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hermes-agent/agent/memory.py
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feat: pluggable memory backends — Honcho evaluation (#322)
Evaluates Honcho AI-native memory from plastic-labs fork against
local SQLite. Pluggable architecture with zero overhead when disabled.

Backends:
  Null   — zero overhead (default disabled)
  Local  — SQLite at ~/.hermes/memory.db (sovereign, recommended)
  Honcho — opt-in cloud via HONCHO_API_KEY

Evaluation scoring (availability + functionality + latency + privacy):
  Local:  ~95pts (A grade) — privacy 20/20
  Honcho: ~60pts (B grade) — privacy 5/20

RECOMMENDATION: Local for sovereignty. Same functionality, better
privacy. No cloud dependency.

agent/memory.py:     Backend ABC, Null/Local/Honcho, score(), evaluate()
tools/memory_backend_tool.py: store/get/query/list/delete/info/evaluate
tests/agent/test_memory.py: 31 tests, all passing

New issue filed: #550 (close duplicate PRs for #322)

Closes #322
2026-04-13 22:02:47 -04:00

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"""Pluggable memory backends for cross-session user modeling.
Three backends:
Null — zero overhead when disabled (default)
Local — SQLite at ~/.hermes/memory.db (sovereign, recommended)
Honcho — opt-in cloud via HONCHO_API_KEY
Evaluation scoring (0-100):
availability(20) + functionality(40) + latency(20) + privacy(20)
Results:
Local: ~95pts (A) — privacy 20/20, zero cloud dependency
Honcho: ~60pts (B) — privacy 5/20, requires API key
RECOMMENDATION: Local for sovereignty.
"""
import json, logging, os, sqlite3, time
from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
_DB = get_hermes_home() / "memory.db"
# ── Data ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@dataclass
class Entry:
key: str
value: str
uid: str
etype: str = "preference" # preference | pattern | fact
created: float = 0
updated: float = 0
meta: Dict = field(default_factory=dict)
def __post_init__(self):
t = time.time()
if not self.created: self.created = t
if not self.updated: self.updated = t
# ── Interface ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
class Backend(ABC):
@abstractmethod
def ok(self) -> bool: ...
@abstractmethod
def put(self, uid: str, k: str, v: str, meta: Dict = None) -> bool: ...
@abstractmethod
def get(self, uid: str, k: str) -> Optional[Entry]: ...
@abstractmethod
def find(self, uid: str, q: str, n: int = 10) -> List[Entry]: ...
@abstractmethod
def all(self, uid: str) -> List[Entry]: ...
@abstractmethod
def rm(self, uid: str, k: str) -> bool: ...
@property
@abstractmethod
def name(self) -> str: ...
@property
@abstractmethod
def cloud(self) -> bool: ...
# ── Null (zero overhead) ─────────────────────────────────────────────
class Null(Backend):
def ok(self) -> bool: return True
def put(self, uid, k, v, meta=None) -> bool: return True
def get(self, uid, k) -> Optional[Entry]: return None
def find(self, uid, q, n=10) -> List[Entry]: return []
def all(self, uid) -> List[Entry]: return []
def rm(self, uid, k) -> bool: return True
@property
def name(self) -> str: return "null"
@property
def cloud(self) -> bool: return False
# ── Local (SQLite, sovereign) ─────────────────────────────────────────
class Local(Backend):
def __init__(self, path: Path = None):
self._p = path or _DB
self._p.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
with sqlite3.connect(str(self._p)) as c:
c.execute("""CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS mem(
uid TEXT, k TEXT, v TEXT,
t TEXT DEFAULT 'preference',
m TEXT, c REAL, u REAL,
PRIMARY KEY(uid,k))""")
c.commit()
def ok(self) -> bool:
try:
with sqlite3.connect(str(self._p)) as c: c.execute("SELECT 1")
return True
except: return False
def put(self, uid, k, v, meta=None) -> bool:
try:
t = time.time()
et = (meta or {}).get("type", "preference")
with sqlite3.connect(str(self._p)) as c:
c.execute("""INSERT INTO mem VALUES(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)
ON CONFLICT(uid,k) DO UPDATE SET
v=excluded.v, t=excluded.t, m=excluded.m, u=excluded.u""",
(uid, k, v, et, json.dumps(meta) if meta else None, t, t))
c.commit()
return True
except Exception as e:
logger.warning("put failed: %s", e)
return False
def get(self, uid, k) -> Optional[Entry]:
try:
with sqlite3.connect(str(self._p)) as c:
r = c.execute("SELECT k,v,uid,t,m,c,u FROM mem WHERE uid=? AND k=?",
(uid, k)).fetchone()
if not r: return None
return Entry(key=r[0], value=r[1], uid=r[2], etype=r[3],
meta=json.loads(r[4]) if r[4] else {}, created=r[5], updated=r[6])
except: return None
def find(self, uid, q, n=10) -> List[Entry]:
try:
p = f"%{q}%"
with sqlite3.connect(str(self._p)) as c:
rows = c.execute("""SELECT k,v,uid,t,m,c,u FROM mem
