diff --git a/packages/memory-service/src/db/index.js b/packages/memory-service/src/db/index.js
index 04f7a53..da63c86 100644
--- a/packages/memory-service/src/db/index.js
+++ b/packages/memory-service/src/db/index.js
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ function getDB() {
         db.pragma('foreign_keys = ON');
 
         db.exec(schema);
+
+        // Sync FTS index with any existing episodes data
+        db.exec(`INSERT OR REPLACE INTO episodes_fts(rowid, user_message, ai_response) 
+            SELECT id, user_message, ai_response FROM episodes`);
+
         console.log(`Connected to SQLite database at ${path}`);
     }
     return db;
diff --git a/packages/memory-service/src/db/schema.js b/packages/memory-service/src/db/schema.js
index bd8e526..3d052e1 100644
--- a/packages/memory-service/src/db/schema.js
+++ b/packages/memory-service/src/db/schema.js
@@ -58,6 +58,26 @@ const schema = `
 
   CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE IF NOT EXISTS episodes_fts 
     USING fts5(user_message, ai_response, content=episodes, content_rowid=id);
+
+    CREATE TRIGGER IF NOT EXISTS episodes_fts_insert
+    AFTER INSERT ON episodes BEGIN
+      INSERT INTO episodes_fts(rowid, user_message, ai_response)
+      VALUES (new.id, new.user_message, new.ai_response);
+    END;
+
+  CREATE TRIGGER IF NOT EXISTS episodes_fts_delete
+    AFTER DELETE ON episodes BEGIN
+      INSERT INTO episodes_fts(episodes_fts, rowid, user_message, ai_response)
+      VALUES ('delete', old.id, old.user_message, old.ai_response);
+    END;
+
+  CREATE TRIGGER IF NOT EXISTS episodes_fts_update
+    AFTER UPDATE ON episodes BEGIN
+      INSERT INTO episodes_fts(episodes_fts, rowid, user_message, ai_response)
+      VALUES ('delete', old.id, old.user_message, old.ai_response);
+      INSERT INTO episodes_fts(rowid, user_message, ai_response)
+      VALUES (new.id, new.user_message, new.ai_response);
+    END;
 `;
 
 module.exports = schema;
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diff --git a/packages/memory-service/src/episodic/index.js b/packages/memory-service/src/episodic/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bf3a5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/memory-service/src/episodic/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+const {getDB} = require('../db');
+
+// --Sessions --------------------------------------------------
+
+// Creates a new session with the given external ID and optional metadata
+function createSession(externalId, metadata = null) {
+    const db = getDB();
+    const stmt = db.prepare(`
+        INSERT INTO sessions (external_id, metadata)
+        VALUES (?, ?)
+    `);
+
+    const result = stmt.run(externalId, metadata ? JSON.stringify(metadata) : null);
+    return getSession(result.lastInsertRowid);
+}
+
+// Retrieves a session by its external ID
+function getSession(id) {
+    const db = getDB();
+    const stmt = db.prepare(`SELECT * FROM sessions WHERE id = ?`);
+    return parseSession(stmt.get(id));
+}
+
+// Retrieves a session by its external ID
+function getSessionByExternalId(externalId) {
+    const db = getDB();
+    const stmt = db.prepare(`SELECT * FROM sessions WHERE external_id = ?`);
+    return parseSession(stmt.get(externalId));
+}
+
+// Updates the updated_at timestamp of a session to the current time
+function touchSession(id) {
+    const db = getDB();
+    db.prepare(`UPDATE sessions SET updated_at = unixepoch() WHERE id = ?`).run(id);
+}
+
+// Deletes a session and all associated episodes, entities, relationships, and summaries
+function deleteSession(id) {
+    const db = getDB();
+    db.prepare(`DELETE FROM sessions WHERE id = ?`).run(id);
+}
+
+// --Episodes --------------------------------------------------
+// Creates a new episode linked to a session, with user message, AI response, optional token count, and metadata
+function createEpisode(sessionId, userMessage, aiResponse, tokenCount = null, metadata = null) {
+  const db = getDB();
+
+  // Wrap insert + session touch in a transaction — both succeed or neither does
+  const insert = db.transaction(() => {
+    const stmt = db.prepare(`
+      INSERT INTO episodes (session_id, user_message, ai_response, token_count, metadata)
+      VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+    `);
+    const result = stmt.run(
+      sessionId,
+      userMessage,
+      aiResponse,
+      tokenCount,
+      metadata ? JSON.stringify(metadata) : null
+    );
+    touchSession(sessionId);
+    return getEpisode(result.lastInsertRowid);
+  });
+
+  return insert();
+}
+
+// Retrieves an episode by its ID
+function getEpisode(id) {
+  const db = getDB();
+  const stmt = db.prepare(`SELECT * FROM episodes WHERE id = ?`);
+  return parseEpisode(stmt.get(id));
+}
+
+// Retrieves episodes for a given session, ordered by creation time descending, with pagination
+function getEpisodesBySession(sessionId, limit = 20, offset = 0) {
+  const db = getDB();
+  const stmt = db.prepare(`
+    SELECT * FROM episodes
+    WHERE session_id = ?
+    ORDER BY created_at DESC
+    LIMIT ? OFFSET ?
+  `);
+  return stmt.all(sessionId, limit, offset).map(parseEpisode);
+}
+
+// Retrieves recent episodes across all sessions, ordered by creation time descending, with a limit
+function getRecentEpisodes(limit = 10) {
+  // Cross-session recent episodes — useful for recency-based retrieval
+  const db = getDB();
+  const stmt = db.prepare(`
+    SELECT * FROM episodes
+    ORDER BY created_at DESC
+    LIMIT ?
+  `);
+  return stmt.all(limit).map(parseEpisode);
+}
+
+
+// Searches episodes using FTS5 full-text search, ordered by relevance, with a limit
+function searchEpisodes(query, limit = 10) {
+  // FTS5 full-text search across all episodes
+  const db = getDB();
+  const stmt = db.prepare(`
+    SELECT e.* FROM episodes e
+    JOIN episodes_fts fts ON e.id = fts.rowid
+    WHERE episodes_fts MATCH ?
+    ORDER BY rank
+    LIMIT ?
+  `);
+  return stmt.all(query, limit).map(parseEpisode);
+}
+
+// Deletes an episode by its ID
+function deleteEpisode(id) {
+  const db = getDB();
+  db.prepare(`DELETE FROM episodes WHERE id = ?`).run(id);
+}
+
+// ─── Parsers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// Parse JSON metadata back out on the way up — stored as string, returned as object
+function parseSession(row) {
+  if (!row) return null;
+  return {
+    ...row,
+    metadata: row.metadata ? JSON.parse(row.metadata) : null
+  };
+}
+
+// Parse JSON metadata back out on the way up — stored as string, returned as object
+function parseEpisode(row) {
+  if (!row) return null;
+  return {
+    ...row,
+    metadata: row.metadata ? JSON.parse(row.metadata) : null
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  createSession,
+  getSession,
+  getSessionByExternalId,
+  deleteSession,
+  createEpisode,
+  getEpisode,
+  getEpisodesBySession,
+  getRecentEpisodes,
+  searchEpisodes,
+  deleteEpisode
+};
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diff --git a/packages/memory-service/src/index.js b/packages/memory-service/src/index.js
index aec0faf..6d2ae42 100644
--- a/packages/memory-service/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/memory-service/src/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ require ('dotenv').config();
 const express = require('express');
 const {getEnv} = require('@nexusai/shared');
 const { getDB } = require('./db');
+const episodic = require('./episodic');
 
