1. Automatic Extraction (When Enabled)

When memory collection is enabled, Storytell identifies useful information from your conversations such as preferences, instructions, or stable facts.

2. Smart Organization

Storytell decides how to handle new information:

• Add new memory

• Update an existing memory

• Replace outdated information

• Ignore information that is not useful long-term

3. Continuous Use in Chats

When responding, Storytell automatically checks relevant memories and uses them to improve the response.

This helps ensure responses are more:

• Personalized

• Context-aware

• Consistent over time

Memory collection setting

Memory creation is controlled by a user setting.

You can find it in:
Settings → Memory

Toggle: “Collect user memories from conversations”

• ON → Storytell will automatically create and update memories from your chats

• OFF → No new memories will be created from conversations

Memory types

Storytell organizes memory into different categories:

Identity

• Core information about you (e.g. role, long-term context, who you are)

Preferences

• How you like things done (e.g. tone, formatting style, response length)

Instructions

• Explicit rules you’ve set (e.g. “always use bullet points”)

Facts

• Stable information you’ve shared (e.g. projects, tools, workflows)

Context

• Situational or temporary information(e.g. current project or ongoing tasks)

Managing your Memory

You can fully control your memory in Settings → Memory.

From there, you can view all stored memories in a structured list, manually add new ones, edit or update existing entries, or delete anything you no longer need. You can also archive memories to remove them from active use while keeping them stored.

For efficiency, bulk actions let you manage multiple memories at once, including combining two or more memories into a single consolidated entry.

Importing Memory

You can import memory manually using text or structured input.

This is useful for:

• Setting up a new workspace

• Migrating context from another tool

• Adding structured background information

Storytell will automatically convert imported content into usable memory entries.

Memory scope

Memory can apply at different levels depending on context:

• User-level memory → Applies across all chats

• Project-level memory → Applies only within a specific project

• Organization-level memory → Shared across a team or organization (if enabled)

This ensures the right context is used in the right place.

How Memory is used in responses

When you send a message, Storytell:

• Retrieves relevant memories

• Prioritizes recent and important information

• Combines memory with your current prompt

• Uses it to generate a more relevant response

This happens automatically—you don’t need to trigger it manually.

Memory makes Storytell feel continuous, not repetitive.

Over time, it reduces friction by remembering what matters so you can focus on your work instead of repeating context.