---
title: "Memory-cap status for a user's store."
method: GET
path: "/v1/memories/cap"
tags: ["Lifecycle"]
---

# Memory-cap status for a user's store.

`GET /v1/memories/cap`

## Query parameters

- `user_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Cap status.

- object — Memory cap status and recommendation.
  - `active_memories` number, required
  - `max_memories` number, required
  - `recommendation` 'none' | 'consolidate' | 'decay' | 'consolidate-and-decay', required
  - `status` 'ok' | 'warn' | 'exceeded', required
  - `usage_ratio` number, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Input validation error
- `500` — Internal server error
- `502` — Upstream AI provider returned an unrecoverable failure (auth, non-retryable 4xx).
- `503` — Upstream AI provider is rate-limited, quota-exhausted, or returned 5xx; consult `retryable`.

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