TrulyMEM-TrueHumanMEM-local/docs/en/api.md

BackendServer API Documentation

This document describes the backend server's API interfaces for developers extending other connection methods (such as HTTP interface, WebSocket, etc.).

Overview

TrulyMEM backend uses Packet Communication Protocol, implemented via queue.Queue for thread-safe communication. The backend runs in an independent thread, processing requests from clients.

Core Components

Component	Description
BackendServer	Backend server, runs in independent thread
BackendClient	Client wrapper, provides convenient methods
PacketType	Request type enum
Packet	Data packet (request)
PacketResponse	Data packet response

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Request Types (PacketType)

class PacketType(Enum):
    PROCESS_MESSAGE = "process_message"  # Process message
    EXECUTE_TOOL = "execute_tool"        # Execute tool
    GET_STATUS = "get_status"            # Get status
    GET_SETTINGS = "get_settings"         # Get all settings (api_config + tool_limits)
    SET_SETTINGS = "set_settings"        # Set all settings (api_config + tool_limits)
    GET_HISTORY = "get_history"           # Get history
    SAVE_HISTORY = "save_history"         # Save history
    SHUTDOWN = "shutdown"                 # Shutdown service

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Data Packet Format

Packet

@dataclass
class Packet:
    id: str                      # Unique identifier
    type: PacketType             # Request type
    body: Dict[str, Any]        # Request parameters
    response_queue: queue.Queue # Response queue (optional)
    created_at: float           # Creation time

PacketResponse

@dataclass
class PacketResponse:
    id: str                      # Corresponding request ID
    success: bool                # Success flag
    data: Any = None             # Returned data
    error: Optional[str] = None  # Error message

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API Interface Details

1. PROCESS_MESSAGE - Process Message

Send user message, AI will process and return reply (may contain tool calls).

Request parameters:

body = {
    "user_input": str  # User input message
}

Response data:

{
    "success": True,
    "content": str,           # AI reply content
    "tool_calls": [           # Tool call records
        {
            "name": str,      # Tool name
            "arguments": dict,# Tool parameters
            "result": str     # Tool execution result
        }
    ],
    "rejected_tools": [       # Rejected tool calls
        (str, str)            # (tool name, rejection reason)
    ]
}

Example:

from core import BackendServer, BackendClient

server = BackendServer(db_path="graph_memory.db", use_embedded_db=True)
server.start(api_key="your-api-key")

client = BackendClient(server)
result = client.process_message("Hello, please remember my name is Xiao Ming")

if result.get("success"):
    # Response data is in "data" field
    print(result["data"]["content"])
    # Tool calls: result["data"]["tool_calls"]
    # Rejected tools: result["data"]["rejected_tools"]

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2. EXECUTE_TOOL - Execute Tool

Directly execute specified memory tools.

Note

: Tools called directly from frontend are NOT limited in number, only tool calls initiated by the model are limited.

Request parameters:

body = {
    "tool_name": str,     # Tool name
    "arguments": dict    # Tool parameters
}

Response data:

{
    "success": True,
    "result": str  # Tool execution result
}

Example:

result = client.execute_tool("memory_recall", {"query_intent": "user information"})

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3. GET_STATUS - Get Status

Get backend running status.

Request parameters:

body = {}  # No parameters

Response data:

{
    "running": bool,              # Whether backend is running
    "config": dict,              # Current config
    "graph_initialized": bool,   # Whether graph database is initialized
    "client_initialized": bool   # Whether API client is initialized
}

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4. GET_SETTINGS - Get All Settings

Get current API config and tool limits (all at once).

Request parameters:

body = {}  # No parameters

Response data:

{
    "api_config": {
        "api_key": str,   # API Key
        "base_url": str,  # API Base URL
        "model": str     # Model name
    },
    "tool_limits": {
        "persona_update_max": int,  # Persona graph update limit
        "task_update_max": int,      # Working memory chain update limit
        "memory_query_max": int,      # General memory query limit
        "memory_update_max": int     # General memory update limit
    }
}

Example:

result = client.get_settings()
api_config = result["data"]["api_config"]
tool_limits = result["data"]["tool_limits"]

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5. SET_SETTINGS - Set All Settings

Update API config and tool limits (all at once).

Request parameters:

body = {
    "api_config": {
        "api_key": str,    # API Key
        "base_url": str,   # API Base URL (default: https://api.deepseek.com)
        "model": str       # Model name (default: deepseek-chat)
    },
    "tool_limits": {
        "persona_update_max": int,  # Persona update limit (≥1)
        "task_update_max": int,      # Working memory update limit (≥1)
        "memory_query_max": int,     # General memory query limit (≥1)
        "memory_update_max": int     # General memory update limit (≥1)
    }
}

Response data:

{
    "status": "settings_updated"
}

Example:

result = client.update_settings(
    api_config={
        "api_key": "sk-xxxxx",
        "base_url": "https://api.deepseek.com",
        "model": "deepseek-chat"
    },
    tool_limits={
        "persona_update_max": 2,
        "task_update_max": 5,
        "memory_query_max": 30
    }
)

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6. GET_HISTORY - Get Message History

Get saved message history (from database, for UI display only, not used in model inference).

