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# Memory Search • AI Agent SDK

> memory_search: Emit memory search event for tracking memory reads.

# memory\_search

Method

> This is a method of the [**ContextTraceEmitter**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/classes/ContextTraceEmitter.md) class in the [**context\_events**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/modules/context_events.md) module.

Emit memory search event for tracking memory reads.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def memory_search(agent_name: str, query: str, result_count: int, memory_type: str, top_score: Optional[float]) -> None
```

## Parameters

**agent\_name** `str` *required*

Name of the agent searching memory

**query** `str` *required*

Search query

**result\_count** `int` *required*

Number of results returned

**memory\_type** `str` *required*

Type of memory searched

**top\_score** `Optional[float]`

Score of top result (if available)

## Uses

* `ContextEvent`
* `time.time`

## Source

> [card] [View on GitHub](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/trace/context_events.py#L1421)
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> `praisonaiagents/trace/context_events.py` at line 1421

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## Related Documentation

> [card] [Memory Concept](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/concepts/memory)

> [card] [Memory Overview](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/memory/overview)

> [card] [Memory Configuration](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/configuration/memory-config)

> [card] [Session Resume](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/memory/session-resume)


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