Use PostgreSQL storage

The postgresql backend stores sessions in a PostgreSQL database. Multiple agent instances can connect to the same database for shared, distributed persistence.

When to use

Production, multi-instance, or distributed deployments;
Teams already using PostgreSQL as shared storage.

Usage

Provide connection details via config.yaml (or the matching environment variables) — never hard-code the password.

from veadk import Agent, Runner
from veadk.memory.short_term_memory import ShortTermMemory

stm = ShortTermMemory(backend="postgresql")  # connection details from config.yaml / env

agent = Agent(name="demo")
runner = Runner(agent=agent, short_term_memory=stm, app_name="memory_demo")

To forward SQLAlchemy driver args such as connection pooling, use db_kwargs:

stm = ShortTermMemory(
    backend="postgresql",
    db_kwargs={"pool_size": 10, "pool_recycle": 3600},
)

You can also inject a PostgreSqlConfig directly through backend_configs to override the environment variables:

import os

from veadk.configs.database_configs import PostgreSqlConfig

stm = ShortTermMemory(
    backend="postgresql",
    backend_configs={
        "postgresql_config": PostgreSqlConfig(
            host="127.0.0.1",
            port=5432,
            user="veadk",
            password=os.environ["DATABASE_POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD"],
            database="veadk_sessions",
            schema="customer_service",
        )
    },
)

Parameters

ShortTermMemory constructor parameters (postgresql)

Parameter	Type	Default	Effective for postgresql	Description
`backend`	`str`	`"local"`	Yes	Set to `"postgresql"` to select this backend.
`backend_configs`	`dict`	`{}`	Yes	PostgreSQL-specific settings; may include `postgresql_config` (a `PostgreSqlConfig` instance) to override the configuration otherwise read from environment variables.
`db_kwargs`	`dict`	`{}`	Yes	Passed to the SQLAlchemy engine; commonly used for pool settings such as `pool_size`, `pool_recycle`, `pool_pre_ping`.
`db_url`	`str`	`""`	Yes (override)	A connection string. Once set, `backend` and `backend_configs` are ignored, and `db_url` is used with `db_kwargs`.
`local_database_path`	`str`	`/tmp/veadk_local_database.db`	No	Used only by `sqlite`.
`after_load_memory_callback`	`Callable \| None`	`None`	Yes	Callback invoked after a session is loaded; receives the loaded `Session`.

PostgreSqlConfig fields and environment variables

The PostgreSqlConfig config class uses the env prefix DATABASE_POSTGRESQL_.

config.yaml

database:
  postgresql:
    host:       # host or IP
    port: 5432
    user:
    password:
    database:
    schema:     # Optional; isolates this deployment's session tables

Field	Env var	Type	Default	Description
`host`	`DATABASE_POSTGRESQL_HOST`	`str`	`""`	Database host or IP.
`port`	`DATABASE_POSTGRESQL_PORT`	`int`	`5432`	Port.
`user`	`DATABASE_POSTGRESQL_USER`	`str`	`""`	Username.
`password`	`DATABASE_POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD`	`str`	`""`	Password.
`database`	`DATABASE_POSTGRESQL_DATABASE`	`str`	`""`	Database name.
`schema`	`DATABASE_POSTGRESQL_SCHEMA`	`str`	`""`	Optional PostgreSQL schema. When set, VeADK creates and accesses short-term session tables in this schema. When empty, the database’s default `search_path` applies.
`secret_token`	`DATABASE_POSTGRESQL_SECRET_TOKEN`	`str`	`""`	STS token for PostgreSQL auth; not supported yet.

Isolate session tables with a schema

Multiple applications can share one PostgreSQL database while using a different DATABASE_POSTGRESQL_SCHEMA for each deployment. VeADK creates the schema when it does not exist and pins the connection’s search_path to it, preventing deployments from sharing the same session tables.

export DATABASE_POSTGRESQL_SCHEMA="customer_service"

The schema name must start with a letter or underscore and contain only letters, digits, and underscores. The database user needs permission to create schemas and tables.

VeADK selects a PostgreSQL driver compatible with the installed Google ADK version and automatically encodes special characters in usernames and passwords. You can provision PostgreSQL on Volcengine.

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ShortTermMemory constructor parameters (postgresql)

PostgreSqlConfig fields and environment variables

Isolate session tables with a schema

​When to use

​Usage

​Parameters

​ShortTermMemory constructor parameters (postgresql)

​PostgreSqlConfig fields and environment variables

​Isolate session tables with a schema

When to use

Usage

Parameters

ShortTermMemory constructor parameters (postgresql)

PostgreSqlConfig fields and environment variables

Isolate session tables with a schema