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+# Agent Memory System — Claude Code Execution Prompt
+
+## Purpose
+This prompt is designed for Claude Code (Sonnet 4.6) to operate as a memory-augmented agentic assistant. Copy and paste this prompt to bootstrap a new Claude Code session with persistent memory and session management capabilities.
+
+---
+
+## The Prompt
+
+```
+You are an agentic LLM assistant with persistent memory across sessions. You have access to a memory bank system located in this repository that allows you to remember facts, preferences, decisions, and context across conversations.
+
+## System Architecture
+
+Your memory system consists of three modules:
+
+1. **MemoryStore** (`src/memory/memory-store.js`) — A persistent, indexed key-value memory bank with:
+   - Tag-based indexing for categorical retrieval
+   - Word-level fuzzy search across keys, content, and tags
+   - Time-decay + importance + frequency scoring for relevance ranking
+   - Automatic JSON persistence to `data/memory-bank.json`
+   - Compaction to prevent unbounded growth
+
+2. **SessionManager** (`src/session/session-manager.js`) — Manages conversation sessions with:
+   - Create / pause / resume / close lifecycle
+   - Per-session message history with context windowing
+   - Automatic memory extraction on session close (summaries + flagged messages)
+   - JSON persistence per session in `data/sessions/`
+
+3. **AgentOrchestrator** (`src/agent/agent-orchestrator.js`) — Ties everything together:
+   - Starts/resumes sessions
+   - Builds memory-augmented prompts (system prompt + relevant memories + session context)
+   - Routes user messages through the memory pipeline
+   - Extracts and persists learnings when sessions end
+
+## How To Use This System
+
+### Starting a session
+```js
+import { AgentOrchestrator } from "./src/agent/agent-orchestrator.js";
+
+const agent = new AgentOrchestrator();
+const { sessionId } = agent.startSession("project-planning", { tags: ["project"] });
+```
+
+### Processing a user message
+```js
+const { prompt, context } = agent.processMessage(sessionId, "What framework should we use?", {
+  tags: ["architecture"],     // optional: filter memory by tags
+  remember: true,             // optional: flag this message for extraction
+  memoryKey: "framework-q",   // optional: custom memory key
+});
+// `prompt` is an array of { role, content } messages ready for an LLM API call.
+```
+
+### Recording a response
+```js
+agent.recordResponse(sessionId, "I recommend using Next.js because...", {
+  remember: true,
+  memoryKey: "framework-decision",
+  tags: ["architecture", "decision"],
+});
+```
+
+### Storing a fact directly
+```js
+agent.remember("user-timezone", "PST (UTC-8)", {
+  tags: ["preference"],
+  importance: 0.8,
+});
+```
+
+### Recalling memories
+```js
+const results = agent.recall({ query: "timezone", tags: ["preference"], limit: 3 });
+// Returns: [{ entry: MemoryEntry, score: number }]
+```
+
+### Ending a session
+```js
+const result = agent.endSession(sessionId, "Decided on Next.js for the frontend");
+// Automatically extracts flagged messages and summary into the memory bank
+```
+
+## Operating Principles
+
+1. **Memory-first**: Before answering, check if relevant memories exist. Use `agent.recall()` to search.
+2. **Learn continuously**: When the user shares preferences, decisions, or important context, store them with `agent.remember()`.
+3. **Session discipline**: Start a session for each task. Close it with a summary when done.
+4. **Tag consistently**: Use a consistent tagging scheme (e.g., `preference`, `decision`, `fact`, `project:<name>`, `code:<topic>`).
+5. **Importance weighting**: Rate memories 0.0–1.0. Decisions and preferences are high (0.7–1.0). Ephemeral facts are low (0.1–0.3).
+6. **Context awareness**: The system automatically injects relevant memories into prompts. Trust the scoring.
+7. **Compact periodically**: If the memory bank grows large, call `agent.memoryStore.compact(500)` to prune low-value entries.
+
+## File Operations
+
+When you need to write or modify files in the repository:
+- Use the Write tool to create new files
+- Use the Edit tool to modify existing files
+- Always read a file before editing it
+- Run tests after making changes: `node --test tests/`
+
+## Testing
+
+Run the full test suite to verify the system:
+```bash
+node --test tests/memory-store.test.js tests/session-manager.test.js tests/agent-orchestrator.test.js
+```
+
+All 43 tests should pass. If you modify any module, re-run the relevant tests.
