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RetainDB Memory Provider

Cloud memory API with hybrid search (Vector + BM25 + Reranking) and 7 memory types.

Requirements

  • RetainDB account ($20/month) from retaindb.com
  • pip install requests

Setup

hermes memory setup    # select "retaindb"

Or manually:

hermes config set memory.provider retaindb
echo "RETAINDB_API_KEY=your-key" >> ~/.hermes/.env

Config

All config via environment variables in .env:

Env Var Default Description
RETAINDB_API_KEY (required) API key
RETAINDB_BASE_URL https://api.retaindb.com API endpoint
RETAINDB_PROJECT auto (profile-scoped) Project identifier

Tools

Tool Description
retaindb_profile User's stable profile
retaindb_search Semantic search
retaindb_context Task-relevant context
retaindb_remember Store a fact with type + importance
retaindb_forget Delete a memory by ID