AI engineering glossary · Agents tools MCP
What is semantic memory?
Semantic memory: A memory type holding general facts and knowledge about the user or world, independent of when they were learned. In agents it is often stored as short statements or a knowledge graph and looked up by meaning.
Semantic memory: an example
The agent stores 'Priya works in the Pune office' and uses it when scheduling meetings.
Related terms
More Agents tools MCP terms
- Shared state
- Short-term memory
- Side effect
- Skill library
- State graph
- stdio transport
- Stop condition
- Streamable HTTP
Where you learn it
Semantic memory is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.