---
title: Zep
description: Long-term memory for AI agents
---

import { BlockInfoCard } from "@/components/ui/block-info-card"

<BlockInfoCard 
  type="zep"
  color="#E8E8E8"
/>

## Usage Instructions

Integrate Zep for long-term memory management. Create threads, add messages, retrieve context with AI-powered summaries and facts extraction.



## Tools

### `zep_create_thread`

Start a new conversation thread in Zep

#### Input

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `threadId` | string | Yes | Unique identifier for the thread |
| `userId` | string | Yes | User ID associated with the thread |
| `apiKey` | string | Yes | Your Zep API key |

#### Output

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --------- | ---- | ----------- |
| `threadId` | string | The thread ID |
| `userId` | string | The user ID |
| `uuid` | string | Internal UUID |
| `createdAt` | string | Creation timestamp |
| `projectUuid` | string | Project UUID |

### `zep_get_threads`

List all conversation threads

#### Input

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `pageSize` | number | No | Number of threads to retrieve per page |
| `pageNumber` | number | No | Page number for pagination |
| `orderBy` | string | No | Field to order results by \(created_at, updated_at, user_id, thread_id\) |
| `asc` | boolean | No | Order direction: true for ascending, false for descending |
| `apiKey` | string | Yes | Your Zep API key |

#### Output

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --------- | ---- | ----------- |
| `threads` | array | Array of thread objects |
| `responseCount` | number | Number of threads in this response |
| `totalCount` | number | Total number of threads available |

### `zep_delete_thread`

Delete a conversation thread from Zep

#### Input

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `threadId` | string | Yes | Thread ID to delete |
| `apiKey` | string | Yes | Your Zep API key |

#### Output

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --------- | ---- | ----------- |
| `deleted` | boolean | Whether the thread was deleted |

### `zep_get_context`

Retrieve user context from a thread with summary or basic mode

#### Input

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `threadId` | string | Yes | Thread ID to get context from |
| `mode` | string | No | Context mode: "summary" \(natural language\) or "basic" \(raw facts\) |
| `minRating` | number | No | Minimum rating by which to filter relevant facts |
| `apiKey` | string | Yes | Your Zep API key |

#### Output

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --------- | ---- | ----------- |
| `context` | string | The context string \(summary or basic\) |
| `facts` | array | Extracted facts |
| `entities` | array | Extracted entities |
| `summary` | string | Conversation summary |

### `zep_get_messages`

Retrieve messages from a thread

#### Input

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `threadId` | string | Yes | Thread ID to get messages from |
| `limit` | number | No | Maximum number of messages to return |
| `cursor` | string | No | Cursor for pagination |
| `lastn` | number | No | Number of most recent messages to return \(overrides limit and cursor\) |
| `apiKey` | string | Yes | Your Zep API key |

#### Output

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --------- | ---- | ----------- |
| `messages` | array | Array of message objects |
| `rowCount` | number | Number of messages in this response |
| `totalCount` | number | Total number of messages in the thread |

### `zep_add_messages`

Add messages to an existing thread

#### Input

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `threadId` | string | Yes | Thread ID to add messages to |
| `messages` | json | Yes | Array of message objects with role and content |
| `apiKey` | string | Yes | Your Zep API key |

#### Output

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --------- | ---- | ----------- |
| `context` | string | Updated context after adding messages |
| `messageIds` | array | Array of added message UUIDs |
| `threadId` | string | The thread ID |

### `zep_add_user`

Create a new user in Zep

#### Input

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `userId` | string | Yes | Unique identifier for the user |
| `email` | string | No | User email address |
| `firstName` | string | No | User first name |
| `lastName` | string | No | User last name |
| `metadata` | json | No | Additional metadata as JSON object |
| `apiKey` | string | Yes | Your Zep API key |

#### Output

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --------- | ---- | ----------- |
| `userId` | string | The user ID |
| `email` | string | User email |
| `firstName` | string | User first name |
| `lastName` | string | User last name |
| `uuid` | string | Internal UUID |
| `createdAt` | string | Creation timestamp |
| `metadata` | object | User metadata |

### `zep_get_user`

Retrieve user information from Zep

#### Input

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `userId` | string | Yes | User ID to retrieve |
| `apiKey` | string | Yes | Your Zep API key |

#### Output

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --------- | ---- | ----------- |
| `userId` | string | The user ID |
| `email` | string | User email |
| `firstName` | string | User first name |
| `lastName` | string | User last name |
| `uuid` | string | Internal UUID |
| `createdAt` | string | Creation timestamp |
| `updatedAt` | string | Last update timestamp |
| `metadata` | object | User metadata |

### `zep_get_user_threads`

List all conversation threads for a specific user

#### Input

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `userId` | string | Yes | User ID to get threads for |
| `limit` | number | No | Maximum number of threads to return |
| `apiKey` | string | Yes | Your Zep API key |

#### Output

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --------- | ---- | ----------- |
| `threads` | array | Array of thread objects for this user |
| `userId` | string | The user ID |



## Notes

- Category: `tools`
- Type: `zep`
