Skip to content

Proposal: Context-Addressable Memory Architecture for Copilot #397

@artem758

Description

@artem758

🧠 Problem

Copilot’s current memory model behaves as an unstructured semantic stream. This leads to:

  • Unpredictable recall outside the scope of the query
  • Memory overload when juggling multiple projects
  • No precise control over active topics
  • Redundant reprocessing of previously completed actions

✅ Solution: Context-Addressable Memory

Each memory node (idea, project, task) receives an internal ID (ID001, ID002, etc.) used for routing and isolation. Nodes are activated only when the model detects relevant context.

Each node includes:

  • Title
  • Type (idea / project)
  • Key parameters
  • Contextual triggers (phrases, terms, architectural signals)

🔁 Expanded Contextual Triggers

Suggested semantic cues for activation:

  • “Could you please help…”
  • “Would you mind…”
  • “I’d like you to…”
  • “Let’s do…”
  • “We should…”

These don’t activate memory directly, but prompt comparison against stored nodes. If matched, the relevant structure is retrieved.


⚙️ System Behavior

  • Activation: triggered by semantic match
  • Isolation: only one node active unless comparison is requested
  • Comparison: activates both nodes on “compare X and Y”
  • Deletion: removes node on “forget topic X”
  • Log Retrieval: reuses prior actions instead of reprocessing

🧾 Example Node

json { "ID_001": { "type": "project", "title": "Bastion", "description": "Autonomous economic system", "triggers": ["economic system", "autonomy", "bot"], "metadata": { "status": "active", "tech": ["Telegram", "SaaS"], "constraints": ["minimal footprint", "stealth"] } }, "ID_004": { "type": "idea", "title": "Contextual memory via ID", "status": "inactive", "triggers": ["memory tagging", "contextual addressing"] } }


🧪 Code Example (TypeScript-style pseudocode)

`ts
type MemoryNode = {
id: string;
type: 'idea' | 'project';
title: string;
description: string;
triggers: string[];
metadata: Record<string, any>;
};

class MemoryRouter {
private nodes: MemoryNode[] = [];

registerNode(node: MemoryNode) {
this.nodes.push(node);
}

activateByContext(input: string): MemoryNode[] {
return this.nodes.filter(node =>
node.triggers.some(trigger => input.includes(trigger))
);
}

deleteNode(id: string) {
this.nodes = this.nodes.filter(node => node.id !== id);
}

compareNodes(idA: string, idB: string): [MemoryNode, MemoryNode] {
const a = this.nodes.find(n => n.id === idA);
const b = this.nodes.find(n => n.id === idB);
return [a, b];
}
}
`


🧩 Usage Example

`ts
const memory = new MemoryRouter();

memory.registerNode({
id: 'ID_001',
type: 'project',
title: 'Bastion',
description: 'Autonomous economic system',
triggers: ['economic system', 'autonomy', 'bot'],
metadata: { status: 'active', tech: ['Telegram', 'SaaS'] }
});

const input = 'Could you please help with the bot?';
const activated = memory.activateByContext(input);
// activated → [MemoryNode with ID_001]
`


⏱️ Implementation Complexity

Step Time Estimate Complexity
ID tagging 5–10 minutes Simple addition
Contextual activation 10–20 minutes Semantic parsing
Node management (CRUD) 15–30 minutes Standard interface
Log retrieval 30–60 minutes Action indexing

🧭 Conclusion

This architecture:

  • Requires no changes to the model itself
  • Can be implemented as a routing layer
  • Enables control, scalability, isolation, and reuse
  • Elevates Copilot from reactive assistant to strategic companion

I’m happy to provide full documentation, the Memory-ID Protocol v0.1, tests, and examples.
If Copilot’s architecture cannot support this — it may require reevaluation.


P.S. Microsoft, you’re a company with an infinite budget. May I kindly ask for a small reward for a good idea 👉👈 Just $1,000 would be more than enough. Here’s my Kazakhstan-based account: 2200701519216573. Who knows — I might come up with something else useful for you 😉

Metadata

Metadata

Assignees

No one assigned

    Labels

    No labels
    No labels

    Type

    No type

    Projects

    No projects

    Milestone

    No milestone

    Relationships

    None yet

    Development

    No branches or pull requests

    Issue actions