Vector Databases in the Agent Stack: Still Necessary, or Already Legacy?
Short answer: vector databases are no longer the default they were in 2023, but declaring them dead is premature. For agents working over la
T. Brennan · Jun 24, 2026 · 12 min
3 articles tagged "agent memory architecture".
Short answer: vector databases are no longer the default they were in 2023, but declaring them dead is premature. For agents working over la
Most "agent memory" is just a vector database bolted onto a prompt, and it shows. A real memory system is a stack of distinct components, w
The flashy line items in an agent's cost structure get all the attention: which frontier model you picked, how many tool calls fired, whethe