# Redis releases six new Iris features for agent context and memory

> Original title: Agents don't fail because models are dumb. They fail because they don't have the right context.

- Source: Santiago
- Published: 2026-11-04T22:02:53.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/egracq212657strfqrlvvx4f5
- Original: https://x.com/svpino/status/2118101702968770912

## Summary

Redis releases six new features for Iris, its agent context and memory platform, including Intent Router, Agent Playbooks, Agent Memory, Context Gateway, Lens, and Agent Mesh. Redis says six capabilities launched today, with two in beta.

## Post

Agents don't fail because models are dumb. They fail because they don't have the right context.

Redis just released 6 new features for Iris, their agent context and memory platform:

1. Intent Router: Routes requests by meaning
2. Agent Playbooks: Reuses answers and procedures
3. Agent Memory: Remembers context across conversations
4. Context Gateway: Connects agents to data and tools
5. Lens: Traces agent decisions
6. Agent Mesh: Keeps agents communicating through interruptions

Link to more info about this release: https://fandf.co/4ip0deL

## Quoted post @Redisinc

> 🚨Redis Iris now covers memory, routing, context access, and agent traceability for production agents in one runtime. Six capabilities launched today, and two of them are in beta. Read more: https://redis.io/blog/agents-are-software-introducing-the-next-chapter-of-redis-iris/?utm_source=x&utm_medium=paid-social&utm_campaign=tw_dg_global_icp-broad_tofu_iris&utm_content=mixed_corporate-announcement

https://x.com/Redisinc/status/2118036695765655891