# 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
```bash
# 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)