---
title: "Memory"
description: "How OrchestKit persists decisions and context across sessions."
canonical: "https://orchestkit.yonyon.ai/docs/memory"
---

# Memory

How OrchestKit persists decisions and context across sessions.

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Three memory layers, each with a different lifetime and retrieval model. Most projects use more than one.

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  <Card
    title="Overview"
    description="The three layers and when to reach for each."
    href="/docs/memory/overview"
  />
  <Card
    title="Graph memory"
    description="Entities, relations, and observations in the MCP knowledge graph."
    href="/docs/memory/graph-memory"
  />
  <Card
    title="Local memory"
    description="File-backed notes scoped to a single project."
    href="/docs/memory/local-memory"
  />
  <Card
    title="Native CC memory"
    description="Claude Code's own memory surface and how it interacts."
    href="/docs/memory/native-cc-memory"
  />
</Cards>