Customize What Vox Remembers About You
Vox's memory system has two layers: a continuous conversation history that remembers everything automatically, and explicit user preferences that you can set and update. Here's how to shape what Vox remembers and how it behaves.
Implicit memory (automatic)
Everything you say to Vox is part of a single, infinite conversation. There's no “new chat” button. This means:
- Names you mention are remembered forever
- Decisions you make are tracked across sessions
- Files you've worked on are part of the context
- Past tool outputs are available for reference
You don't need to do anything to enable this — it's the core architecture. At 600K characters, the conversation auto-summarizes into a compressed checkpoint that preserves key facts.
Explicit preferences (you tell Vox)
For things you want Vox to always do (or never do), set explicit preferences:
Communication style
“Computer, I prefer formal tone in work emails and casual in personal messages.”
“Computer, keep your responses concise — no more than a couple paragraphs.”
Work rules
“Computer, always CC my manager Jordan on client emails.”
“Computer, save all generated documents to my Desktop by default.”
Personal context
“Computer, I work at Acme Corp as a product manager. My team is Sarah, Marcus, and Alex.”
“Computer, when I say 'the dashboard' I mean the client analytics dashboard project.”
Got it. I've saved these preferences: you're a PM at Acme Corp, your team is Sarah, Marcus, and Alex, and "the dashboard" refers to the client analytics project. I'll apply these going forward.
Vox uses save_user_info to store explicit preferences. These persist across sessions and apply to all future interactions.
Updating preferences
Preferences aren't permanent. Update them anytime:
“Computer, I've switched teams. My new team is Priya, Jake, and Noor.”
“Computer, stop CCing Jordan on emails — I have a new manager now.”
How memory affects tool behavior
Memory doesn't just affect conversation — it changes how tools work:
- Email — remembered tone, signatures, CC rules, preferred greeting style
- Documents — remembered formatting preferences, standard sections, company branding
- File management — remembered folder structures, naming conventions, cleanup rules
- Background tasks — learned from past task outcomes for better future performance
Memory is local and private
Everything is stored locally on your Mac in a SQLite database — conversation history, user preferences, knowledge base, and file indexes. Nothing is sent to any server. Nobody else can access your memory.
The more you tell Vox about yourself and your preferences, the more useful it becomes. Memory isn't just a feature — it's the reason Vox gets better over time.
Put Vox to work on your computer.
Download Vox for Mac and start with the local setup flow.
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