Default Facts
The Facts tab selects the default fact extraction settings for the platform. A fact extraction setting describes how durable facts are distilled out of conversations, each targeting a particular memory type and a set of categories. This tab chooses which of those settings act as the organization-wide defaults. It is gated by the UPDATE_MEMORY_SETTING permission.
Snapshot of Protean AI PlatformUnlike Summaries, this is a multi-select picker. You can select several fact extractors, because an agent can run multiple extractors in parallel, each pulling a different kind of information from the same conversation.
Selecting the defaults
The tab uses the same search-and-add layout as Summaries. Search the available fact settings, add the ones you want into the selected list, and remove any you no longer want. Each item shows its memory type and the categories it covers, so you can tell the extractors apart at a glance. Save writes the selected list as the platform defaults; Reset discards your changes and reloads the currently saved defaults.
Protean ships four default extractors, each covering a distinct slice of what is worth remembering about a user:
| Default fact extractor | Extracts |
|---|---|
protean-behavior-extraction | Behavioral patterns, routines, and how the user solves things |
protean-event-extraction | Specific events and experiences involving the user |
protean-profile-extraction | Stable profile traits: basic info, preferences, long-term habits |
protean-skill-extraction | Skills, capabilities, and technical competencies |
These defaults matter because they decide which kinds of durable facts the platform extracts from conversations by default. When an agent builds memory and does not specify its own fact settings, it falls back to the list chosen here, so this selection shapes the facts captured across the whole platform. Add or remove extractors when you want every agent's default fact-extraction behavior to capture more or fewer kinds of information.
The fact settings themselves (their prompts, memory types, and categories) are authored and maintained in the Memory feature. This tab only chooses which existing fact settings are the platform defaults; it does not create or edit them.