## Create a memory store

`BetaManagedAgentsMemoryStore beta().memoryStores().create(MemoryStoreCreateParamsparams, RequestOptionsrequestOptions = RequestOptions.none())`

**post** `/v1/memory_stores`

Create a memory store

### Parameters

- `MemoryStoreCreateParams params`

  - `Optional<List<AnthropicBeta>> betas`

    Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

    - `MESSAGE_BATCHES_2024_09_24("message-batches-2024-09-24")`

    - `PROMPT_CACHING_2024_07_31("prompt-caching-2024-07-31")`

    - `COMPUTER_USE_2024_10_22("computer-use-2024-10-22")`

    - `COMPUTER_USE_2025_01_24("computer-use-2025-01-24")`

    - `PDFS_2024_09_25("pdfs-2024-09-25")`

    - `TOKEN_COUNTING_2024_11_01("token-counting-2024-11-01")`

    - `TOKEN_EFFICIENT_TOOLS_2025_02_19("token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19")`

    - `OUTPUT_128K_2025_02_19("output-128k-2025-02-19")`

    - `FILES_API_2025_04_14("files-api-2025-04-14")`

    - `MCP_CLIENT_2025_04_04("mcp-client-2025-04-04")`

    - `MCP_CLIENT_2025_11_20("mcp-client-2025-11-20")`

    - `DEV_FULL_THINKING_2025_05_14("dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14")`

    - `INTERLEAVED_THINKING_2025_05_14("interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14")`

    - `CODE_EXECUTION_2025_05_22("code-execution-2025-05-22")`

    - `EXTENDED_CACHE_TTL_2025_04_11("extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11")`

    - `CONTEXT_1M_2025_08_07("context-1m-2025-08-07")`

    - `CONTEXT_MANAGEMENT_2025_06_27("context-management-2025-06-27")`

    - `MODEL_CONTEXT_WINDOW_EXCEEDED_2025_08_26("model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26")`

    - `SKILLS_2025_10_02("skills-2025-10-02")`

    - `FAST_MODE_2026_02_01("fast-mode-2026-02-01")`

    - `OUTPUT_300K_2026_03_24("output-300k-2026-03-24")`

    - `USER_PROFILES_2026_03_24("user-profiles-2026-03-24")`

    - `ADVISOR_TOOL_2026_03_01("advisor-tool-2026-03-01")`

    - `MANAGED_AGENTS_2026_04_01("managed-agents-2026-04-01")`

    - `CACHE_DIAGNOSIS_2026_04_07("cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07")`

    - `THINKING_TOKEN_COUNT_2026_05_13("thinking-token-count-2026-05-13")`

  - `String name`

    Human-readable name for the store. Required; 1–255 characters; no control characters. The mount-path slug under `/mnt/memory/` is derived from this name (lowercased, non-alphanumeric runs collapsed to a hyphen). Names need not be unique within a workspace.

  - `Optional<String> description`

    Free-text description of what the store contains, up to 1024 characters. Included in the agent's system prompt when the store is attached, so word it to be useful to the agent.

  - `Optional<Metadata> metadata`

    Arbitrary key-value tags for your own bookkeeping (such as the end user a store belongs to). Up to 16 pairs; keys 1–64 characters; values up to 512 characters. Not visible to the agent.

### Returns

- `class BetaManagedAgentsMemoryStore:`

  A `memory_store`: a named container for agent memories, scoped to a workspace. Attach a store to a session via `resources[]` to mount it as a directory the agent can read and write.

  - `String id`

    Unique identifier for the memory store (a `memstore_...` tagged ID). Use this when attaching the store to a session, or in the `{memory_store_id}` path parameter of subsequent calls.

  - `LocalDateTime createdAt`

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

  - `String name`

    Human-readable name for the store. 1–255 characters. The store's mount-path slug under `/mnt/memory/` is derived from this name.

  - `Type type`

    - `MEMORY_STORE("memory_store")`

  - `LocalDateTime updatedAt`

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

  - `Optional<LocalDateTime> archivedAt`

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

  - `Optional<String> description`

    Free-text description of what the store contains, up to 1024 characters. Included in the agent's system prompt when the store is attached, so word it to be useful to the agent. Empty string when unset.

  - `Optional<Metadata> metadata`

    Arbitrary key-value tags for your own bookkeeping (such as the end user a store belongs to). Up to 16 pairs; keys 1–64 characters; values up to 512 characters. Returned on retrieve/list but not filterable.

### Example

```java
package com.anthropic.example;

import com.anthropic.client.AnthropicClient;
import com.anthropic.client.okhttp.AnthropicOkHttpClient;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.memorystores.BetaManagedAgentsMemoryStore;
import com.anthropic.models.beta.memorystores.MemoryStoreCreateParams;

public final class Main {
    private Main() {}

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        AnthropicClient client = AnthropicOkHttpClient.fromEnv();

        MemoryStoreCreateParams params = MemoryStoreCreateParams.builder()
            .name("x")
            .build();
        BetaManagedAgentsMemoryStore betaManagedAgentsMemoryStore = client.beta().memoryStores().create(params);
    }
}
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "id",
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "name": "name",
  "type": "memory_store",
  "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "archived_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "description": "description",
  "metadata": {
    "foo": "string"
  }
}
```