Memory
Memory gives OrionIQ context beyond what it can learn from your telemetry and integrations — your services and their owners, your operational conventions, and how you prefer answers. OrionIQ reads memory when answering in chat, so it can prioritize what matters to you and align its answers with your environment.
To open Memory, navigate to OrionIQ > Memory in the left navigation menu.
Memory shapes OrionIQ's answers in chat. Agents don't read memory documents yet.
Document scopes
Each memory document has a scope that decides who can see and edit it.
| Scope | Visibility |
|---|---|
| Account | Shared with your account. Everyone can view it; only admins can edit it. It shapes chat answers for all users. |
| User | Your file. Only you can view or edit it. It tailors your own chat answers. |
Every account starts with a protected account document, ACCOUNT.md, which you can edit but not delete. Your personal document is USER.md.
The documents table
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The document name. Click to open it. |
| Scope | Account or User. |
| Last updated | When the document was last changed. |
| Changed by | Who last changed it. |
Edit a document
Click a document to open its editor. Documents are Markdown, and each editor explains what belongs in that document:
- Account — your services, dependencies, owners, business-critical systems, and operational conventions. Focus on what a new engineer needs in order to understand your environment quickly.
- User — your role, responsibilities, answer preferences, and personal context that helps OrionIQ understand how you work.
Use Show example in the account editor to see a sample document.
Add a document
Click Add to memory to upload existing material — runbooks, architecture docs, or onboarding notes. Uploads must be Markdown (.md) files of up to 1 MB.
Keep memory current. Update your documents as services, ownership, and processes change, so OrionIQ isn't reasoning from a stale picture of your environment.