diff --git a/src/services/memory/cache.js b/src/services/memory/cache.js
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+/**
+ * @returns {{ get: (key: string) => unknown, set: (key: string, value: unknown) => void, delete: (key: string) => boolean, clear: () => void }}
+ */
+export function createMemoryCache() {
+  const store = new Map();
+
+  return {
+    get(key) {
+      return store.get(key);
+    },
+    set(key, value) {
+      store.set(key, value);
+    },
+    delete(key) {
+      return store.delete(key);
+    },
+    clear() {
+      store.clear();
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/services/memory/embedder.js b/src/services/memory/embedder.js
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+/**
+ * @param {string} text
+ * @returns {number[]}
+ */
+function fallbackEmbedding(text) {
+  const chars = [...text];
+  if (chars.length === 0) return [0];
+  const mean = chars.reduce((sum, char) => sum + char.codePointAt(0), 0) / chars.length;
+  return [Number(mean.toFixed(4)), chars.length];
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {string} text
+ * @param {{ embedText?: (value: string) => Promise<number[]> | number[] }} [options]
+ * @returns {Promise<number[]>}
+ */
+export async function embedText(text, options = {}) {
+  if (typeof options.embedText === 'function') {
+    return options.embedText(text);
+  }
+  return fallbackEmbedding(text);
+}
diff --git a/src/services/memory/index.js b/src/services/memory/index.js
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+import { createMemoryCache } from './cache.js';
+import { embedText } from './embedder.js';
+import { normalizeEvents } from './ingestor.js';
+import { selectPrunableMemories } from './pruner.js';
+import { filterAndRankMemories } from './retriever.js';
+import { startScheduler } from './scheduler.js';
+import { createMemoryRecord } from './schema.js';
+import { summarizeEvents } from './summarizer.js';
+
+const memoryStore = new Map();
+const cache = createMemoryCache();
+
+/**
+ * Ingests agent events and stores them as memory records.
+ *
+ * @param {import('./schema.js').MemoryEvent[]} events - Ordered list of raw events to persist.
+ * @param {{ maxSummaryLength?: number, embedText?: (value: string) => Promise<number[]> | number[] }} [options] - Optional ingest tuning.
+ * @returns {Promise<import('./schema.js').MemoryRecord[]>} Stored memory records with generated IDs/embeddings.
+ */
+export async function ingestEvents(events, options = {}) {
+  const normalizedEvents = normalizeEvents(events);
+  const records = [];
+
+  for (const event of normalizedEvents) {
+    const summary = summarizeEvents([event], options);
+    const embedding = await embedText(`${summary}\n${event.content}`, options);
+    const record = createMemoryRecord({
+      agent_id: event.agent_id,
+      content: event.content,
+      summary,
+      tags: event.tags,
+      metadata: event.metadata,
+      embedding,
+      created_at: event.timestamp,
+      updated_at: event.timestamp,
+    });
+
+    memoryStore.set(record.id, record);
+    records.push(record);
+  }
+
+  cache.clear();
+  return records;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieves top-k memories for an agent query.
+ *
+ * @param {{ agent_id: string, query?: string, tags?: string[], timeframe?: { from?: number, to?: number }, k?: number }} params - Retrieval filter and ranking inputs.
+ * @returns {Promise<import('./schema.js').MemoryRecord[]>} Sorted list of relevant memories.
+ */
+export async function getRelevantMemories(params) {
+  const cacheKey = JSON.stringify(params);
+  const cached = cache.get(cacheKey);
+  if (cached) {
+    return cached;
+  }
+
+  const ranked = filterAndRankMemories([...memoryStore.values()], params);
+  cache.set(cacheKey, ranked);
+  return ranked;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Runs a memory pruning pass and removes unpinned stale records.
+ *
+ * @param {{ retentionMs?: number, now?: number, scheduleEveryMs?: number }} [options] - Prune configuration; if scheduleEveryMs is set, returns a scheduler handle.
+ * @returns {Promise<{ pruned: import('./schema.js').MemoryRecord[], scheduler?: { stop: () => void } }>} Pruned records and optional scheduler handle.
+ */
+export async function runPruneCycle(options = {}) {
+  const retentionMs = options.retentionMs ?? (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 30);
+  const prunable = selectPrunableMemories([...memoryStore.values()], {
+    retentionMs,
+    now: options.now,
+  });
+
+  for (const memory of prunable) {
+    memoryStore.delete(memory.id);
+  }
+
+  cache.clear();
+
+  const result = { pruned: prunable };
+  if (Number.isFinite(options.scheduleEveryMs) && options.scheduleEveryMs > 0) {
+    result.scheduler = startScheduler(() => runPruneCycle({ retentionMs }), {
+      intervalMs: options.scheduleEveryMs,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Pins a memory to prevent pruning and boost retrieval ranking.
+ *
+ * @param {string} id - Memory record identifier.
+ * @returns {import('./schema.js').MemoryRecord | null} Updated memory record or null when not found.
+ */
+export function pinMemory(id) {
+  const memory = memoryStore.get(id);
+  if (!memory) return null;
+
+  const updated = { ...memory, pinned: true, updated_at: Date.now() };
+  memoryStore.set(id, updated);
+  cache.clear();
+  return updated;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Removes a pin from a memory so it can be pruned normally.
+ *
+ * @param {string} id - Memory record identifier.
+ * @returns {import('./schema.js').MemoryRecord | null} Updated memory record or null when not found.
