vapi-memory

Give your Vapi voice AI agents long-term memory. Make them remember conversations across calls, maintain user profiles, and retrieve relevant context for personalized conversations every time.

🚀 Why vapi-memory?

Voice AI is powerful, but without memory, every call feels like talking to a stranger. vapi-memory solves this by:

• ✅ Remember conversations across calls - not just within a session
• ✅ Build user profiles with facts, preferences, and history
• ✅ Retrieve relevant context based on what's being discussed
• ✅ Seamless Vapi integration - just 3 lines of code to get started
• ✅ Production-ready - caching, error handling, and monitoring built-in

⚡ Quick Start

import { VapiMemory } from 'vapi-memory';

const memory = new VapiMemory({
  apiKey: process.env.SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY
});

// Get user context before/during call
const context = await memory.getContext({
  userId: '+1234567890',
  query: 'User calling for support'
});

// Return personalized assistant with context
return res.json(memory.createAssistantResponse(context, {
  name: 'Support Agent',
  model: { provider: 'openai', model: 'gpt-4o' }
}));

// Store conversation after call ends
await memory.storeConversation({
  callId: 'call_123',
  userId: '+1234567890',
  transcript: [
    { role: 'user', content: 'I need help with my order' },
    { role: 'assistant', content: 'How can I help you today?' }
  ]
});

📖 Installation

bun add vapi-memory
# or
npm install vapi-memory

🚀 Complete Vapi Integration Guide

This guide shows you exactly how to integrate vapi-memory with your Vapi server to give your voice AI long-term memory.

Step 1: Set Up Your Server URL

Configure your Vapi phone number to use your server instead of a fixed assistant:

1. Go to Vapi Dashboard
2. Select your phone number
3. Click "Server URL" or "Assistant"
4. Set URL to: https://your-server.com/api/assistant-selector

Your server will handle assistant-request messages from Vapi and return personalized assistant configurations.

Step 2: Create Assistant Request Handler

Add this endpoint to your server:

import { VapiMemory } from 'vapi-memory';

const memory = new VapiMemory({
  apiKey: process.env.SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY
});

app.post('/api/assistant-selector', async (req, res) => {
  const { message, call } = req.body;

  // Vapi sends assistant-request when call comes in
  if (message?.type === 'assistant-request') {
    const phoneNumber = call.from.phoneNumber;

    console.log(`📞 Incoming call from: ${phoneNumber}`);

    // Get user's context from Supermemory (cached for speed!)
    const context = await memory.getContext({
      userId: phoneNumber,  // Use phone number as user ID
      query: 'Incoming call',  // Optional query for better results
      includeProfile: true,   // Get static + dynamic profile
      includeRecent: true,    // Get recent conversation history
      includeSearch: true      // Search for relevant memories
    });

    console.log(`✅ Context retrieved in ${context.metadata.retrievalTime}ms`);
    console.log(`📊 Profile: ${context.profile?.static.length || 0} static, ${context.profile?.dynamic.length || 0} dynamic`);

    // Return personalized assistant with context baked in
    const response = memory.createAssistantResponse(context, {
      name: 'Customer Support Agent',
      model: {
        provider: 'openai',
        model: 'gpt-4o'
      },
      voice: {
        provider: '11labs',
        voiceId: 'rachel'
      }
    });

    return res.json(response);
  }

  res.status(200).end();
});

Step 3: Handle Call-Ended Events

Store conversations after calls end to build user profiles over time:

app.post('/api/vapi-webhook', async (req, res) => {
  const { type, call, messages } = req.body;

  // Vapi sends call-ended when call finishes
  if (type === 'call-ended') {
    const phoneNumber = call.from.phoneNumber;

    console.log(`📞 Call ended: ${call.id}`);

    const memory = new VapiMemory({
      apiKey: process.env.SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY
    });

    // Store the full conversation to Supermemory
    await memory.storeConversation({
      callId: call.id,
      userId: phoneNumber,
      transcript: messages.map(m => ({
        role: m.role,
        content: m.content,
        timestamp: m.transcript?.transcriptedAt
      })),
      metadata: {
        duration: call.duration,
        endedReason: call.endedReason,
        timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
      }
    });

    console.log('✅ Conversation stored successfully');
  }

  res.status(200).end();
});

Step 4: Optional - Add Memory Tools

Let your Vapi assistant proactively fetch memories during conversations:

import { VapiToolFactory } from 'vapi-memory';

