Summaries

A summary for the last or trailing N messages is generated on every new message added to a Session. This is done asynchronously and does not impact the latency of your requests to Zep.

The first summary is generated after the first N messages are added to a Session.

Customizing Summary Generation

You can customize the contents and format of summaries by providing Custom Instructions when persisting a Memory to a Session.

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custom_instructions = """
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Focus on the user's family and friend relationships. 
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Identify life goals and interests. 
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Note any standout characteristics or traits about the user.
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"""
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result = await client.memory.add(
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    session_id,
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    messages=messages,
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    summary_instruction=custom_instructions
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)

Accessing Summaries

Summaries are added to Memory responses when you retrieve a Session’s Memory. They’re also accessible the Search API and lower-level Session API.