prune_memories
Remove outdated or low-importance memories from the AGI MCP Server based on customizable criteria like age, importance, and access frequency to optimize memory storage.
Instructions
Permanently delete memories based on criteria
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| criteria | No |
Implementation Reference
- src/memory-manager.js:813-855 (handler)Core handler function in MemoryManager that executes the pruning logic: updates old, low-importance, rarely-accessed archived memories to 'deleted' status and logs the changes.
async pruneMemories(criteria = {}) { try { const { maxAge = 1095, // 3 years minImportance = 0.1, maxAccessCount = 2, status = 'archived' } = criteria; const cutoffDate = new Date(Date.now() - maxAge * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000); const prunedMemories = await this.db .update(schema.memories) .set({ status: 'deleted' }) .where( and( eq(schema.memories.status, status), lt(schema.memories.createdAt, cutoffDate), lt(schema.memories.importance, minImportance), lte(schema.memories.accessCount, maxAccessCount) ) ) .returning({ id: schema.memories.id, content: schema.memories.content, type: schema.memories.type }); // Record deletion events for (const memory of prunedMemories) { await this.db.insert(schema.memoryChanges).values({ memoryId: memory.id, changeType: 'deletion', newValue: { reason: 'Pruned based on criteria', criteria } }); } return prunedMemories; } catch (error) { console.warn('Memory pruning failed:', error.message); return []; } } - src/tools/memory-tools.js:314-346 (schema)Input schema definition for the prune_memories tool, defining the criteria object structure with defaults for age, importance, access count, and status.
name: "prune_memories", description: "Permanently delete memories based on criteria", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { criteria: { type: "object", properties: { max_age: { type: "integer", description: "Maximum age in days", default: 1095 }, min_importance: { type: "number", description: "Minimum importance threshold", default: 0.1 }, max_access_count: { type: "integer", description: "Maximum access count", default: 2 }, status: { type: "string", description: "Memory status to prune", default: "archived" } } } } } }, - mcp.js:641-643 (registration)Tool dispatch registration in MCP server's CallToolRequestSchema handler: maps tool calls to memoryManager.pruneMemories and formats response.
case "prune_memories": const prunedMemories = await memoryManager.pruneMemories(args.criteria || {}); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(prunedMemories, null, 2) }] }; - mcp.js:340-372 (registration)Tool registration in MCP server's ListToolsRequestSchema response, including name, description, and input schema.
name: "prune_memories", description: "Permanently delete memories based on criteria", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { criteria: { type: "object", properties: { max_age: { type: "integer", description: "Maximum age in days", default: 1095 }, min_importance: { type: "number", description: "Minimum importance threshold", default: 0.1 }, max_access_count: { type: "integer", description: "Maximum access count", default: 2 }, status: { type: "string", description: "Memory status to prune", default: "archived" } } } } } },