// Define a memory tool for your Vapi assistant
const memoryTool = {
  type: 'function' as const,
  name: 'get_user_memories',
  description: 'Retrieve relevant memories about the user from their history',
  parameters: {
    type: 'object',
    properties: {
      query: {
        type: 'string',
        description: 'What to search for in user history'
      }
    },
    required: ['query']
  }
};

// Add this tool to your assistant in Vapi dashboard
// When assistant needs context, it will call your server endpoint

// Handle tool requests from Vapi
app.post('/api/tools/get_user_memories', async (req, res) => {
  const { parameters, call } = req.body;

  const memory = new VapiMemory({
    apiKey: process.env.SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY
  });

  // Search for memories based on what user asked
  const context = await memory.getContext({
    userId: call.from.phoneNumber,
    query: parameters.query,
    includeSearch: true,
    includeRecent: false,
    includeProfile: false
  });

  return res.json({
    memories: context.searchResults.join('\n\n'),
    count: context.searchResults.length
  });
});

Step 5: Complete Working Example

See examples/vapi-bun-server.ts for a complete, production-ready implementation that includes:

• ✅ Assistant request handler with memory
• ✅ Tool handlers for all 5 memory tools
• ✅ Post-call webhook for conversation storage
• ✅ CORS support for development
• ✅ Error handling and logging
• ✅ Hot-reload for development

Run it:

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env and add your SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY
bun run examples/vapi-bun-server.ts

Complete Data Flow

User Calls Your Vapi Phone Number
         │
         ▼
Vapi sends assistant-request → Your Server (Step 2)
         │
         ├─ Get Context from Supermemory
         │  ├─ Cache check (sub-50ms if cached!)
         │  ├─ Profile lookup (static + dynamic facts)
         │  ├─ Recent memories (last conversations)
         │  └─ Semantic search (relevant to current query)
         │
         ▼
Return personalized assistant → Vapi (within 7.5s!)
         │
         ▼
AI responds with full context about the user
         │
         ├─ "Hi John! I see you're a VIP customer..."
         ├─ "Your last order was #12345..."
         ├─ "You love coffee, right?"
         └─ "...from your conversation last Tuesday"
         │
         ▼
Call ends → Vapi sends call-ended → Your Server (Step 3)
         │
         ▼
Store full conversation → Supermemory
         │
         ├─ Analyzes conversation
         ├─ Extracts key facts and preferences
         ├─ Updates user profile (static + dynamic)
         ├─ Adds to searchable memory
         └─ Caches for instant retrieval next call!

Configuration Checklist

Before going to production, make sure you have:

• Supermemory API Key - Get from supermemory.ai
• Server Endpoint - Deploy your server (Railway, Vercel, AWS Lambda, etc.)
• HTTPS - Required for production Vapi integrations
• Error Handling - Handle API failures gracefully
• Rate Limiting - Don't overload Supermemory or Vapi
• Monitoring - Track memory retrieval times and error rates

Performance Tips

1. Enable Caching - Profile lookups are cached by default (60s TTL)
2. Use Phone Numbers as User IDs - Easy to identify callers
3. Set Appropriate Timeouts - Vapi requires response within 7.5s
4. Monitor Memory Usage - Keep track of cache hit rates and API calls
5. Handle Errors Gracefully - If Supermemory is down, return a basic assistant

🧪 API Reference

VapiMemory

Main class for managing Vapi agent memory.

Constructor

new VapiMemory(options: VapiMemoryOptions)

Options:

• apiKey (required): Supermemory API key
• baseUrl (optional): Custom base URL, default: 'https://api.supermemory.ai'
• maxTokens (optional): Maximum context tokens, default: 2000
• searchThreshold (optional): Search relevance threshold (0-1), default: 0.5
• cacheEnabled (optional): Enable caching, default: true
• cacheTTL (optional): Cache TTL in ms, default: 60000

Methods

getContext(request: GetContextRequest): Promise<FormattedContext>

Retrieves context for a user including profile, recent memories, and search results.

