How big should your agent's memory file be? One dev caps it at 200 lines with weekly merges
bayvo · reddit · 2026-10-20
Reddit user bayvo shares a practical workflow for agent memory management: his memory file kept growing weekly until he stopped trusting the agent actually read all of it. He now caps it at 200 lines and has the agent merge in new information and prune outdated entries once a week. He's unsure if 200 lines is optimal and is asking the community how large they let theirs get.
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