OpenViking helps AI agents use only the memory they need
OpenViking is an open-source tool for storing and finding information for AI agents. It tries to load only the needed context instead of sending everything to the AI each time. That can help reduce token use, cost, and slowdown during long tasks.
Key points
- It stores information in a folder-like structure, so an agent can find only the relevant parts.
- tiered context loading helps avoid sending too much background information at once.
- automatic session compression shortens long work history to reduce wasted token use.
Quick term guide
- open-source
- Software whose code is shared publicly so others can inspect, use, or change it.
- AI agents
- AI agents are AI tools that can carry out steps toward a goal, not just answer once.
- AI agent
- An AI program that can inspect information and suggest what to do next.
- agents
- AI helpers that follow your instructions and make changes for you.
- context
- The information an AI uses to understand your request, such as files, notes, and past messages.
- token
- A small piece of text used to measure AI input, output, and cost.
- automatic session compression
- A feature that automatically shrinks long task history into a shorter form.
- session
- A continuous period of interaction between a user and a computer program.