Lab 5: Conversation and Session Management

Duration: 11:26 | Files: session_example.py, verify_session.py

What You'll Learn

• Manage conversation state and context across interactions
• Configure conversation management strategies (Null, SlidingWindow, Summarizing)
• Implement persistent session storage
• Handle context window limitations and user isolation

Quick Start

# Session management example
python session_example.py

# Verify session persistence
python verify_session.py

Key Concepts

• Conversation Managers: Three approaches for handling context
  • NullManager: No conversation history
  • SlidingWindow: Keep recent messages within limit
  • Summarizing: Compress old messages into summaries
• Session Storage: File-based and S3 session persistence
• User Isolation: Separate conversations per user/session

Examples

• Session Persistence: Maintain state across agent restarts
• Context Management: Handle long conversations efficiently
• Multi-User Support: Isolate conversations by user ID

Requirements

• ANTHROPIC_API_KEY in .env file
• File system permissions (for session storage)