# Memory Management in CrewAI

CrewAI provides a robust memory system that allows agents to store and retrieve information across conversations and tasks.

## Memory Types

- **Short Term Memory**: Stores recent interactions and context
- **Long Term Memory**: Persists important information for extended periods
- **Entity Memory**: Tracks information about specific entities

## Configuration

### Embedding Providers

CrewAI supports multiple embedding providers for memory storage. By default, it uses OpenAI, but you can configure different providers:

```bash
# OpenAI (default)
export CREWAI_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER=openai
export CREWAI_EMBEDDING_MODEL=text-embedding-3-small
export OPENAI_API_KEY=your_key

# Ollama
export CREWAI_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER=ollama
export CREWAI_EMBEDDING_MODEL=llama2
export CREWAI_OLLAMA_URL=http://localhost:11434/api/embeddings  # Optional
```

### Memory Operations

Reset all memories:
```bash
crewai reset-memories -a
```

The memory system will use the configured embedding provider for all operations, including memory reset.