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Memos

Technical and strategic memos from the Modern Relay team.

Agents Are the New Database Operator

Database categories form around their dominant operator. Agents are a new operator profile — and they need a database that treats reading, writing, and coordination as one loop.

Ragnor Comerford·May 11, 2026

Architecture · Omnigraph · Branchable Operational Graph

The Branchable Context Graph: A New Operational State Layer for Agentic Systems

The dominant enterprise knowledge architecture will be replaced by a new pattern for agentic systems: a branchable operational graph — typed context, hybrid retrieval, branch-local proposed writes, and governance as a first-class system property.

Ragnor Comerford·May 11, 2026