Make.com, n8n, and Zapier forget everything when a run ends. retainr gives your AI permanent memory — no code, no databases, one extra step in your existing workflow.
1,000 memory ops free every month · no credit card required
retainr — called automatically before reply
GET /v1/memories/search
?query=refund+status&[email protected]&limit=5
› "Refund requested for order #8821 on March 5"0.97
› "Customer is on Pro plan, high priority"0.84
2 memories retrieved · 41ms
Native integrations for the platforms you already build on
Install the retainr community node from Settings - Community Nodes. Drag the Search Memory step before your AI node and Store Memory after.
< 100ms
Memory retrieval
2 steps
Workflow setup
3 platforms
Native integrations
GDPR
Compliant by design
You built an AI automation. A customer service bot, a lead follow-up sequence, a content assistant. It worked great in testing.
Then a real customer came back three days later and your AI treated them like a complete stranger. Asked the same questions. Gave the same generic response. Wasted their time.
This is not a bug. It is how Make.com, n8n, and Zapier work by design. Every run is isolated. Your AI gets no history, no context, no previous conversations - unless you build the memory layer yourself.
Most people do not. That is why most AI automations feel cheap and forgettable.
“My AI chatbot keeps asking customers for their email even though they gave it last week.”
— n8n community
“Every time the workflow runs, the AI has no idea what happened in previous conversations.”
— Make.com forum
“I want my AI to get smarter over time, not start from zero every single run.”
— Reddit r/nocode
“Clients are noticing. The bot feels dumb.”
— Zapier community
The fix
Add the retainr step to your existing workflow. From that point on, your AI recalls every relevant past interaction before responding - and saves the new one automatically.
Your workflow today
Trigger
Customer sends a message
AI step
Generate a response
Send reply
Response delivered
No memory. Starts fresh every time.
Your workflow with retainr
Trigger
Customer sends a message
retainr - Recall
Fetch relevant past context
AI step
Respond with full context
retainr - Store
Save this interaction
Send reply
Response delivered
Your AI remembers. Every time.
Setup in minutes
Install retainr in your platform
Search for retainr in the n8n community nodes or the Make.com app marketplace. One click to install.
Add your API key
Create a free account and paste your API key into the retainr credential. Takes 30 seconds.
Add two steps to your workflow
Recall step before your AI node. Store step after. That is the entire setup.
Your AI now has permanent memory
Every interaction is saved. Every future run recalls the relevant history automatically.
Memories recalled
“Requested refund for order #8821 on March 3.”
0.97“Confirmed on Pro plan since January.”
0.89“Prefers email contact only.”
0.843 memories retrieved · 38ms · injected into system prompt
Not for developers writing code from scratch. For people using Make.com, n8n, and Zapier to build real AI-powered workflows.
Finds relevant memories even when the wording is different. Ask about a billing issue and it surfaces context from three weeks ago automatically.
Each customer gets their own isolated memory namespace. Your AI knows exactly who it is talking to and what matters to them.
One API key connects everything. A customer who contacts via email and chat gets the same continuity — retainr connects the dots.
Set session memory that clears after a task, or permanent memory that lasts forever. You control what is kept and for how long.
Delete a contact's entire memory with one API call — permanently. No manual database cleanup. Audit-ready from day one.
Free plan covers early projects. Paid plans handle hundreds of thousands of ops per month. Zero infrastructure to manage.
Start free — no credit card. Upgrade when you outgrow it.
Free
For personal projects and testing.
Builder
For freelancers and small agencies.
Pro
For teams shipping production workflows.
Need more volume? See Agency plan (€199/mo) and full feature comparison →
Make.com, n8n, and Zapier run each scenario or workflow as an isolated execution. When it finishes, all context is gone. The next run starts completely fresh - which means your AI has no memory of previous conversations.
No. Install the retainr node from the n8n community library or the retainr module from the Make.com app marketplace. Add your API key and you are done. No code, no databases, no configuration.
retainr uses semantic search - it finds memories that are relevant in meaning, not just keyword matches. So if a customer mentioned a billing issue three weeks ago in different words, retainr still surfaces that context.
Yes. Each contact's memory is isolated and scoped to their unique ID. You can delete a contact's entire memory with one API call - permanently. We do not use your data to train models.
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Stop making people repeat themselves. Two steps in your existing workflow. No code, no databases.
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