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Procedural Skill Executor

Software componentMemoryCognition & Memoryarc:ProceduralSkillExecutor

A memory component that runs a learned procedure from procedural memory outside the context window, taking parameters from the reasoning loop and returning only the result to working memory.

Responsibility. Executes learned procedures on behalf of the reasoning loop.

Also known as: Procedural memory integration, Procedural routine invocation

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SHOULD keep procedure bodies out of the context window so that only invocation parameters and results occupy working memory.

Classification

Patterns: Invoke-procedure, return-result offloading
Quality attributes: Performance efficiency (ISO/IEC 25010)
Risks mitigated: Working-memory burden from encoding full procedures in context

Sources

Ch5.9: T. Nguyen, "Working Memory," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 5.9. ISBN: 9798244538229.
Ref5.04: C. Stryker, "What is AI agent memory?," IBM Think. Accessed: Sep. 27, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/ai-agent-memory

Procedural Skill Executor

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is invoked by dependency

reads dependency

writes dependency

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