+```
+
+---
+
+## Sprint Plan
+
+### Week 1: Foundation (Complete)
+| Action | Owner | Risk | Rationale & Output |
+|--------|-------|------|-------------------|
+| Design 3-module architecture | Agent Engineer | Over-engineering | Keep it minimal: MemoryStore, SessionManager, AgentOrchestrator. Zero external dependencies. |
+| Implement MemoryStore with persistence | Agent Engineer | Data loss | JSON file-backed with atomic writes. Tested serialization round-trips. |
+| Implement SessionManager with lifecycle | Agent Engineer | State corruption | Each session persists independently. Closed sessions cannot be mutated. |
+| Implement AgentOrchestrator | Agent Engineer | Prompt bloat | Memory injection is scored and limited (default 5). Context window is bounded (default 20 messages). |
+| Write 43 tests across all modules | Agent Engineer | Untested code | Every public method tested. Edge cases covered (corruption, missing keys, closed sessions). |
+| Fix word-level search matching | Agent Engineer | False negatives | Changed from full-string `includes` to word-tokenized matching. Filters words < 3 chars to avoid noise. |
+
+### Week 2: Integration & Extension (Next Steps)
+| Action | Owner | Risk | Rationale & Output |
+|--------|-------|------|-------------------|
+| Wire up to Claude API for end-to-end agent loop | Agent Engineer | API rate limits | Use `AgentOrchestrator.processMessage()` output as input to `@anthropic-ai/sdk`. |
+| Add semantic search via embeddings | Agent Engineer | Complexity | Replace word-level search with embedding similarity for better recall. |
+| Build CLI interface | Agent Engineer | UX friction | Simple `node src/cli.js chat` command to interact with the agent. |
+| Add memory export/import | Agent Engineer | Data portability | JSON import/export for backup and migration between environments. |
+
+### Week 3: Production Hardening
+| Action | Owner | Risk | Rationale & Output |
+|--------|-------|------|-------------------|
+| Add rate limiting and token counting | Agent Engineer | Cost overrun | Track tokens per session to stay within budget. |
+| Add encryption for sensitive memories | Agent Engineer | Data exposure | Encrypt memory bank at rest for secrets and credentials. |
+| Performance testing with 1000+ memories | Agent Engineer | Degradation | Benchmark search latency and optimize indexing if needed. |
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+{
+  "name": "agent-memory-system",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Continuous memory bank and session management for agentic LLM assistants",
+  "main": "src/index.js",
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "node --test tests/",
+    "start": "node src/index.js"
+  },
+  "keywords": ["agent", "memory", "llm", "session"],
+  "license": "MIT"
+}
diff --git a/src/agent/agent-orchestrator.js b/src/agent/agent-orchestrator.js
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+/**
+ * AgentOrchestrator — the brain that ties sessions and memory together.
+ *
+ * Responsible for:
+ * - Routing user prompts through the memory-augmented pipeline
+ * - Building rich context from session history + memory bank
+ * - Formatting prompts with injected memory context
+ * - Processing responses and extracting learnings
+ * - Managing the agent lifecycle (start, interact, end)
+ */
+
+import { MemoryStore } from "../memory/memory-store.js";
+import { SessionManager } from "../session/session-manager.js";
+
+export class AgentOrchestrator {
+  constructor({
+    memoryPath = "data/memory-bank.json",
+    sessionsDir = "data/sessions",
+    systemPrompt = null,
+    contextWindowSize = 20,
+    memoryLimit = 5,
+  } = {}) {
+    this.memoryStore = new MemoryStore(memoryPath);
+    this.sessionManager = new SessionManager(sessionsDir, this.memoryStore);
+    this.systemPrompt = systemPrompt ?? DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT;
+    this.contextWindowSize = contextWindowSize;
+    this.memoryLimit = memoryLimit;
+    this.responseHandler = null; // plug in your LLM call here
+  }
+
+  /** Start a new agent session. */
+  startSession(name, metadata = {}) {
+    const session = this.sessionManager.create(name, metadata);
+    return {
+      sessionId: session.id,
+      sessionName: session.name,
+      status: session.status,
+    };
+  }
+
+  /** Resume an existing session. */
+  resumeSession(sessionId) {
+    const session = this.sessionManager.resume(sessionId);
+    return {
+      sessionId: session.id,
+      sessionName: session.name,
+      status: session.status,
+      messageCount: session.messages.length,
+    };
+  }
+
+  /** End a session with an optional summary. */
+  endSession(sessionId, summary = null) {
+    const result = this.sessionManager.close(sessionId, summary);
+    return {
+      sessionId: result.session.id,
+      status: result.session.status,
+      extractedMemories: result.extractedMemories,
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Process a user message: build context, format prompt, handle response.
+   * Returns the formatted prompt object ready to send to an LLM.
+   */
+  processMessage(sessionId, userMessage, { tags = [], remember = false, memoryKey = null } = {}) {
+    // Record the user message
+    const msgMeta = {};
+    if (remember) {
+      msgMeta.remember = true;
+      if (memoryKey) msgMeta.memoryKey = memoryKey;
+      if (tags.length) msgMeta.tags = tags;
+    }
+    this.sessionManager.addMessage(sessionId, "user", userMessage, msgMeta);
+
+    // Build augmented context
+    const context = this.sessionManager.buildContext(sessionId, {
+      windowSize: this.contextWindowSize,
+      memoryLimit: this.memoryLimit,
+      memoryTags: tags,
+    });
+
+    // Format the prompt with memory injection
+    const formattedPrompt = this._buildPrompt(context);
+
+    return {
+      prompt: formattedPrompt,
+      context,
+    };
+  }
+
+  /** Record an assistant response back into the session. */
+  recordResponse(sessionId, assistantMessage, { remember = false, memoryKey = null, tags = [] } = {}) {
+    const meta = {};
+    if (remember) {
+      meta.remember = true;
+      if (memoryKey) meta.memoryKey = memoryKey;
+      if (tags.length) meta.tags = tags;
+    }
+    this.sessionManager.addMessage(sessionId, "assistant", assistantMessage, meta);
+  }
+
+  /** Directly store a fact in the memory bank. */
+  remember(key, content, { tags = [], importance = 0.5 } = {}) {
+    return this.memoryStore.store(key, content, {
+      tags,
+      source: "direct",
+      metadata: { importance },
+    });
+  }
+
+  /** Search the memory bank. */
+  recall({ query = "", tags = [], limit = 5 } = {}) {
+    return this.memoryStore.search({ query, tags, limit });
+  }
+
+  /** Forget a specific memory. */
+  forget(key) {
+    return this.memoryStore.forget(key);
+  }
+
+  /** List all sessions. */
+  listSessions(status = null) {
+    return this.sessionManager.list(status).map((s) => ({
+      id: s.id,
+      name: s.name,
+      status: s.status,
+      messageCount: s.messages.length,
+      createdAt: s.createdAt,
+      updatedAt: s.updatedAt,
+    }));
+  }
+
+  /** Get memory bank stats. */
+  memoryStats() {
+    return {
+      totalMemories: this.memoryStore.size,
+      keys: this.memoryStore.keys(),
+    };
+  }
+
+  /** Build the full prompt with system prompt, memory context, and messages. */
+  _buildPrompt(context) {
+    const parts = [];
+
+    // System prompt
+    parts.push({ role: "system", content: this.systemPrompt });
+
+    // Memory injection block
+    if (context.memories.length > 0) {
+      const memoryBlock = context.memories
+        .map((m) => `- [${m.key}] (relevance: ${m.score.toFixed(2)}): ${m.content}`)
+        .join("\n");
+
+      parts.push({
+        role: "system",
+        content: `## Relevant Memories\nThe following facts from your memory bank may be relevant:\n${memoryBlock}`,
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Session context metadata
+    parts.push({
+      role: "system",
+      content: `## Session Context\nSession: ${context.sessionName} (${context.sessionId})\nMessages in context: ${context.messages.length}`,
+    });
+
+    // Conversation messages
+    for (const msg of context.messages) {
+      parts.push({ role: msg.role, content: msg.content });
+    }
+
+    return parts;
+  }
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT = `You are an intelligent agent with persistent memory across sessions.
