# Institutional memory

> Institutional memory is what a company has learned over time.

For AI agents, institutional memory is useful only when it is current, retrievable, source-linked, and permissioned.

Ambience turns the agent-relevant parts into governed company context.

## Related

- [How organisational context grows](https://ambience.sh/writing/growing-organisational-context)
- [How to stop agents starting from zero](https://ambience.sh/answers/how-to-stop-agents-starting-from-zero)