Hardware, infrastructure & tooling
Data stores
Definition
Systems that hold information an AI agent can retrieve, such as current records, past data, or reference documents.
Visual example
Connected shelves = data stores
The kitchen connection
Think of connected kitchen shelves holding today's inventory, past order tickets, and recipe binders.
The illustration connects the AI idea to something familiar. Follow the subject, the action, and the result to see how it works.
- 01 · Who or what
- Connected shelves = data stores
- 02 · What happens
- Holds current and past records
- 03 · The result
- Gives agents facts to check
Why it matters
They let agents use relevant information beyond what the model learned during training. Answers still depend on the data's freshness, quality, and access rules.