Core Concepts

Understand the fundamental building blocks of Memax — memories, hubs, boundaries, retrieval, and dreams.

Memax is built on a small set of concepts that compose together. Understanding these concepts helps you get the most out of the platform.

Memories

The atomic unit of knowledge — what gets stored, how it's structured

Hubs

Containers for memories — personal, team, and shared knowledge spaces

Boundaries

Access control — who can see what, privacy by default

Retrieval

How agents find the right context — semantic search, ranking, relevance

Dreams

AI-powered knowledge synthesis — connections, summaries, insights

Architecture at a glance

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                 Push Sources                  │
│  CLI · Web App · MCP · Hooks · File Sync     │
└──────────────────┬───────────────────────────┘
                   │
                   ▼
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              Memax Cloud                      │
│                                               │
│  ┌─────────┐  ┌──────────┐  ┌────────────┐  │
│  │ Ingest  │→ │ Classify │→ │  Chunk +   │  │
│  │         │  │ + Route  │  │  Embed     │  │
│  └─────────┘  └──────────┘  └────────────┘  │
│                                               │
│  ┌─────────┐  ┌──────────┐  ┌────────────┐  │
│  │ Dreams  │  │  Topics  │  │ Retrieval  │  │
│  │ Engine  │  │  Engine  │  │  Pipeline  │  │
│  └─────────┘  └──────────┘  └────────────┘  │
└──────────────────┬───────────────────────────┘
                   │
                   ▼
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              Recall Surfaces                  │
│  MCP · Hooks · CLI · Web App · SDK           │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┘