 const app = express();
 app.use(express.json());
@@ -16,7 +17,81 @@ app.get('/health', (req, res) => {
     res.json({ service: 'Memory Service', status: 'healthy' });
 });
 
-// Start the server
+/************************************ */
+/********** Session Routes ********** */
+/************************************ */
+
+// Creates a new session with an external ID and optional metadata
+app.post('/sessions', (req, res) => {
+    const {externalId, metadata} = req.body;
+    if (!externalId) {
+        return res.status(400).json({ error: 'externalId is required' });
+    }
+    try {
+        const session = episodic.createSession(externalId, metadata);
+        res.status(201).json(session);
+    } catch (err) {
+        res.status(409).json({ error: 'Session already exists', detail: err.message });
+    }
+});
+
+// Retrieves a session by its internal ID
+app.get('/sessions/:id', (req, res) => {
+  const session = episodic.getSession(req.params.id);
+  if (!session) return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Session not found' });
+  res.json(session);
+});
+
+// Retrieves a session by its external ID
+app.get('/sessions/by-external/:externalId', (req, res) => {
+  const session = episodic.getSessionByExternalId(req.params.externalId);
+  if (!session) return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Session not found' });
+  res.json(session);
+});
+
+
+// Updates the session's updated_at timestamp to now
+app.delete('/sessions/:id', (req, res) => {
+  episodic.deleteSession(req.params.id);
+  res.status(204).send();
+});
+
+
+/************************************* */
+/********** Episodic Routes ********** */
+/************************************* */
+
+app.post('/episodes', (req, res) => {
+  const { sessionId, userMessage, aiResponse, tokenCount, metadata } = req.body;
+  if (!sessionId || !userMessage || !aiResponse) {
+    return res.status(400).json({ error: 'sessionId, userMessage and aiResponse are required' });
+  }
+  const episode = episodic.createEpisode(sessionId, userMessage, aiResponse, tokenCount, metadata);
+  res.status(201).json(episode);
+});
+
+// Search MUST come before /:id — otherwise 'search' gets captured as an id
+app.get('/episodes/search', (req, res) => {
+  const { q, limit = 10 } = req.query;
+  if (!q) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'q (query) parameter is required' });
+  const results = episodic.searchEpisodes(q, Number(limit));
+  res.json(results);
+});
+
+app.get('/episodes/:id', (req, res) => {
+  const episode = episodic.getEpisode(req.params.id);
+  if (!episode) return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Episode not found' });
+  res.json(episode);
+});
+
+app.delete('/episodes/:id', (req, res) => {
+  episodic.deleteEpisode(req.params.id);
+  res.status(204).send();
+});
+
+/********************************** */
+/********** Start Server ********** */
+/********************************** */
 app.listen(PORT, () => {
     console.log(`Memory Service is running on port ${PORT}`);
 });
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