Python: Fixed Redis context provider and samples

python/packages/mem0/agent_framework_mem0/_context_provider.py

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ async def before_run(
         if not input_text.strip():
             return
 
-        filters = self._build_filters(session_id=context.session_id)
+        filters = self._build_filters()
 
         # AsyncMemory (OSS) expects user_id/agent_id/run_id as direct kwargs
         # AsyncMemoryClient (Platform) expects them in a filters dict
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ def get_role_value(role: Any) -> str:
                 messages=messages,
                 user_id=self.user_id,
                 agent_id=self.agent_id,
-                run_id=context.session_id,
                 metadata={"application_id": self.application_id},
             )
 
@@ -177,15 +176,13 @@ def _validate_filters(self) -> None:
                 "At least one of the filters: agent_id, user_id, or application_id is required."
             )
 
-    def _build_filters(self, *, session_id: str | None = None) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    def _build_filters(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """Build search filters from initialization parameters."""
         filters: dict[str, Any] = {}
         if self.user_id:
             filters["user_id"] = self.user_id
         if self.agent_id:
             filters["agent_id"] = self.agent_id
-        if session_id:
-            filters["run_id"] = session_id
         if self.application_id:
             filters["app_id"] = self.application_id
         return filters

python/packages/mem0/tests/test_mem0_context_provider.py

@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ async def test_stores_input_and_response(self, mock_mem0_client: AsyncMock) -> N
             {"role": "assistant", "content": "answer"},
         ]
         assert call_kwargs["user_id"] == "u1"
-        assert call_kwargs["run_id"] == "s1"
+        assert "run_id" not in call_kwargs
 
     async def test_only_stores_user_assistant_system(self, mock_mem0_client: AsyncMock) -> None:
         """Only stores user/assistant/system messages with text."""
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ async def test_skips_empty_messages(self, mock_mem0_client: AsyncMock) -> None:
 
         mock_mem0_client.add.assert_not_awaited()
 
-    async def test_uses_session_id_as_run_id(self, mock_mem0_client: AsyncMock) -> None:
-        """Uses session_id as run_id."""
+    async def test_no_run_id_in_storage(self, mock_mem0_client: AsyncMock) -> None:
+        """run_id is not passed to mem0 add, so memories are not scoped to sessions."""
         provider = Mem0ContextProvider(source_id="mem0", mem0_client=mock_mem0_client, user_id="u1")
         session = AgentSession(session_id="test-session")
         ctx = SessionContext(input_messages=[Message(role="user", text="hi")], session_id="my-session")
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ async def test_uses_session_id_as_run_id(self, mock_mem0_client: AsyncMock) -> N
             agent=None, session=session, context=ctx, state=session.state.setdefault(provider.source_id, {})
         )  # type: ignore[arg-type]
 
-        assert mock_mem0_client.add.call_args.kwargs["run_id"] == "my-session"
+        assert "run_id" not in mock_mem0_client.add.call_args.kwargs
 
     async def test_validates_filters(self, mock_mem0_client: AsyncMock) -> None:
         """Raises ServiceInitializationError when no filters."""
@@ -381,10 +381,9 @@ def test_all_params(self, mock_mem0_client: AsyncMock) -> None:
             agent_id="a1",
             application_id="app1",
         )
-        assert provider._build_filters(session_id="sess1") == {
+        assert provider._build_filters() == {
             "user_id": "u1",
             "agent_id": "a1",
-            "run_id": "sess1",
             "app_id": "app1",
         }
 
@@ -395,10 +394,11 @@ def test_excludes_none_values(self, mock_mem0_client: AsyncMock) -> None:
         assert "run_id" not in filters
         assert "app_id" not in filters
 
-    def test_session_id_mapped_to_run_id(self, mock_mem0_client: AsyncMock) -> None:
+    def test_no_run_id_in_search_filters(self, mock_mem0_client: AsyncMock) -> None:
+        """run_id is excluded from search filters so memories work across sessions."""
         provider = Mem0ContextProvider(source_id="mem0", mem0_client=mock_mem0_client, user_id="u1")
-        filters = provider._build_filters(session_id="s99")
-        assert filters["run_id"] == "s99"
+        filters = provider._build_filters()
+        assert "run_id" not in filters
 
     def test_empty_when_no_params(self, mock_mem0_client: AsyncMock) -> None:
         provider = Mem0ContextProvider(source_id="mem0", mem0_client=mock_mem0_client)

python/packages/redis/agent_framework_redis/_context_provider.py

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ async def before_run(
         if not input_text.strip():
             return
 
