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Compression Engine

Hystersis’s proprietary compression engine achieves 80-85% token reduction at 97% accuracy using ProMem-style extraction and spreading activation retrieval, outperforming Mem0’s baseline compression.

Overview

The compression engine processes memories through a multi-stage pipeline:
  1. LLM Router — Routes tasks to fast (GPT-4o-mini) or verify (Claude) providers based on complexity
  2. ProMem Extractor — Extracts facts via self-questioning, verification, and gap detection
  3. Async Pipeline — Non-blocking compression with under 5ms write latency impact
  4. Tiered Storage — Working, Hot, Cold, and Archive tiers optimize access cost

Architecture

Compression Modes

ProMem Extraction

The extraction process follows four phases:
  1. Self-Question Generation — Ask “what does this memory mean?”
  2. Answer Verification — Validate answers against original memory
  3. Gap Detection — Identify missing critical information
  4. Active Extraction — Pull key facts, not just summarize

Configuration

API Usage

Tiered Memory

Memories automatically move between storage tiers based on access patterns:

Tier Policies

Benchmark Targets

See Also