Why it matters

Working memory shapes multi-step reasoning. Understanding shapes design.

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The architecture

Task variables.

Intermediate results.

Current plan state.

Working memoryVariablestask stateIntermediateresults so farPlan statecurrent stepAnalog to CPU registers; small + fast + task-scoped
Working memory.
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How it works end to end

In-memory during task.

Feeds into every step.

Cleared on task end.