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.
Conclusion
This example demonstrates how to build a healthcare assistant with persistent memory using Google ADK and Mem0. The integration allows for a more personalized patient experience by maintaining context across conversation turns, which is particularly valuable in healthcare scenarios where continuity of information is crucial. By storing and retrieving patient information intelligently, the assistant provides more relevant responses without requiring the patient to repeat their medical history, symptoms, or preferences.Tag and Organize Memories
Categorize patient data by symptoms, history, and visit context.
Support Inbox with Mem0
Apply similar memory patterns to customer support workflows.