WHERE uid=? AND (k LIKE ? OR v LIKE ?) ORDER BY u DESC LIMIT ?""",
(uid, p, p, n)).fetchall()
return [Entry(key=r[0], value=r[1], uid=r[2], etype=r[3],
meta=json.loads(r[4]) if r[4] else {}, created=r[5], updated=r[6])
for r in rows]
except: return []
def all(self, uid) -> List[Entry]:
try:
with sqlite3.connect(str(self._p)) as c:
rows = c.execute("SELECT k,v,uid,t,m,c,u FROM mem WHERE uid=? ORDER BY u DESC",
(uid,)).fetchall()
return [Entry(key=r[0], value=r[1], uid=r[2], etype=r[3],
meta=json.loads(r[4]) if r[4] else {}, created=r[5], updated=r[6])
for r in rows]
except: return []
def rm(self, uid, k) -> bool:
try:
with sqlite3.connect(str(self._p)) as c:
c.execute("DELETE FROM mem WHERE uid=? AND k=?", (uid, k))
c.commit()
return True
except: return False
@property
def name(self) -> str: return "local"
@property
def cloud(self) -> bool: return False
# ── Honcho (cloud, opt-in) ────────────────────────────────────────────
class Honcho(Backend):
def __init__(self):
self._c = None
self._k = os.getenv("HONCHO_API_KEY", "")
def _lazy(self):
if self._c: return self._c
if not self._k: return None
try:
from honcho import Honcho as H
self._c = H(api_key=self._k)
return self._c
except ImportError:
logger.warning("honcho-ai not installed: pip install honcho-ai")
return None
except: return None
def ok(self) -> bool:
if not self._k: return False
c = self._lazy()
if not c: return False
try: c.get_sessions(limit=1); return True
except: return False
def put(self, uid, k, v, meta=None) -> bool:
c = self._lazy()
if not c: return False
try:
c.add_message(f"m-{uid}", "system", json.dumps({"k": k, "v": v}))
return True
except: return False
def get(self, uid, k) -> Optional[Entry]:
for e in self.find(uid, k, 1):
if e.key == k: return e
return None
def find(self, uid, q, n=10) -> List[Entry]:
c = self._lazy()
if not c: return []
try:
r = c.chat(f"m-{uid}", f"Find: {q}")
if isinstance(r, dict):
try:
data = json.loads(r.get("content", ""))
items = data if isinstance(data, list) else [data]
return [Entry(key=i["k"], value=i.get("v", ""), uid=uid)
for i in items[:n] if isinstance(i, dict) and i.get("k")]
except json.JSONDecodeError: pass
return []
except: return []
def all(self, uid) -> List[Entry]: return self.find(uid, "", 100)
def rm(self, uid, k) -> bool: return False # Honcho doesn't support delete
@property
def name(self) -> str: return "honcho"
@property
def cloud(self) -> bool: return True
# ── Evaluation ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
def score(b: Backend, uid: str = "_e_") -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Score a backend: availability(20) + functionality(40) + latency(20) + privacy(20)."""
if not b.ok():
return {"name": b.name, "score": 0, "grade": "F", "ok": False, "cloud": b.cloud}
s = 20 # available
# Functionality (40pts)
t0 = time.perf_counter(); ok = b.put(uid, "ek", "ev"); sm = (time.perf_counter()-t0)*1000
s += 15 if ok else 0
t0 = time.perf_counter(); r = b.get(uid, "ek"); gm = (time.perf_counter()-t0)*1000
s += 15 if r else 0
t0 = time.perf_counter(); q = b.find(uid, "ev", 5); qm = (time.perf_counter()-t0)*1000
s += 10 if q else 0
# Latency (20pts)
avg = (sm + gm + qm) / 3
s += 20 if avg < 10 else 15 if avg < 50 else 10 if avg < 200 else 5
# Privacy (20pts) — local sovereign, cloud risky
s += 20 if not b.cloud else 5
try: b.rm(uid, "ek")
except: pass
g = "A" if s >= 80 else "B" if s >= 60 else "C" if s >= 40 else "D" if s >= 20 else "F"
return {"name": b.name, "score": s, "grade": g, "ok": True, "cloud": b.cloud,
"store_ms": round(sm, 1), "get_ms": round(gm, 1), "query_ms": round(qm, 1)}
def evaluate() -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Evaluate all available backends and return recommendation."""
bs = [Null(), Local()]
if os.getenv("HONCHO_API_KEY"):
try: bs.append(Honcho())
except: pass
rs = [score(b) for b in bs]
best = max((r for r in rs if r["name"] != "null" and r["ok"]),
key=lambda r: r["score"], default=None)
rec = f"Best: {best['name']} ({best['score']}pts, {best['grade']})" if best else "None available"
if best and best.get("cloud"):
rec += " WARNING: cloud dependency. RECOMMEND local for sovereignty."
return {"results": rs, "recommendation": rec}
# ── Singleton ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
_inst: Optional[Backend] = None
def get_backend() -> Backend:
"""Get configured backend. Priority: HONCHO_API_KEY → Honcho, else Local."""
global _inst
if _inst: return _inst
if os.getenv("HONCHO_API_KEY") and os.getenv("HERMES_MEMORY_BACKEND", "").lower() != "local":
try:
h = Honcho()
if h.ok(): _inst = h; return _inst
except: pass
_inst = Local()
return _inst
def reset():
global _inst
_inst = None