Request:

• userId (required): User identifier
• query (optional): Current query for search
• callId (optional): Call ID for per-call memory
• includeProfile (optional): Include user profile, default: true
• includeRecent (optional): Include recent memories, default: true
• includeSearch (optional): Include search results, default: true

Returns:

{
  profile?: {
    static: string[];      // Long-term facts
    dynamic: string[];     // Recent memories
  };
  recentMemories: string[];   // Latest interactions
  searchResults: string[];     // Semantically relevant
  totalTokens: number;          // Estimated token count
  metadata: {
    userId: string;
    retrievalTime: number;   // Time in ms
    sources: string[];       // Where data came from
  };
}

storeConversation(call: StoreConversationRequest): Promise<void>

Stores a conversation to build user profile.

Request:

• callId (required): Vapi call ID
• userId (required): User identifier
• transcript (required): Array of message objects with role and content
• metadata (optional): Additional metadata (duration, sentiment, etc.)

createAssistantResponse(context, baseAssistant?): AssistantResponse

Creates a Vapi assistant response with formatted context.

getUserProfile(userId: string): Promise<UserProfile>

Gets complete user profile from Supermemory.

addMemory(memory: Memory): Promise<void>

Adds a single memory to user profile.

buildWithTools(context, baseAssistant?, tools?): AssistantResponse

Builds assistant with memory tools for dynamic retrieval.

buildWithVariables(context, baseAssistant?): AssistantResponse

Builds assistant with variable-based personalization ({{userName}}, etc.).

getCacheStats()

Returns cache statistics including hit rate and entry count.

clearCache()

Clears all cached profile data.

⚙️ Configuration

Environment Variables

Set your Supermemory API key:

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env and add your actual API key
export SUPERMEMORY_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

Vapi Server URL Setup

1. Go to your Vapi dashboard (https://dashboard.vapi.ai)
2. Select your phone number
3. Set server URL to: https://your-server.com/api/assistant-selector
4. Configure your server to handle assistant-request messages (see Step 2 above)
5. Set webhook URL to: https://your-server.com/api/vapi-webhook (optional, for call-ended events)

Vapi Tool Server Setup

1. Create tool endpoints at /api/tools/{toolName} on your server
2. Configure tools in Vapi assistant or server
3. Tools call your endpoints dynamically during conversations
4. Return memories from Supermemory in real-time

🧪 Development

# Install dependencies
bun install

# Run tests
bun test

# Build
bun run build

# Watch mode
bun run dev

📦 Package Contents

vapi-memory/
├── src/
│   ├── VapiMemory.ts              # Main library class
│   ├── client/
│   │   └── SupermemoryClient.ts   # Supermemory API wrapper
│   ├── builders/
│   │   └── VapiResponseBuilder.ts # Vapi response construction
│   ├── formatters/
│   │   ├── ContextFormatter.ts      # Context formatting & deduplication
│   │   └── VariableFormatter.ts     # Variable extraction & formatting
│   ├── tools/
│   │   ├── VapiToolFactory.ts     # Create Vapi tools
│   │   └── MemoryTools.ts          # Pre-built tool sets
│   ├── utils/
│   │   ├── cache.ts                # LRU cache implementation
│   │   └── token-counter.ts        # Token estimation
│   └── types/
│       └── index.ts                # TypeScript definitions
├── examples/
│   ├── basic-usage.ts             # Simple usage demonstration
│   ├── vapi-bun-server.ts         # Complete Vapi server ⭐
│   ├── server-integration.ts        # Server-side assistant selection
│   └── advanced-context.ts         # Cache performance demo
├── test/
│   ├── VapiMemory.test.ts         # Core library tests
│   ├── TokenCounter.test.ts        # Token counting tests
│   ├── LRUCache.test.ts           # Cache tests
│   └── ContextFormatter.test.ts    # Formatting tests
└── README.md                      # This file

🎯 Use Cases

• Customer Support: Remember previous issues, user preferences, VIP status
• Personal Assistants: Learn user habits, routines, and preferences
• Sales: Recall previous conversations, deals in progress, client history
• Healthcare: Remember patient history, medications, appointments
• Education: Track student progress, previous discussions, learning goals

🔒 Security

• Never commit API keys to version control
• Use environment variables for sensitive configuration
• Validate user IDs before querying Supermemory
• Use HTTPS for all API calls
• Enable rate limiting to prevent abuse

📝 License

MIT - Free to use in personal and commercial projects

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our contributing guidelines.

• Fork the repository
• Create a feature branch
• Make your changes
• Write tests
• Submit a pull request

🆘 Support

• 📖 Documentation
• 🐛 Issue Tracker
• 💬 Discussions

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