-        memories = await self._redis_search(text=input_text, session_id=context.session_id)
+        memories = await self._redis_search(text=input_text)
         line_separated_memories = "\n".join(
             str(memory.get("content", "")) for memory in memories if memory.get("content")
         )
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ async def _redis_search(
         filter_expression: Any | None = None,
         return_fields: list[str] | None = None,
         num_results: int = 10,
-        alpha: float = 0.7,
+        linear_alpha: float = 0.7,
     ) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
         """Runs a text or hybrid vector-text search with optional filters."""
         await self._ensure_index()
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ async def _redis_search(
                     vector_field_name=self.vector_field_name,
                     text_scorer=text_scorer,
                     filter_expression=combined_filter,
-                    alpha=alpha,
+                    linear_alpha=linear_alpha,
                     dtype=self.redis_vectorizer.dtype,
                     num_results=num_results,
                     return_fields=return_fields,

python/packages/redis/tests/test_providers.py

@@ -170,6 +170,26 @@ async def test_empty_input_no_search(
         mock_index.query.assert_not_called()
         assert "ctx" not in ctx.context_messages
 
+    async def test_before_run_searches_without_session_id(
+        self,
+        mock_index: AsyncMock,
+        patch_index_from_dict: MagicMock,  # noqa: ARG002
+    ):
+        """Verify that before_run performs cross-session retrieval (no session_id filter)."""
+        mock_index.query = AsyncMock(return_value=[{"content": "Memory"}])
+        provider = RedisContextProvider(source_id="ctx", user_id="u1")
+        session = AgentSession(session_id="test-session")
+        ctx = SessionContext(input_messages=[Message(role="user", contents=["test query"])], session_id="s1")
+
+        with patch.object(provider, "_redis_search", wraps=provider._redis_search) as spy:
+            await provider.before_run(
+                agent=None, session=session, context=ctx, state=session.state.setdefault(provider.source_id, {})
+            )  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+
+            spy.assert_called_once()
+            # session_id should not be passed to _redis_search (cross-session retrieval)
+            assert "session_id" not in spy.call_args.kwargs
+
     async def test_empty_results_no_messages(
         self,
         mock_index: AsyncMock,

python/samples/getting_started/sessions/mem0/mem0_basic.py

@@ -58,20 +58,20 @@ async def main() -> None:
         print(f"Agent: {result}\n")
 
         # Mem0 processes and indexes memories asynchronously.
-        # Wait for memories to be indexed before querying in a new thread.
+        # Wait for memories to be indexed before querying in a new session.
         # In production, consider implementing retry logic or using Mem0's
         # eventual consistency handling instead of a fixed delay.
         print("Waiting for memories to be processed...")
         await asyncio.sleep(12)  # Empirically determined delay for Mem0 indexing
 
         print("\nRequest within a new session:")
         # Create a new session for the agent.
-        # The new session has no context of the previous conversation.
+        # The new session has no conversation history from the previous session.
         session = agent.create_session()
 
-        # Since we have the mem0 component in the session, the agent should be able to
-        # retrieve the company report without asking for clarification, as it will
-        # be able to remember the user preferences from Mem0 component.
+        # Since we have the Mem0 context provider, the agent should be able to
+        # retrieve the company report without asking for clarification, as Mem0
+        # remembers user preferences across sessions.
         query = "Please retrieve my company report"
         print(f"User: {query}")
         result = await agent.run(query, session=session)

python/samples/getting_started/sessions/mem0/mem0_sessions.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
 
 import asyncio
-import uuid
 
 from agent_framework import tool
 from agent_framework.azure import AzureAIAgentClient
@@ -20,115 +19,57 @@ def get_user_preferences(user_id: str) -> str:
     return preferences.get(user_id, "No specific preferences found")
 
