Overview
The Healthcare Assistant helps patients by:- Remembering their medical history and symptoms
- Providing general health information
- Scheduling appointment reminders
- Maintaining a personalized experience across conversations
Setup
Before you begin, make sure you have: Installed Google ADK and Mem0 SDK:Code Breakdown
Let’s get started and understand the different components required in building a healthcare assistant powered by memoryDefine Memory Tools
First, we’ll create tools that allow our agent to store and retrieve information using Mem0:Define Healthcare Tools
Next, we’ll add tools specific to healthcare assistance:Create the Healthcare Assistant Agent
Now we’ll create our main agent with all the tools:Set Up Session and Runner
Interact with the Healthcare Assistant
How It Works
This healthcare assistant demonstrates several key capabilities:-
Memory Storage: When Alex mentions her headaches and penicillin allergy, the agent stores this information in Mem0 using the
save_patient_infotool. -
Contextual Retrieval: When Alex asks about headache causes, the agent uses the
retrieve_patient_infotool to recall her specific situation. - Memory Application: When discussing medications, the agent remembers Alex’s penicillin allergy without her needing to repeat it, providing safer and more personalized advice.
- Conversation Continuity: The agent maintains context across the entire conversation session, creating a more natural and efficient interaction.
Key Implementation Details
User ID Management
Instead of passing the user ID as a parameter to the memory tools (which would require modifying the ADK’s tool calling system), we attach it directly to the function object:Mem0 Integration
The integration with Mem0 happens through two primary functions:mem0_client.add()- Stores new information with appropriate metadatamem0_client.search()- Retrieves relevant memories using semantic search
threshold parameter in the search function ensures that only highly relevant memories are returned.