Google Cloud’s Always-On Memory Agent Replaces RAG and Embeddings With Continuous LLM Consolidation on Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

MarkTechPost · 3 months ago · 25

Google Cloud released Always-On Memory Agent, a reference implementation that maintains continuous context for AI agents by running as a 24/7 background process using Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and SQLite instead of vector databases and embeddings. The agent consolidates memories every 30 minutes by default, linking related information and generating insights while idle, and supports ingestion of 27 file types across text, images, audio, video, and documents. This approach enables agents to build evolving context over time, allowing applications like research assistants and support systems to answer questions with cited references to previously stored information.