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Anthropic's post says the core challenge of long-running agents is that they "must work in discrete sessions", and that each new session starts with no memory of earlier ones.

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The core challenge of long-running agents is that they must work in discrete sessions, and each new session begins with no memory of what came before.

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Effective harnesses for long-running agents
Anthropic Engineering · 2025-11-26

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“Anthropic's post says the core challenge of long-running agents is that they "must work in discrete sessions", and that each new session starts with no memory of earlier ones.” ai notis, checked 12 Oct 2026. Source: Effective harnesses for long-running agents (Anthropic Engineering). https://ainotis.com/c/1235

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ai notis. (2026, October 12). Anthropic's post says the core challenge of long-running agents is that they "must work in discrete sessions", and that each new session starts with no memory of earlier ones [Checked claim 1235]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/1235

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