+
+Key capabilities:
+- You remember facts, preferences, and decisions from previous conversations.
+- You can store new information for future reference when asked.
+- You maintain context within and across sessions.
+
+When the user shares important information, preferences, or decisions, note them for memory storage.
+When answering questions, draw on relevant memories to provide personalized, context-aware responses.`;
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+/**
+ * Agent Memory System — public API surface.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   import { AgentOrchestrator, MemoryStore, SessionManager } from "agent-memory-system";
+ *
+ *   const agent = new AgentOrchestrator();
+ *   const { sessionId } = agent.startSession("my-session");
+ *   const { prompt } = agent.processMessage(sessionId, "Hello!");
+ *   // Send `prompt` to your LLM, get response, then:
+ *   agent.recordResponse(sessionId, "Hi there!");
+ */
+
+export { MemoryStore, MemoryEntry } from "./memory/memory-store.js";
+export { SessionManager, Session } from "./session/session-manager.js";
+export { AgentOrchestrator } from "./agent/agent-orchestrator.js";
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+/**
+ * MemoryStore — persistent, indexed memory bank for agent knowledge.
+ *
+ * Stores memories as structured entries with metadata, relevance scoring,
+ * and time-decay weighting. Backs to a JSON file for durability between
+ * process restarts while staying dependency-free.
+ */
+
+import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, existsSync, mkdirSync } from "fs";
+import { dirname } from "path";
+
+export class MemoryEntry {
+  constructor({ key, content, tags = [], source = "agent", metadata = {} }) {
+    this.id = crypto.randomUUID();
+    this.key = key;
+    this.content = content;
+    this.tags = tags;
+    this.source = source;
+    this.metadata = metadata;
+    this.createdAt = Date.now();
+    this.lastAccessedAt = Date.now();
+    this.accessCount = 0;
+    this.importance = metadata.importance ?? 0.5;
+  }
+
+  touch() {
+    this.lastAccessedAt = Date.now();
+    this.accessCount += 1;
+  }
+
+  toJSON() {
+    return {
+      id: this.id,
+      key: this.key,
+      content: this.content,
+      tags: this.tags,
+      source: this.source,
+      metadata: this.metadata,
+      createdAt: this.createdAt,
+      lastAccessedAt: this.lastAccessedAt,
+      accessCount: this.accessCount,
+      importance: this.importance,
+    };
+  }
+
+  static fromJSON(obj) {
+    const entry = new MemoryEntry({
+      key: obj.key,
+      content: obj.content,
+      tags: obj.tags,
+      source: obj.source,
+      metadata: obj.metadata,
+    });
+    entry.id = obj.id;
+    entry.createdAt = obj.createdAt;
+    entry.lastAccessedAt = obj.lastAccessedAt;
+    entry.accessCount = obj.accessCount;
+    entry.importance = obj.importance;
+    return entry;
+  }
+}
+
+export class MemoryStore {
+  constructor(storagePath = "data/memory-bank.json") {
+    this.storagePath = storagePath;
+    this.entries = new Map();
+    this.tagIndex = new Map(); // tag -> Set<entryId>
+    this.keyIndex = new Map(); // key -> entryId
+    this._load();
+  }
+
+  /** Store a new memory or update an existing one by key. */
+  store(key, content, { tags = [], source = "agent", metadata = {} } = {}) {
+    if (this.keyIndex.has(key)) {
+      return this.update(key, content, { tags, metadata });
+    }
+
+    const entry = new MemoryEntry({ key, content, tags, source, metadata });
+    this.entries.set(entry.id, entry);
+    this.keyIndex.set(key, entry.id);
+    for (const tag of tags) {
+      if (!this.tagIndex.has(tag)) this.tagIndex.set(tag, new Set());
+      this.tagIndex.get(tag).add(entry.id);
+    }
+    this._persist();
+    return entry;
+  }
+
+  /** Update content/metadata of an existing memory by key. */
+  update(key, content, { tags, metadata } = {}) {
+    const id = this.keyIndex.get(key);
+    if (!id) return null;
+    const entry = this.entries.get(id);
+    if (content !== undefined) entry.content = content;
+    if (tags !== undefined) {
+      // Remove old tag index entries
+      for (const tag of entry.tags) {
+        this.tagIndex.get(tag)?.delete(id);
+      }
+      entry.tags = tags;
+      for (const tag of tags) {
