Claude's Memory Feature Criticized for Being Too Rigid
teodorio · x · 2026-07-19
A post complains that after Anthropic introduced a new memory system for Claude, it defaulted to a new tool-calling method and uses a per-user table structure to store memories.
The author's main grievances: 1) This approach is said to be less efficient than the old string lookup, making Claude's context retrieval feel like "each time a new instance." 2) Anthropic anonymizes partner, family, and other names, and users cannot manually override this, seen as strong paternalistic design.
Anthropic's response in the screenshot mentions they cannot store "partner / family names," this restriction is hardcoded; if users want policy changes, they should use the thumbs-down feedback channel.
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