Glossary
What is stateless AI?
A stateless AI request is one that does not rely on conversation state stored between requests by that interface. An application can still send earlier messages as context or save a history itself. Stateless request handling is not the same as no retention, no memory, or anonymity.
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How can a stateless model follow a conversation?
The application can include earlier messages with each new request. From the model’s perspective that context arrives as part of the current input; it does not need to retrieve a persistent conversation on its own.
As a conversation grows, the app may select, summarize, or omit earlier context. The available context window and the app’s selection logic affect what the model can use.
Where does memory fit?
Memory is a product feature that stores information and supplies it when useful. It can live in a cloud account or on the user’s device. A stateless request interface can support either arrangement.
In nokeep, saved memory lives in the browser and relevant context can be sent with model requests. Users can inspect, edit, and erase memory. This is different from a server profile that automatically follows them between devices.
Stateless is not a retention policy
An API can handle each request independently while logging its contents. Another system can maintain encrypted conversation state under different rules. Read the actual data-handling policy instead of inferring privacy from the request format.
The application, model provider, and connected tools can each have separate retention behavior. Operational records and exported copies also need separate consideration.
Choosing the right behavior
For ongoing work, determine what should persist and where: the chat itself, project instructions, files, or selected memory. Check whether the product makes those controls understandable and reversible.
For nokeep, saved workspace data remains in the browser, with no server copy of chat history. Hosted inference still processes the relevant context under no-retention agreements.
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Asked before you asked
Does stateless mean the model cannot remember the previous message?
No. The application can include that message in the next request as context.
Does stateless mean prompts are never logged?
No. Request state and retention are different. Check the service’s privacy policy.
Can nokeep use memory between chats?
Yes. It can use memory saved in your browser and include relevant context in model requests. It is not an automatically synchronized server profile.