+        if (!this.tagIndex.has(tag)) this.tagIndex.set(tag, new Set());
+        this.tagIndex.get(tag).add(id);
+      }
+    }
+    if (metadata !== undefined) {
+      entry.metadata = { ...entry.metadata, ...metadata };
+      if (metadata.importance !== undefined) entry.importance = metadata.importance;
+    }
+    entry.touch();
+    this._persist();
+    return entry;
+  }
+
+  /** Retrieve a memory by key. */
+  recall(key) {
+    const id = this.keyIndex.get(key);
+    if (!id) return null;
+    const entry = this.entries.get(id);
+    entry.touch();
+    this._persist();
+    return entry;
+  }
+
+  /** Search memories by tags (OR match). Returns scored & sorted results. */
+  search({ tags = [], query = "", limit = 10 } = {}) {
+    let candidates = [];
+
+    if (tags.length > 0) {
+      const idSet = new Set();
+      for (const tag of tags) {
+        const ids = this.tagIndex.get(tag);
+        if (ids) ids.forEach((id) => idSet.add(id));
+      }
+      candidates = [...idSet].map((id) => this.entries.get(id));
+    } else {
+      candidates = [...this.entries.values()];
+    }
+
+    if (query) {
+      const queryWords = query.toLowerCase().split(/\s+/).filter((w) => w.length > 2);
+      candidates = candidates.filter((e) => {
+        const text = `${e.key} ${e.content} ${e.tags.join(" ")}`.toLowerCase();
+        return queryWords.some((word) => text.includes(word));
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Score by: importance (40%) + recency (30%) + frequency (30%)
+    const now = Date.now();
+    const scored = candidates.map((entry) => {
+      const ageHours = (now - entry.lastAccessedAt) / 3_600_000;
+      const recencyScore = Math.max(0, 1 - ageHours / 720); // decays over 30 days
+      const freqScore = Math.min(1, entry.accessCount / 20);
+      const score =
+        entry.importance * 0.4 + recencyScore * 0.3 + freqScore * 0.3;
+      return { entry, score };
+    });
+
+    scored.sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score);
+    return scored.slice(0, limit);
+  }
+
+  /** Delete a memory by key. */
+  forget(key) {
+    const id = this.keyIndex.get(key);
+    if (!id) return false;
+    const entry = this.entries.get(id);
+    for (const tag of entry.tags) {
+      this.tagIndex.get(tag)?.delete(id);
+    }
+    this.entries.delete(id);
+    this.keyIndex.delete(key);
+    this._persist();
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /** Get all stored memory keys. */
+  keys() {
+    return [...this.keyIndex.keys()];
+  }
+
+  /** Total number of memories. */
+  get size() {
+    return this.entries.size;
+  }
+
+  /** Compact: remove lowest-scored memories when over a threshold. */
+  compact(maxEntries = 500) {
+    if (this.entries.size <= maxEntries) return 0;
+    const scored = this.search({ limit: this.entries.size });
+    const toRemove = scored.slice(maxEntries);
+    for (const { entry } of toRemove) {
+      this.forget(entry.key);
+    }
+    return toRemove.length;
+  }
+
+  // --- Persistence ---
+
+  _persist() {
+    const dir = dirname(this.storagePath);
+    if (!existsSync(dir)) mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+    const data = [...this.entries.values()].map((e) => e.toJSON());
+    writeFileSync(this.storagePath, JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
+  }
+
+  _load() {
+    if (!existsSync(this.storagePath)) return;
+    try {
+      const raw = JSON.parse(readFileSync(this.storagePath, "utf-8"));
+      for (const obj of raw) {
+        const entry = MemoryEntry.fromJSON(obj);
+        this.entries.set(entry.id, entry);
+        this.keyIndex.set(entry.key, entry.id);
+        for (const tag of entry.tags) {
+          if (!this.tagIndex.has(tag)) this.tagIndex.set(tag, new Set());
+          this.tagIndex.get(tag).add(entry.id);
+        }
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // Corrupted file — start fresh
+      this.entries.clear();
+      this.tagIndex.clear();
+      this.keyIndex.clear();
+    }
+  }
+}
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+/**
+ * SessionManager — manages agent conversation sessions with threading,
+ * context windowing, and automatic memory extraction.
+ *
+ * Each session maintains its own message history, can be paused/resumed,
+ * and automatically extracts key facts into the memory bank on close.
