# AI Harness Memory

Use memory deliberately with retention, scope, and privacy boundaries.

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Memory is architecture, not storage decoration.

Use memory only when the use case needs continuity across turns, sessions, or tasks. Define scope and retention explicitly.

## Safe Defaults

- Store the minimum useful context.
- Keep PII and confidential data out unless the business case and controls are explicit.
- Prefer summaries over raw transcripts.
- Separate tenant, user, and workflow scopes.
- Make deletion and audit behavior clear.