---
title: [Quickstart title: action focused]
description: [1 sentence outcome]
icon: "rocket"
estimatedTime: "[~X minutes]"
---

# [Hero headline: promise the win]

<Info>
  **Prerequisites**
  - [SDK/Runtime requirement]
  - [API key or account requirement]
  - [Any optional tooling the reader might want]
</Info>

<Tip>
  [Optional: cross-link to OSS or platform alternative if applicable. Delete if unused.]
</Tip>

{/* Optional: delete if not needed */}
```mermaid
graph LR
  A[Install] */} B[Configure keys]
  B */} C[Add memory]
  C */} D[Search]
  D */} E[Delete]
```

## Install dependencies

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Python">
<Steps>
<Step title="Install the SDK">
```bash
pip install [package-name]
```
</Step>
</Steps>
  </Tab>
  <Tab title="TypeScript">
<Steps>
<Step title="Install the SDK">
```bash
npm install [package-name]
```
</Step>
</Steps>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

[Explain why the install matters in one sentence.]

## Configure access

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Python">
<Steps>
<Step title="Set environment variables">
```bash
export MEM0_API_KEY="sk-..."
```
</Step>
<Step title="Initialize the client">
```python
from mem0 import Memory

memory = Memory(api_key="sk-...")
```
</Step>
</Steps>
  </Tab>
  <Tab title="TypeScript">
<Steps>
<Step title="Set environment variables">
```bash
export MEM0_API_KEY="sk-..."
```
</Step>
<Step title="Initialize the client">
```typescript
import { Memory } from "mem0ai";

const memory = new Memory({ apiKey: process.env.MEM0_API_KEY! });
```
</Step>
</Steps>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

<Warning>
  [Optional: call out the most common setup failure and how to fix it.]
</Warning>

## Add your first memory

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Python">
<Steps>
<Step title="Send a conversation">
```python
messages = [
    {"role": "user", "content": "Hi, I'm Alex and I love basketball."},
    {"role": "assistant", "content": "Noted! I'll remember that."},
]

memory.add(messages, user_id="alex")
```
</Step>
</Steps>
  </Tab>
  <Tab title="TypeScript">
<Steps>
<Step title="Send a conversation">
```typescript
const messages = [
  { role: "user", content: "Hi, I'm Alex and I love basketball." },
  { role: "assistant", content: "Noted! I'll remember that." },
];

await memory.add(messages, { userId: "alex" });
```
</Step>
</Steps>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

<Info icon="check">
  Expected output: `[Describe the success log or console output]`. If you see `[common error]`, jump to the troubleshooting section.
</Info>

## Search the memory

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Python">
<Steps>
<Step title="Query the memory">
```python
result = memory.search("What does Alex like?", filters={"user_id": "alex"})
print(result)
```
</Step>
</Steps>
  </Tab>
  <Tab title="TypeScript">
<Steps>
<Step title="Query the memory">
```typescript
const result = await memory.search("What does Alex like?", { userId: "alex" });
console.log(result);
```
</Step>
</Steps>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

<Info icon="check">
  You should see `[show the key fields]`. Screenshot or paste real output when possible.
</Info>

## Delete the memory

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Python">
<Steps>
<Step title="Clean up">
```python
memory.delete_all(user_id="alex")
```
</Step>
</Steps>
  </Tab>
  <Tab title="TypeScript">
<Steps>
<Step title="Clean up">
```typescript
await memory.deleteAll({ userId: "alex" });
```
</Step>
</Steps>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Quick recovery

- `[Error message]` → `[One-line fix or link to troubleshooting guide]`
- `[Second error]` → `[How to resolve]`

{/* DEBUG: verify CTA targets */}

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card
    title="[Related/alternate path]"
    description="[Why it’s worth exploring next]"
    icon="sparkles"
    href="/[related-link]"
  />
  <Card
    title="[Next step in the journey]"
    description="[Set expectation for what they’ll learn]"
    icon="rocket"
    href="/[next-link]"
  />
</CardGroup>