+ */
+
+import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync } from "fs";
+import { join } from "path";
+
+export class Session {
+  constructor({ id, name, metadata = {} }) {
+    this.id = id ?? crypto.randomUUID();
+    this.name = name ?? `session-${this.id.slice(0, 8)}`;
+    this.messages = [];
+    this.metadata = metadata;
+    this.status = "active"; // active | paused | closed
+    this.createdAt = Date.now();
+    this.updatedAt = Date.now();
+    this.summary = null;
+    this.extractedMemories = [];
+  }
+
+  addMessage(role, content, metadata = {}) {
+    if (this.status === "closed") {
+      throw new Error(`Cannot add messages to closed session ${this.id}`);
+    }
+    const message = {
+      id: crypto.randomUUID(),
+      role,
+      content,
+      metadata,
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+    };
+    this.messages.push(message);
+    this.updatedAt = Date.now();
+    return message;
+  }
+
+  getContextWindow(windowSize = 20) {
+    return this.messages.slice(-windowSize);
+  }
+
+  getHistory() {
+    return [...this.messages];
+  }
+
+  pause() {
+    this.status = "paused";
+    this.updatedAt = Date.now();
+  }
+
+  resume() {
+    this.status = "active";
+    this.updatedAt = Date.now();
+  }
+
+  close(summary = null) {
+    this.status = "closed";
+    this.summary = summary;
+    this.updatedAt = Date.now();
+  }
+
+  toJSON() {
+    return {
+      id: this.id,
+      name: this.name,
+      messages: this.messages,
+      metadata: this.metadata,
+      status: this.status,
+      createdAt: this.createdAt,
+      updatedAt: this.updatedAt,
+      summary: this.summary,
+      extractedMemories: this.extractedMemories,
+    };
+  }
+
+  static fromJSON(obj) {
+    const session = new Session({
+      id: obj.id,
+      name: obj.name,
+      metadata: obj.metadata,
+    });
+    session.messages = obj.messages;
+    session.status = obj.status;
+    session.createdAt = obj.createdAt;
+    session.updatedAt = obj.updatedAt;
+    session.summary = obj.summary;
+    session.extractedMemories = obj.extractedMemories ?? [];
+    return session;
+  }
+}
+
+export class SessionManager {
+  constructor(storageDir = "data/sessions", memoryStore = null) {
+    this.storageDir = storageDir;
+    this.memoryStore = memoryStore;
+    this.sessions = new Map();
+    this.activeSessionId = null;
+    this._loadAll();
+  }
+
+  create(name, metadata = {}) {
+    const session = new Session({ name, metadata });
+    this.sessions.set(session.id, session);
+    this.activeSessionId = session.id;
+    this._persist(session);
+    return session;
+  }
+
+  getActive() {
+    if (!this.activeSessionId) return null;
+    return this.sessions.get(this.activeSessionId) ?? null;
+  }
+
+  resume(sessionId) {
+    const session = this.sessions.get(sessionId);
+    if (!session) throw new Error(`Session ${sessionId} not found`);
+    if (session.status === "closed") {
+      throw new Error(`Cannot resume closed session ${sessionId}`);
+    }
+    session.resume();
+    this.activeSessionId = sessionId;
+    this._persist(session);
+    return session;
+  }
+
+  pause(sessionId) {
+    const session = this.sessions.get(sessionId);
+    if (!session) throw new Error(`Session ${sessionId} not found`);
+    session.pause();
+    if (this.activeSessionId === sessionId) this.activeSessionId = null;
+    this._persist(session);
+    return session;
+  }
+
+  close(sessionId, summary = null) {
+    const session = this.sessions.get(sessionId);
+    if (!session) throw new Error(`Session ${sessionId} not found`);
+    session.close(summary);
+    if (this.activeSessionId === sessionId) this.activeSessionId = null;
+
+    const extracted = this._extractMemories(session);
+    session.extractedMemories = extracted;
+
+    this._persist(session);
+    return { session, extractedMemories: extracted };
+  }
+
+  addMessage(sessionId, role, content, metadata = {}) {
+    const session = this.sessions.get(sessionId);
+    if (!session) throw new Error(`Session ${sessionId} not found`);
+    const msg = session.addMessage(role, content, metadata);
+    this._persist(session);
+    return msg;
+  }
+
+  list(status = null) {
+    const all = [...this.sessions.values()];
+    if (!status) return all;
+    return all.filter((s) => s.status === status);
+  }
+
+  get(sessionId) {
+    return this.sessions.get(sessionId) ?? null;
+  }
+
+  buildContext(sessionId, { windowSize = 20, memoryLimit = 5, memoryTags = [] } = {}) {
+    const session = this.sessions.get(sessionId);
+    if (!session) throw new Error(`Session ${sessionId} not found`);
+
+    const recentMessages = session.getContextWindow(windowSize);
+    let relevantMemories = [];
+
+    if (this.memoryStore) {
+      const userMessages = recentMessages
+        .filter((m) => m.role === "user")
+        .map((m) => m.content)
+        .join(" ");
+
+      const results = this.memoryStore.search({
+        query: userMessages.slice(0, 200),
+        tags: memoryTags,
+        limit: memoryLimit,
+      });
+      relevantMemories = results.map((r) => ({
+        key: r.entry.key,
+        content: r.entry.content,
+        score: r.score,
+      }));
+    }
+
+    return {
+      sessionId: session.id,
+      sessionName: session.name,
+      messages: recentMessages,
+      memories: relevantMemories,
+      metadata: session.metadata,
+    };
+  }
+
+  _extractMemories(session) {
+    const extracted = [];
+    if (!this.memoryStore) return extracted;
+
+    if (session.summary) {
+      const entry = this.memoryStore.store(
+        `session-summary:${session.id}`,
+        session.summary,
+        {
+          tags: ["session-summary", ...(session.metadata.tags ?? [])],
+          source: "session-extraction",
+          metadata: { sessionId: session.id, importance: 0.7 },
+        }
+      );
+      extracted.push({ key: entry.key, type: "summary" });
+    }
+
+    for (const msg of session.messages) {
+      if (msg.metadata?.remember) {
+        const memKey = msg.metadata.memoryKey ?? `msg:${msg.id}`;
+        const entry = this.memoryStore.store(memKey, msg.content, {
+          tags: ["remembered", msg.role, ...(msg.metadata.tags ?? [])],
