Dellsam1:
I was also hoping for a chatgpt style memory where if I tell it to remember something, it did so, whereas in OWU I’m overtly reliant on the system prompt unless I’m ready to incur heavy cost by sending in entire long chat.
I have an elegant solution for this issue:
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Built-in System Tools (Native/Agentic Mode)
When Native Mode (Agentic Mode) is enabled, Open WebUI automatically injects powerful system tools. This unlocks truly agentic behaviors where capable models (like GPT-5, Claude 4.5 Sonnet, Gemini 3 Flash, or MiniMax M2.5) can perform multi-step research, explore knowledge bases, or manage user memory autonomously.
You do not need to inject a system prompt or manage any external state files, just keep the context explicit/tight and the frontier model will automatically use their available tools to manage them for you.
See also:
Methodology has transcended:
I give the highest relevant context with pure cognitive memory
AI (redrafts) better slop
Cycle repeats
No state files nor reference library is used anymore.