# Paper: Remember the Decision, Not the Description: A Rate-Distortion Framework for Agent Memory

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type: paper
title: "Remember the Decision, Not the Description: A Rate-Distortion Framework for Agent Memory"
authors: Mingxi Zou, Zhihan Guo, Langzhang Liang, Zhuo Wang, Qifan Wang, Qingsong Wen, Irwin King, Lizhen Qu, et al.
year: 2026
venue: arXiv
url: https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.10870
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source: arxiv
collected_at: 2026-07-08
published_at: 2026-05-11
updated_at: 2026-05-11
status: queued
relevance: high
topics:
  - agent-evaluation
  - memory
  - planning
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datasets:
  - cs.AI
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collection_score: 13
collection_queries: language-agent
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## One-line Takeaway

Auto-collected from arXiv because it matched the Agent collection queries. Needs human skim.

## Why Collected

- matched queries: language-agent
- inferred topics: agent-evaluation, memory, planning
- arXiv categories: cs.AI
- collection score: 13

## Review Checklist

- Does this paper directly inform Agent architecture, evaluation, memory, tools, safety, coding agents, GUI/browser agents, or multi-agent workflows?
- Does it include a benchmark, dataset, code, or reproducible experimental setup?
- Should it be promoted from `queued` to `skimmed` or `summarized`?

## Links

- arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.10870