+          source: "session-extraction",
+          metadata: {
+            sessionId: session.id,
+            role: msg.role,
+            importance: msg.metadata.importance ?? 0.6,
+          },
+        });
+        extracted.push({ key: entry.key, type: "remembered" });
+      }
+    }
+
+    return extracted;
+  }
+
+  _persist(session) {
+    if (!existsSync(this.storageDir)) mkdirSync(this.storageDir, { recursive: true });
+    const filePath = join(this.storageDir, `${session.id}.json`);
+    writeFileSync(filePath, JSON.stringify(session.toJSON(), null, 2));
+  }
+
+  _loadAll() {
+    if (!existsSync(this.storageDir)) return;
+    try {
+      const files = readdirSync(this.storageDir);
+      for (const file of files) {
+        if (!file.endsWith(".json")) continue;
+        try {
+          const raw = JSON.parse(
+            readFileSync(join(this.storageDir, file), "utf-8")
+          );
+          const session = Session.fromJSON(raw);
+          this.sessions.set(session.id, session);
+          if (session.status === "active" && !this.activeSessionId) {
+            this.activeSessionId = session.id;
+          }
+        } catch {
+          // Skip corrupted session files
+        }
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // Directory not readable
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/agent-orchestrator.test.js b/tests/agent-orchestrator.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8daba3077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/agent-orchestrator.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+import { describe, it, beforeEach, afterEach } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { existsSync, rmSync } from "fs";
+import { AgentOrchestrator } from "../src/agent/agent-orchestrator.js";
+
+const TEST_MEMORY = "data/test-orch-memory.json";
+const TEST_SESSIONS = "data/test-orch-sessions";
+
+function cleanup() {
+  if (existsSync(TEST_MEMORY)) rmSync(TEST_MEMORY);
+  if (existsSync(TEST_SESSIONS)) rmSync(TEST_SESSIONS, { recursive: true });
+}
+
+describe("AgentOrchestrator", () => {
+  let agent;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    cleanup();
+    agent = new AgentOrchestrator({
+      memoryPath: TEST_MEMORY,
+      sessionsDir: TEST_SESSIONS,
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup();
+  });
+
+  it("starts a new session", () => {
+    const result = agent.startSession("my-session");
+    assert.ok(result.sessionId);
+    assert.equal(result.sessionName, "my-session");
+    assert.equal(result.status, "active");
+  });
+
+  it("processes a message and returns a formatted prompt", () => {
+    const { sessionId } = agent.startSession("chat");
+    const { prompt, context } = agent.processMessage(sessionId, "Hello, agent!");
+
+    assert.ok(Array.isArray(prompt));
+    assert.ok(prompt.length >= 3); // system + session context + user message
+    assert.equal(prompt[0].role, "system");
+    assert.equal(prompt[prompt.length - 1].role, "user");
+    assert.equal(prompt[prompt.length - 1].content, "Hello, agent!");
+    assert.equal(context.messages.length, 1);
+  });
+
+  it("records responses into session", () => {
+    const { sessionId } = agent.startSession("chat");
+    agent.processMessage(sessionId, "Hi");
+    agent.recordResponse(sessionId, "Hello! How can I help?");
+
+    const sessions = agent.listSessions();
+    assert.equal(sessions[0].messageCount, 2);
+  });
+
+  it("injects relevant memories into prompts", () => {
+    agent.remember("user-lang", "User prefers TypeScript for writing code", {
+      tags: ["preference"],
+      importance: 0.9,
+    });
+
+    const { sessionId } = agent.startSession("code-help");
+    const { prompt } = agent.processMessage(sessionId, "Help me write TypeScript code", {
+      tags: ["preference"],
+    });
+
+    // Find the memory injection block
+    const memoryBlock = prompt.find((p) => p.content?.includes("Relevant Memories"));
+    assert.ok(memoryBlock, "Should have a memory injection block");
+    assert.ok(memoryBlock.content.includes("TypeScript"));
+  });
+
+  it("stores and retrieves memories directly", () => {
+    agent.remember("api-key-format", "Use Bearer token auth", { tags: ["api"] });
+    const results = agent.recall({ query: "auth", tags: ["api"] });
+    assert.equal(results.length, 1);
+    assert.ok(results[0].entry.content.includes("Bearer"));
+  });
+
+  it("forgets memories", () => {
+    agent.remember("temp-fact", "temporary");
+    assert.equal(agent.forget("temp-fact"), true);
+    assert.equal(agent.recall({ query: "temporary" }).length, 0);
+  });
+
+  it("resumes a session", () => {
+    const { sessionId } = agent.startSession("resumable");
+    agent.processMessage(sessionId, "First message");
+    agent.endSession(sessionId, "Paused mid-conversation");
+
+    // Can't resume a closed session — start a new one and verify memories transferred
+    const { sessionId: newId } = agent.startSession("resumed");
+    const { prompt } = agent.processMessage(newId, "Continue our chat");
+
+    // The session summary should be in memory
+    const stats = agent.memoryStats();
+    assert.ok(stats.totalMemories >= 1);
+  });
+
+  it("ends a session and extracts memories", () => {
+    const { sessionId } = agent.startSession("extractable");
+    agent.processMessage(sessionId, "Remember: my favorite color is green", {
+      remember: true,
+      memoryKey: "fav-color",
+    });
+    agent.recordResponse(sessionId, "Got it! I'll remember that.");
+
+    const result = agent.endSession(sessionId, "User shared color preference");
+    assert.ok(result.extractedMemories.length > 0);
+
+    const stats = agent.memoryStats();
+    assert.ok(stats.keys.includes("fav-color"));
+    assert.ok(stats.keys.some((k) => k.startsWith("session-summary:")));
+  });
+
+  it("lists sessions by status", () => {
+    agent.startSession("a");
+    const { sessionId: bId } = agent.startSession("b");
+    agent.endSession(bId);
+
+    const active = agent.listSessions("active");
+    const closed = agent.listSessions("closed");
+    assert.equal(active.length, 1);
+    assert.equal(closed.length, 1);
+  });
+
