# Hermes Multi-Memory Plugin

Reference/save of the multi-memory provider patch from the fork.

**NOT currently installed or active.** The fork's `patches/multi-memory`
branch refactors `agent/memory_manager.py` to support running multiple
memory providers (Honcho, Mem0, SuperMemory, RetainDB, etc.) simultaneously
instead of only one at a time.

## Files

- `agent_memory_manager_patched.py` — The refactored MemoryManager from the
  `patches/multi-memory` branch. Handles registration, prefetch, sync, tool
  routing, and lifecycle hooks for N providers.
- `agent_memory_manager_original.py` — The original upstream
  `agent/memory_manager.py` for comparison.

## Why saved but not active

This patch fundamentally changes the MemoryManager class in
`agent/memory_manager.py`. It cannot be monkey-patched as a plugin because:

1. The class is imported and used at module scope in multiple places before
   any plugin's `register()` function runs.
2. The refactor is structural (adding provider orchestration, changing method
   signatures) — not a simple constant override.
3. Hermes already has a working single-provider system (Honcho).

The code is saved here for reference if the need for multi-memory support
ever arises.

## Original patch context

- Branch: `patches/multi-memory` in `gortium/hermes-agent`
- Primary file changed: `agent/memory_manager.py` (+54 lines)
- Kept Hermes's existing single-provider behavior as the default while
  providing the orchestration layer for multi-provider setups