Design a secure memory model for long-running agents.

Instruction: Explain how you would design memory so it stays useful without becoming a safety liability.

Context: Assesses whether the candidate can design a practical architecture and explain the main tradeoffs. Explain how you would design memory so it stays useful without becoming a safety liability.

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I would keep memory explicit, scoped, and permission-aware. Long-running agents should store only the durable facts needed to resume the workflow, and each memory item should carry provenance, time context, and access rules.

I also want freshness and conflict handling. If...

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