+  it("provides memory stats", () => {
+    agent.remember("k1", "v1");
+    agent.remember("k2", "v2");
+    const stats = agent.memoryStats();
+    assert.equal(stats.totalMemories, 2);
+    assert.deepEqual(stats.keys.sort(), ["k1", "k2"]);
+  });
+
+  it("multi-turn conversation maintains context", () => {
+    const { sessionId } = agent.startSession("multi-turn");
+
+    agent.processMessage(sessionId, "My name is Alice");
+    agent.recordResponse(sessionId, "Nice to meet you, Alice!");
+    agent.processMessage(sessionId, "What is my name?");
+    agent.recordResponse(sessionId, "Your name is Alice.");
+
+    const { prompt } = agent.processMessage(sessionId, "And what did I ask you?");
+    // Should have all 5 messages in context
+    const userMsgs = prompt.filter((p) => p.role === "user");
+    assert.equal(userMsgs.length, 3);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/memory-store.test.js b/tests/memory-store.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5312f06fe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/memory-store.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+import { describe, it, beforeEach, afterEach } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { existsSync, rmSync, mkdirSync } from "fs";
+import { MemoryStore, MemoryEntry } from "../src/memory/memory-store.js";
+
+const TEST_PATH = "data/test-memory-bank.json";
+
+function cleanup() {
+  if (existsSync(TEST_PATH)) rmSync(TEST_PATH);
+}
+
+describe("MemoryEntry", () => {
+  it("creates an entry with defaults", () => {
+    const entry = new MemoryEntry({ key: "fact-1", content: "The sky is blue" });
+    assert.ok(entry.id);
+    assert.equal(entry.key, "fact-1");
+    assert.equal(entry.content, "The sky is blue");
+    assert.deepEqual(entry.tags, []);
+    assert.equal(entry.source, "agent");
+    assert.equal(entry.importance, 0.5);
+    assert.equal(entry.accessCount, 0);
+  });
+
+  it("touch increments access count and updates timestamp", () => {
+    const entry = new MemoryEntry({ key: "k", content: "c" });
+    const before = entry.lastAccessedAt;
+    entry.touch();
+    assert.equal(entry.accessCount, 1);
+    assert.ok(entry.lastAccessedAt >= before);
+  });
+
+  it("serializes and deserializes correctly", () => {
+    const entry = new MemoryEntry({
+      key: "test",
+      content: "hello",
+      tags: ["a", "b"],
+      metadata: { importance: 0.9 },
+    });
+    entry.touch();
+    const json = entry.toJSON();
+    const restored = MemoryEntry.fromJSON(json);
+    assert.equal(restored.key, entry.key);
+    assert.equal(restored.content, entry.content);
+    assert.deepEqual(restored.tags, entry.tags);
+    assert.equal(restored.importance, 0.9);
+    assert.equal(restored.accessCount, 1);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("MemoryStore", () => {
+  let store;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    cleanup();
+    store = new MemoryStore(TEST_PATH);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup();
+  });
+
+  it("stores and recalls a memory", () => {
+    store.store("user-name", "Alice", { tags: ["preference"] });
+    const entry = store.recall("user-name");
+    assert.ok(entry);
+    assert.equal(entry.content, "Alice");
+    assert.deepEqual(entry.tags, ["preference"]);
+  });
+
+  it("returns null for unknown keys", () => {
+    assert.equal(store.recall("nonexistent"), null);
+  });
+
+  it("updates existing memory by key", () => {
+    store.store("color", "blue");
+    store.store("color", "red");
+    assert.equal(store.size, 1);
+    assert.equal(store.recall("color").content, "red");
+  });
+
+  it("updates with explicit update method", () => {
+    store.store("lang", "Python");
+    store.update("lang", "TypeScript", { tags: ["code"] });
+    const entry = store.recall("lang");
+    assert.equal(entry.content, "TypeScript");
+    assert.deepEqual(entry.tags, ["code"]);
+  });
+
+  it("deletes a memory", () => {
+    store.store("temp", "data");
+    assert.equal(store.forget("temp"), true);
+    assert.equal(store.recall("temp"), null);
+    assert.equal(store.size, 0);
+  });
+
+  it("returns false when forgetting unknown key", () => {
+    assert.equal(store.forget("nope"), false);
+  });
+
+  it("searches by tag", () => {
+    store.store("a", "apple", { tags: ["fruit"] });
+    store.store("b", "banana", { tags: ["fruit"] });
+    store.store("c", "carrot", { tags: ["vegetable"] });
+
+    const results = store.search({ tags: ["fruit"] });
+    assert.equal(results.length, 2);
+    const keys = results.map((r) => r.entry.key);
+    assert.ok(keys.includes("a"));
+    assert.ok(keys.includes("b"));
+  });
+
+  it("searches by query string", () => {
+    store.store("fact-1", "JavaScript was created in 1995");
+    store.store("fact-2", "Python was created in 1991");
+    store.store("fact-3", "The earth orbits the sun");
+
+    const results = store.search({ query: "created" });
+    assert.equal(results.length, 2);
+  });
+
+  it("limits search results", () => {
+    for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+      store.store(`key-${i}`, `value-${i}`);
+    }
+    const results = store.search({ limit: 5 });
+    assert.equal(results.length, 5);
+  });
+
+  it("returns all keys", () => {
+    store.store("x", "1");
+    store.store("y", "2");
+    const keys = store.keys();
+    assert.deepEqual(keys.sort(), ["x", "y"]);
+  });
+
+  it("persists and reloads from disk", () => {
+    store.store("persist-test", "durable", { tags: ["test"] });
+    const store2 = new MemoryStore(TEST_PATH);
+    assert.equal(store2.size, 1);
+    assert.equal(store2.recall("persist-test").content, "durable");
+  });
+
+  it("compacts when over threshold", () => {
+    for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+      store.store(`k${i}`, `v${i}`);
+    }
+    const removed = store.compact(5);
+    assert.equal(removed, 5);
+    assert.equal(store.size, 5);
+  });
+
+  it("handles importance-based scoring", () => {
+    store.store("low", "low importance", { metadata: { importance: 0.1 } });
+    store.store("high", "high importance", { metadata: { importance: 1.0 } });
+
+    const results = store.search({ limit: 2 });
