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HAGE: Harnessing Agentic Memory via RL-Driven Weighted Graph Evolution

arXiv 2605.09942 ↗First posted 11 May 2026cs.AIcited by 4

On the map: LLM agents and tool use → Agent memory systems

Abstract (arXiv)

Memory retrieval in agentic large language model (LLM) systems is often treated as a static lookup problem, relying on flat vector search or fixed binary relational graphs. However, fixed graph structures cannot capture the varying strength, confidence, and query-dependent relevance of relationships between events. In this paper, we propose HAGE, a weighted multi-relational memory framework that reconceptualizes retrieval as sequential, query-conditioned traversal over a unified relational memory graph. Memory is organized as relation-specific graph views over shared memory nodes, where each edge is associated with a trainable relation feature vector encoding multiple relational signals. Given a query, an LLM-based classifier identifies the relational intent, and a routing network dynamically modulates the corresponding dimensions of the edge embedding. Traversal scores are computed via a learned combination of semantic similarity and these query-conditioned edge representations. This allows memory traversal to prioritize high-utility relational paths while softly suppressing noisy or weakly relevant connections. Beyond adaptive traversal, HAGE further introduces a reinforcement learning-based training framework that jointly optimizes routing behavior and edge representations using downstream tasks. Finally, empirical results demonstrate improved long-horizon reasoning accuracy and a favorable accuracy-efficiency trade-off compared to state-of-the-art agentic memory systems. Our code is available at https://github.com/FredJiang0324/HAGE_MVPReview.

Key facts. Cited by 4 papers in the map (data through 7 Oct 2026). Placed in Agent memory systems, one of 16 directions in LLM agents and tool use. Builds on 27 of its 41 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 11 May 2026.

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