Request parameters:

body = {}  # No parameters

Response data:

{
    "history": list  # Message history list [{"role": "user/assistant", "content": "..."}]
}

Notes:

• Message history is stored in database chat_records table
• Returns up to 500 most recent records
• History messages are only for UI display, not used in model inference

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7. SAVE_HISTORY - Save Message History

Save message history to database (automatically saved after each message processing, user message and AI response saved separately).

Request parameters:

body = {
    "messages": list  # Message list [{"role": "...", "content": "..."}]
}

Response data:

{
    "status": "history_saved"
}

Notes:

• Messages are automatically saved to database chat_records table
• System automatically keeps only 500 most recent records, older records are deleted
• Each call to PROCESS_MESSAGE will automatically save user message and AI response
• Clear History: Passing empty messages list messages=[] clears history, client.clear_history() method is implemented based on this

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8. SHUTDOWN - Shutdown Service

Shutdown backend server.

Request parameters:

body = {}  # No parameters

Response data:

{
    "status": "shutdown"
}

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Usage Examples

Basic Usage

from core import BackendServer, BackendClient

# 1. Create and start backend
# config_file default: ~/.trulymem/config.json
server = BackendServer(
    db_path="graph_memory.db",
    use_embedded_db=True,
    config_file=None  # Optional, custom config path
)
server.start(
    api_key="your-api-key",
    base_url="https://api.deepseek.com",
    model="deepseek-chat"  # Optional, model name
)

# 2. Create client
client = BackendClient(server)

# 3. Send message
result = client.process_message("Hello")
if result.get("success"):
    print(result["content"])

# 4. Shutdown
client.shutdown()

Using Packet Protocol

import queue
from core import BackendServer, Packet, PacketType

server = BackendServer(config_file=None)
server.start(api_key="your-key", model="deepseek-chat")

# Create request packet
response_queue = queue.Queue()
packet = Packet(
    id="req-001",
    type=PacketType.PROCESS_MESSAGE,
    body={"user_input": "Hello"},
    response_queue=response_queue
)

# Send request
result = server.send(packet)
print(result.body)

# Shutdown
server.shutdown()

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Extension Guide

Extend to HTTP API

from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
from core import BackendServer, BackendClient

app = Flask(__name__)
server = BackendServer()
client = BackendClient(server)

@app.route("/message", methods=["POST"])
def send_message():
    data = request.json
    result = client.process_message(data["message"])
    return jsonify(result)

@app.route("/config", methods=["POST"])
def update_config():
    data = request.json
    result = client.update_settings(
        api_config=data.get("api_config", {}),
        tool_limits=data.get("tool_limits", {})
    )
    return jsonify(result)

@app.route("/status", methods=["GET"])
def get_status():
    result = client.get_status()
    return jsonify(result)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    server.start()
    app.run(port=8080)

Extend to WebSocket

import asyncio
import websockets
import json
from core import BackendServer, BackendClient

server = BackendServer()
client = BackendClient(server)

async def handler(websocket):
    async for message in websocket:
        data = json.loads(message)
        msg_type = data.get("type")
        
        if msg_type == "message":
            result = client.process_message(data["content"])
        elif msg_type == "settings":
            result = client.update_settings(
                api_config=data.get("api_config", {}),
                tool_limits=data.get("tool_limits", {})
            )
        elif msg_type == "status":
            result = client.get_status()
        else:
            result = {"success": False, "error": "unknown type"}
        
        await websocket.send(json.dumps(result))

async def main():
    server.start()
    async with websockets.serve(handler, "localhost", 8765):
        await asyncio.Future()

asyncio.run(main())

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Thread Safety Notes

• BackendServer uses threading.Lock to protect shared resources
• All requests pass through queue.Queue, thread-safe
• Responses return through each request's independent response queue
• Default timeout: 30 seconds

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Tool Call Limits

Limit Scope

Call Method	Limited	Description
Model-initiated tool calls	✅ Limited	Triggered via PROCESS_MESSAGE, model automatically calls tools
Frontend direct tool calls	❌ Not limited	Called directly via EXECUTE_TOOL

Limit Rules (Model-initiated only)

Category	Operation	Per-Turn Limit
Persona graph	Modify	1 time
Working memory chain	Modify	5 times
General memory	Query	20 times
General memory	Modify	10 times
Context compression	Query	Counted as general memory query

Reset Mechanism

• Counter resets automatically on each PROCESS_MESSAGE call
• Frontend direct EXECUTE_TOOL calls do NOT reset the counter

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Error Handling

All APIs return unified format:

# Success
{
    "success": True,
    "data": {...}
}

# Failure
{
    "success": False,
    "error": "Error description"
}

Common errors:

Error Message	Description
API Key not configured	API Key not set
timeout	Request timeout
Tool call rejected: ...	Tool call rate exceeded limit