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🧠 Cortex™ Context Management

The intelligent memory system that powers our AI chatbots. We save 70% on token costs while delivering more personalized, consistent experiences for your users.

The Problem with AI Chatbots

1

Limited Memory

Standard AI chatbots have token limits that prevent them from remembering long conversations or user preferences across sessions.

2

Expensive Tokens

Sending entire conversation histories with each request wastes tokens and dramatically increases costs as conversations grow.

3

Inconsistent Responses

Without proper context management, chatbots give inconsistent answers and forget important details, frustrating users.

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The Cost Problem

For a chatbot with just 1,000 daily active users having 5-minute conversations, token costs can exceed $15,000/month using traditional approaches. This makes many AI chatbot use cases financially unviable.

How Cortex Solves This

Cortex is our proprietary context management system that gives AI chatbots perfect memory while dramatically reducing costs.

Redis-Powered Memory

Cortex uses Redis as its memory store, providing lightning-fast access to conversation history and user data with sub-millisecond latency.

  • Stores unlimited conversation history without token limitations
  • Persists user preferences and important context across sessions
  • Scales horizontally to support millions of concurrent users
  • Automatically handles data expiration and memory management

Intelligent Context Retrieval

Instead of sending entire conversation histories, Cortex intelligently retrieves only the most relevant information for each user message.

  • Uses semantic search to find relevant context from past conversations
  • Prioritizes information based on recency, relevance, and importance
  • Summarizes lengthy context to fit within token limits
  • Reduces token usage by up to 70% compared to standard approaches

Advanced Memory Management

Cortex doesn't just store raw conversations—it organizes memory into structured, queryable segments that make retrieval more efficient.

Memory Types

  • Episodic Memory: Conversation history
  • Semantic Memory: Facts and knowledge
  • Procedural Memory: User preferences
  • Entity Memory: People, products, etc.

Memory Operations

  • Remember: Store new information
  • Recall: Retrieve relevant context
  • Summarize: Condense lengthy memories
  • Forget: Expire outdated information

Result: Chatbots that remember everything important about users and conversations, while using a fraction of the tokens of traditional approaches.

Technical Implementation

When we build a conversational MicroSaaS, Cortex is integrated seamlessly with your existing infrastructure. Here's how we implement it:

Redis Setup

We deploy a Redis instance (either dedicated or shared) that serves as the memory store for the chatbot.

Cortex Integration

We integrate the Cortex SDK with the application, handling all the memory management logic between the frontend, backend, and AI provider.

AI Provider Connection

Cortex works with any AI provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) and handles the intelligent context injection for each request, optimizing token usage.

cortex-example.js
// Initialize Cortex with Redis connection
import { Cortex } from '@microsaasfactory/cortex';

// Setup Cortex with Redis connection
const cortex = new Cortex({
  redis: {
    host: process.env.REDIS_HOST,
    port: process.env.REDIS_PORT,
    password: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD
  },
  memoryConfig: {
    ttl: 86400 * 30, // 30 days
    compressionLevel: 'high',
    prioritization: 'recency_and_relevance'
  }
});

// API route handler for chat
export async function POST(req) {
  const { userId, message } = await req.json();
  
  // Store the new message
  await cortex.remember({
    userId,
    memoryType: 'message',
    data: {
      role: 'user',
      content: message,
      timestamp: Date.now()
    }
  });
  
  // Retrieve relevant context
  const context = await cortex.recall({
    userId,
    query: message,
    maxTokens: 1000,
    recencyWeight: 0.7
  });
  
  // Generate AI response with optimized context
  const aiResponse = await openai.chat.completions.create({
    model: "gpt-4o",
    messages: [
      { role: "system", content: "You are a helpful assistant." },
      ...context.memories.map(m => ({
        role: m.role,
        content: m.content
      })),
      { role: "user", content: message }
    ]
  });
  
  // Store the AI response
  await cortex.remember({
    userId,
    memoryType: 'message',
    data: {
      role: 'assistant',
      content: aiResponse.choices[0].message.content,
      timestamp: Date.now()
    }
  });
  
  return Response.json({
    message: aiResponse.choices[0].message.content,
    tokensSaved: context.tokensSaved
  });
}

The Financial Impact

70%

Token Reduction

Compared to sending full conversation history with each message

$10K+

Monthly Savings

For chatbots with 1,000 daily active users

85%

Higher Profit Margins

For AI-powered features in your MicroSaaS

Cost Comparison

MetricStandard ApproachWith CortexSavings
Avg. Tokens Per Request3,5001,05070%
Daily API Cost (1,000 users)$525$157.50$367.50
Monthly API Cost$15,750$4,725$11,025

Bottom Line: Cortex makes AI chatbots financially viable for MicroSaaS businesses by dramatically reducing token costs while improving user experience.

Perfect For These Use Cases

Customer Support

AI chatbots that remember customer history, previous issues, and preferences to provide personalized support.

  • Remembers previous support tickets
  • Tracks product usage patterns
  • Provides consistent answers

Sales Assistants

AI-powered sales bots that remember prospect details, objections, and guide them through the sales process.

  • Tracks prospect interests
  • Remembers objections and responses
  • Personalizes product recommendations

Knowledge Assistants

AI helpers that guide users through documentation, tutorials, and complex product features.

  • Tracks learning progress
  • Remembers previous questions
  • Provides contextual help

Onboarding Guides

AI onboarding assistants that guide new users through your product, remembering their progress and preferences.

  • Tracks onboarding progress
  • Remembers user preferences
  • Provides personalized guidance

Ready for Us to Build a Profitable Conversational MicroSaaS?

We'll use Cortex to build a conversational MicroSaaS that delivers exceptional user experiences while maintaining high profit margins.

Available to all MicroSaaS Platform Factory partners