+ */
+export function unpinMemory(id) {
+  const memory = memoryStore.get(id);
+  if (!memory) return null;
+
+  const updated = { ...memory, pinned: false, updated_at: Date.now() };
+  memoryStore.set(id, updated);
+  cache.clear();
+  return updated;
+}
diff --git a/src/services/memory/ingestor.js b/src/services/memory/ingestor.js
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+import { normalizeEvent } from './schema.js';
+
+/**
+ * @param {import('./schema.js').MemoryEvent[]} events
+ * @returns {import('./schema.js').MemoryEvent[]}
+ */
+export function normalizeEvents(events) {
+  return events.map(normalizeEvent);
+}
diff --git a/src/services/memory/pruner.js b/src/services/memory/pruner.js
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+/**
+ * @param {import('./schema.js').MemoryRecord[]} memories
+ * @param {{ retentionMs: number, now?: number }} options
+ * @returns {import('./schema.js').MemoryRecord[]}
+ */
+export function selectPrunableMemories(memories, options) {
+  const now = options.now ?? Date.now();
+  const cutoff = now - options.retentionMs;
+
+  return memories.filter((memory) => !memory.pinned && memory.updated_at < cutoff);
+}
diff --git a/src/services/memory/retriever.js b/src/services/memory/retriever.js
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+/**
+ * @param {import('./schema.js').MemoryRecord[]} memories
+ * @param {{ agent_id: string, query?: string, tags?: string[], timeframe?: { from?: number, to?: number }, k?: number }} params
+ * @returns {import('./schema.js').MemoryRecord[]}
+ */
+export function filterAndRankMemories(memories, params) {
+  const { agent_id, query = '', tags = [], timeframe, k = 10 } = params;
+  const loweredQuery = query.toLowerCase();
+
+  const filtered = memories.filter((memory) => {
+    if (memory.agent_id !== agent_id) return false;
+
+    const inTimeframe = !timeframe
+      || ((timeframe.from == null || memory.created_at >= timeframe.from)
+        && (timeframe.to == null || memory.created_at <= timeframe.to));
+
+    if (!inTimeframe) return false;
+
+    if (tags.length > 0) {
+      const memoryTags = new Set(memory.tags);
+      const matchesAllTags = tags.every((tag) => memoryTags.has(tag));
+      if (!matchesAllTags) return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  });
+
+  return filtered
+    .map((memory) => {
+      const haystack = `${memory.summary} ${memory.content}`.toLowerCase();
+      const queryScore = loweredQuery && haystack.includes(loweredQuery) ? 1 : 0;
+      const pinBoost = memory.pinned ? 1 : 0;
+      const recencyScore = memory.updated_at;
+
+      return {
+        memory,
+        score: (queryScore * 10) + (pinBoost * 5) + recencyScore,
+      };
+    })
+    .sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score)
+    .slice(0, k)
+    .map((entry) => entry.memory);
+}
diff --git a/src/services/memory/scheduler.js b/src/services/memory/scheduler.js
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+/**
+ * @param {() => Promise<unknown> | unknown} task
+ * @param {{ intervalMs: number }} options
+ * @returns {{ stop: () => void }}
+ */
+export function startScheduler(task, options) {
+  const handle = setInterval(() => {
+    void task();
+  }, options.intervalMs);
+
+  return {
+    stop() {
+      clearInterval(handle);
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/services/memory/schema.js b/src/services/memory/schema.js
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+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} MemoryEvent
+ * @property {string} agent_id
+ * @property {string} content
+ * @property {number} [timestamp]
+ * @property {string[]} [tags]
+ * @property {Record<string, unknown>} [metadata]
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} MemoryRecord
+ * @property {string} id
+ * @property {string} agent_id
+ * @property {string} summary
+ * @property {string} content
+ * @property {number} created_at
+ * @property {number} updated_at
+ * @property {string[]} tags
+ * @property {number[] | null} embedding
+ * @property {boolean} pinned
+ * @property {Record<string, unknown>} metadata
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @param {MemoryEvent} event
+ * @returns {MemoryEvent}
+ */
+export function normalizeEvent(event) {
+  return {
+    ...event,
+    timestamp: Number.isFinite(event?.timestamp) ? event.timestamp : Date.now(),
+    tags: Array.isArray(event?.tags) ? event.tags : [],
+    metadata: event?.metadata && typeof event.metadata === 'object' ? event.metadata : {},
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {Partial<MemoryRecord>} record
+ * @returns {MemoryRecord}
+ */
+export function createMemoryRecord(record) {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  return {
+    id: record.id || crypto.randomUUID(),
+    agent_id: record.agent_id || '',
+    summary: record.summary || '',
+    content: record.content || '',
+    created_at: Number.isFinite(record.created_at) ? record.created_at : now,
+    updated_at: Number.isFinite(record.updated_at) ? record.updated_at : now,
+    tags: Array.isArray(record.tags) ? record.tags : [],
+    embedding: Array.isArray(record.embedding) ? record.embedding : null,
+    pinned: Boolean(record.pinned),
+    metadata: record.metadata && typeof record.metadata === 'object' ? record.metadata : {},
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/services/memory/summarizer.js b/src/services/memory/summarizer.js
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+/**
+ * @param {import('./schema.js').MemoryEvent[]} events
+ * @param {{ maxSummaryLength?: number }} [options]
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+export function summarizeEvents(events, options = {}) {
+  const maxSummaryLength = options.maxSummaryLength ?? 280;
+  const joined = events.map((event) => event.content).join(' ').trim();
+  if (!joined) return '';
+  return joined.length > maxSummaryLength ? `${joined.slice(0, maxSummaryLength - 1)}…` : joined;
+}