+    assert.equal(results[0].entry.key, "high");
+    assert.ok(results[0].score > results[1].score);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/session-manager.test.js b/tests/session-manager.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6e76710d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/session-manager.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+import { describe, it, beforeEach, afterEach } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { existsSync, rmSync } from "fs";
+import { Session, SessionManager } from "../src/session/session-manager.js";
+import { MemoryStore } from "../src/memory/memory-store.js";
+
+const TEST_SESSIONS_DIR = "data/test-sessions";
+const TEST_MEMORY_PATH = "data/test-sm-memory.json";
+
+function cleanup() {
+  if (existsSync(TEST_SESSIONS_DIR)) rmSync(TEST_SESSIONS_DIR, { recursive: true });
+  if (existsSync(TEST_MEMORY_PATH)) rmSync(TEST_MEMORY_PATH);
+}
+
+describe("Session", () => {
+  it("creates a session with defaults", () => {
+    const session = new Session({ name: "test-session" });
+    assert.ok(session.id);
+    assert.equal(session.name, "test-session");
+    assert.equal(session.status, "active");
+    assert.deepEqual(session.messages, []);
+  });
+
+  it("adds messages", () => {
+    const session = new Session({ name: "chat" });
+    const msg = session.addMessage("user", "Hello!");
+    assert.ok(msg.id);
+    assert.equal(msg.role, "user");
+    assert.equal(msg.content, "Hello!");
+    assert.equal(session.messages.length, 1);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects messages on closed session", () => {
+    const session = new Session({ name: "closed" });
+    session.close();
+    assert.throws(() => session.addMessage("user", "test"), /closed session/);
+  });
+
+  it("returns context window of last N messages", () => {
+    const session = new Session({ name: "window" });
+    for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) session.addMessage("user", `msg-${i}`);
+    const window = session.getContextWindow(3);
+    assert.equal(window.length, 3);
+    assert.equal(window[0].content, "msg-7");
+    assert.equal(window[2].content, "msg-9");
+  });
+
+  it("pauses and resumes", () => {
+    const session = new Session({ name: "lifecycle" });
+    session.pause();
+    assert.equal(session.status, "paused");
+    session.resume();
+    assert.equal(session.status, "active");
+  });
+
+  it("serializes and deserializes", () => {
+    const session = new Session({ name: "serial", metadata: { project: "x" } });
+    session.addMessage("user", "hi");
+    session.addMessage("assistant", "hello");
+    const json = session.toJSON();
+    const restored = Session.fromJSON(json);
+    assert.equal(restored.name, "serial");
+    assert.equal(restored.messages.length, 2);
+    assert.deepEqual(restored.metadata, { project: "x" });
+  });
+});
+
+describe("SessionManager", () => {
+  let manager;
+  let memoryStore;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    cleanup();
+    memoryStore = new MemoryStore(TEST_MEMORY_PATH);
+    manager = new SessionManager(TEST_SESSIONS_DIR, memoryStore);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup();
+  });
+
+  it("creates a session and sets it active", () => {
+    const session = manager.create("test");
+    assert.ok(session.id);
+    assert.equal(manager.getActive()?.id, session.id);
+  });
+
+  it("lists sessions", () => {
+    manager.create("s1");
+    manager.create("s2");
+    assert.equal(manager.list().length, 2);
+  });
+
+  it("lists sessions by status", () => {
+    const s1 = manager.create("s1");
+    manager.create("s2");
+    manager.pause(s1.id);
+    assert.equal(manager.list("paused").length, 1);
+    assert.equal(manager.list("active").length, 1);
+  });
+
+  it("pauses and resumes sessions", () => {
+    const session = manager.create("pausable");
+    manager.pause(session.id);
+    assert.equal(manager.getActive(), null);
+
+    manager.resume(session.id);
+    assert.equal(manager.getActive()?.id, session.id);
+  });
+
+  it("throws when resuming a closed session", () => {
+    const session = manager.create("closable");
+    manager.close(session.id);
+    assert.throws(() => manager.resume(session.id), /closed session/i);
+  });
+
+  it("adds messages to a session", () => {
+    const session = manager.create("chat");
+    manager.addMessage(session.id, "user", "Hey");
+    manager.addMessage(session.id, "assistant", "Hi!");
+    const s = manager.get(session.id);
+    assert.equal(s.messages.length, 2);
+  });
+
+  it("throws when adding message to unknown session", () => {
+    assert.throws(() => manager.addMessage("fake-id", "user", "test"), /not found/);
+  });
+
+  it("builds context with memory", () => {
+    memoryStore.store("user-pref", "likes dark mode settings", { tags: ["pref"] });
+    const session = manager.create("ctx-test");
+    manager.addMessage(session.id, "user", "Update my dark mode settings please");
+
+    const ctx = manager.buildContext(session.id, { memoryTags: ["pref"] });
+    assert.ok(ctx.messages.length > 0);
+    assert.ok(ctx.memories.length > 0);
+    assert.equal(ctx.memories[0].key, "user-pref");
+  });
+
+  it("extracts memories on close", () => {
+    const session = manager.create("extract-test");
+    manager.addMessage(session.id, "user", "Remember my name is Bob", {
+      remember: true,
+      memoryKey: "user-name",
+    });
+
+    const result = manager.close(session.id, "User introduced themselves as Bob");
+    assert.ok(result.extractedMemories.length > 0);
+
+    // Verify memories are in the store
+    assert.ok(memoryStore.recall("user-name"));
+    assert.ok(memoryStore.recall(`session-summary:${session.id}`));
+  });
+
+  it("persists sessions to disk and reloads", () => {
+    const session = manager.create("persist-test");
+    manager.addMessage(session.id, "user", "durable message");
+
+    const manager2 = new SessionManager(TEST_SESSIONS_DIR, memoryStore);
+    const loaded = manager2.get(session.id);
+    assert.ok(loaded);
+    assert.equal(loaded.messages.length, 1);
+    assert.equal(loaded.messages[0].content, "durable message");
+  });
+});