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sidebar_position: 4
title: "Vercel AI SDK Persistent Memory with Hindsight | Integration"
description: "Add long-term memory to any Vercel AI SDK application with five ready-to-use Hindsight tools. Retain conversations, recall context, and reflect on past interactions — works with any model."
---

# Vercel AI SDK

The `@vectorize-io/hindsight-ai-sdk` package integrates [Hindsight](https://hindsight.vectorize.io) memory with the [Vercel AI SDK](https://ai-sdk.dev). It provides five ready-to-use tools for retaining, recalling, and reflecting on long-term memories.

[View Changelog →](/changelog/integrations/ai-sdk)

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## Installation

```bash
npm install @vectorize-io/hindsight-ai-sdk @vectorize-io/hindsight-client ai
```

## Setup

Create a Hindsight client and pass it to `createHindsightTools` along with a `bankId`. The `bankId` identifies the memory store for this session—typically a user ID.

<CodeSnippet code={aiSdkTs} section="setup" language="typescript" />

:::tip Per-request bank IDs
In multi-user applications, create `tools` inside your request handler so each request closes over the correct `bankId`. See the [Next.js example](#in-a-nextjs-route-handler) below.
:::

## Usage

### With `generateText`

<CodeSnippet code={aiSdkTs} section="generate-text" language="typescript" />

### With `streamText`

<CodeSnippet code={aiSdkTs} section="stream-text" language="typescript" />

### With `ToolLoopAgent`

<CodeSnippet code={aiSdkTs} section="tool-loop-agent" language="typescript" />

### In a Next.js Route Handler

<CodeSnippet code={aiSdkTs} section="next-api-route" language="typescript" />

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## Tools Reference

Five tools are registered. The `bankId` is fixed at creation time—the agent cannot change it.

| Tool | What the agent provides | What the constructor controls |
|------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
| `retain` | `content`, `documentId`, `timestamp`, `context` | `async`, `tags`, `metadata` |
| `recall` | `query`, `queryTimestamp` | `budget`, `types`, `maxTokens`, `includeEntities`, `includeChunks` |
| `reflect` | `query`, `context` | `budget` |
| `getMentalModel` | `mentalModelId` | — |
| `getDocument` | `documentId` | — |

**Why this split?** Semantic inputs (what to remember, what to search for) belong to the agent. Infrastructure concerns (cost budget, tagging strategy, async mode) belong to the application.

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## Constructor Options

All options except `client` and `bankId` are optional. Each tool's options are grouped under the tool name.

<CodeSnippet code={aiSdkTs} section="constructor-options" language="typescript" />

### `retain`

| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|--------|------|---------|-------------|
| `async` | `boolean` | `false` | Fire-and-forget — do not wait for ingestion to complete |
| `tags` | `string[]` | — | Tags attached to every retained memory |
| `metadata` | `Record<string, string>` | — | Metadata attached to every retained memory |
| `description` | `string` | built-in | Override the tool description shown to the model |

### `recall`

| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|--------|------|---------|-------------|
| `budget` | `'low' \| 'mid' \| 'high'` | `'mid'` | Controls retrieval depth and latency |
| `types` | `('world' \| 'experience' \| 'observation')[]` | all | Restrict results to these fact types |
| `maxTokens` | `number` | API default | Cap the total tokens returned |
| `includeEntities` | `boolean` | `false` | Include entity observations in results |
| `includeChunks` | `boolean` | `false` | Include raw source chunks in results |
| `description` | `string` | built-in | Override the tool description shown to the model |

### `reflect`

| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|--------|------|---------|-------------|
| `budget` | `'low' \| 'mid' \| 'high'` | `'mid'` | Controls synthesis depth and latency |
| `maxTokens` | `number` | API default | Maximum tokens for the response |
| `description` | `string` | built-in | Override the tool description shown to the model |