 
-async def example_global_thread_scope() -> None:
-    """Example 1: Global thread_id scope (memories shared across all operations)."""
-    print("1. Global Thread Scope Example:")
+async def example_cross_session_memory() -> None:
+    """Example 1: Cross-session memory (memories shared across all sessions for a user)."""
+    print("1. Cross-Session Memory Example:")
     print("-" * 40)
 
-    global_thread_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
     user_id = "user123"
 
     async with (
         AzureCliCredential() as credential,
         AzureAIAgentClient(credential=credential).as_agent(
-            name="GlobalMemoryAssistant",
+            name="MemoryAssistant",
             instructions="You are an assistant that remembers user preferences across conversations.",
             tools=get_user_preferences,
-            context_providers=[Mem0ContextProvider(
-                user_id=user_id,
-                thread_id=global_thread_id,
-                scope_to_per_operation_thread_id=False,  # Share memories across all sessions
-            )],
-        ) as global_agent,
+            context_providers=[Mem0ContextProvider(user_id=user_id)],
+        ) as agent,
     ):
-        # Store some preferences in the global scope
+        # Store some preferences
         query = "Remember that I prefer technical responses with code examples when discussing programming."
         print(f"User: {query}")
-        result = await global_agent.run(query)
+        result = await agent.run(query)
         print(f"Agent: {result}\n")
 
-        # Create a new session - but memories should still be accessible due to global scope
-        new_session = global_agent.create_session()
+        # Mem0 processes and indexes memories asynchronously.
+        print("Waiting for memories to be processed...")
+        await asyncio.sleep(12)
+
+        # Create a new session - memories should still be accessible
+        # because Mem0 scopes by user_id, not session
+        new_session = agent.create_session()
         query = "What do you know about my preferences?"
         print(f"User (new session): {query}")
-        result = await global_agent.run(query, session=new_session)
+        result = await agent.run(query, session=new_session)
         print(f"Agent: {result}\n")
 
 
-async def example_per_operation_thread_scope() -> None:
-    """Example 2: Per-operation thread scope (memories isolated per session).
-
-    Note: When scope_to_per_operation_thread_id=True, the provider is bound to a single session
-    throughout its lifetime. Use the same session object for all operations with that provider.
-    """
-    print("2. Per-Operation Thread Scope Example:")
+async def example_agent_scoped_memory() -> None:
+    """Example 2: Agent-scoped memory (memories isolated per agent)."""
+    print("2. Agent-Scoped Memory Example:")
     print("-" * 40)
 
-    user_id = "user123"
-
-    async with (
-        AzureCliCredential() as credential,
-        AzureAIAgentClient(credential=credential).as_agent(
-            name="ScopedMemoryAssistant",
-            instructions="You are an assistant with thread-scoped memory.",
-            tools=get_user_preferences,
-            context_providers=[Mem0ContextProvider(
-                user_id=user_id,
-                scope_to_per_operation_thread_id=True,  # Isolate memories per session
-            )],
-        ) as scoped_agent,
-    ):
-        # Create a specific session for this scoped provider
-        dedicated_session = scoped_agent.create_session()
-
-        # Store some information in the dedicated session
-        query = "Remember that for this conversation, I'm working on a Python project about data analysis."
-        print(f"User (dedicated session): {query}")
-        result = await scoped_agent.run(query, session=dedicated_session)
-        print(f"Agent: {result}\n")
-
-        # Test memory retrieval in the same dedicated session
-        query = "What project am I working on?"
-        print(f"User (same dedicated session): {query}")
-        result = await scoped_agent.run(query, session=dedicated_session)
-        print(f"Agent: {result}\n")
-
-        # Store more information in the same session
-        query = "Also remember that I prefer using pandas and matplotlib for this project."
-        print(f"User (same dedicated session): {query}")
-        result = await scoped_agent.run(query, session=dedicated_session)
-        print(f"Agent: {result}\n")
-
-        # Test comprehensive memory retrieval
-        query = "What do you know about my current project and preferences?"
-        print(f"User (same dedicated session): {query}")
-        result = await scoped_agent.run(query, session=dedicated_session)
-        print(f"Agent: {result}\n")
-
-
-async def example_multiple_agents() -> None:
-    """Example 3: Multiple agents with different thread configurations."""
-    print("3. Multiple Agents with Different Thread Configurations:")
-    print("-" * 40)
-
-    agent_id_1 = "agent_personal"
-    agent_id_2 = "agent_work"
-
     async with (
         AzureCliCredential() as credential,
         AzureAIAgentClient(credential=credential).as_agent(
             name="PersonalAssistant",
             instructions="You are a personal assistant that helps with personal tasks.",
-            context_providers=[Mem0ContextProvider(
-                agent_id=agent_id_1,
-            )],
+            context_providers=[Mem0ContextProvider(agent_id="agent_personal")],
         ) as personal_agent,
         AzureAIAgentClient(credential=credential).as_agent(
             name="WorkAssistant",
             instructions="You are a work assistant that helps with professional tasks.",
-            context_providers=[Mem0ContextProvider(
-                agent_id=agent_id_2,
-            )],
+            context_providers=[Mem0ContextProvider(agent_id="agent_work")],
         ) as work_agent,
     ):
         # Store personal information
@@ -143,7 +84,11 @@ async def example_multiple_agents() -> None:
         result = await work_agent.run(query)
         print(f"Work Agent: {result}\n")
 
