Memos
Technical and strategic memos from the Modern Relay team.
- Category · Database · Agentic Systems
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