-        # Test memory isolation
+        # Mem0 processes and indexes memories asynchronously.
+        print("Waiting for memories to be processed...")
+        await asyncio.sleep(12)
+
+        # Test memory isolation - each agent should only recall its own memories
         query = "What do you know about my schedule?"
         print(f"User to Personal Agent: {query}")
         result = await personal_agent.run(query)
@@ -155,12 +100,11 @@ async def example_multiple_agents() -> None:
 
 
 async def main() -> None:
-    """Run all Mem0 thread management examples."""
-    print("=== Mem0 Thread Management Example ===\n")
+    """Run all Mem0 session management examples."""
+    print("=== Mem0 Session Management Example ===\n")
 
-    await example_global_thread_scope()
-    await example_per_operation_thread_scope()
-    await example_multiple_agents()
+    await example_cross_session_memory()
+    await example_agent_scoped_memory()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":

python/samples/getting_started/sessions/redis/redis_basics.py

@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ async def main() -> None:
         cache=EmbeddingsCache(name="openai_embeddings_cache", redis_url="redis://localhost:6379"),
     )
     # The provider manages persistence and retrieval. application_id/agent_id/user_id
-    # scope data for multi-tenant separation; thread_id (set later) narrows to a
-    # specific conversation.
+    # scope data for multi-tenant separation.
     provider = RedisContextProvider(
         redis_url="redis://localhost:6379",
         index_name="redis_basics",
@@ -138,16 +137,14 @@ async def main() -> None:
     from agent_framework import AgentSession, SessionContext
 
     session = AgentSession(session_id="runA")
-    context = SessionContext()
-    context.extend_messages("input", messages)
+    context = SessionContext(input_messages=messages)
     state = session.state
 
     # Store messages via after_run
     await provider.after_run(agent=None, session=session, context=context, state=state)
 
     # Retrieve relevant memories via before_run
-    query_context = SessionContext()
-    query_context.extend_messages("input", [Message("system", ["B: Assistant Message"])])
+    query_context = SessionContext(input_messages=[Message("system", ["B: Assistant Message"])])
     await provider.before_run(agent=None, session=session, context=query_context, state=state)
 
     # Inspect retrieved memories that would be injected into instructions

python/samples/getting_started/sessions/redis/redis_conversation.py

@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ async def main() -> None:
         cache=EmbeddingsCache(name="openai_embeddings_cache", redis_url="redis://localhost:6379"),
     )
 
-    session_id = "test_session"
-
     provider = RedisContextProvider(
         redis_url="redis://localhost:6379",
         index_name="redis_conversation",
@@ -49,7 +47,6 @@ async def main() -> None:
         vector_field_name="vector",
         vector_algorithm="hnsw",
         vector_distance_metric="cosine",
-        thread_id=session_id,
     )
 
     # Create chat client for the agent