This module delivers critical field wisdom by analyzing real production failures and anti-patterns from agentic memory deployments. This module synthesizes documented case studies of healthcare data leakage, financial compliance drift, and customer support system decay into actionable patterns that practitioners must recognize and avoid. Through an anti-pattern table and tool stack analysis, teams learn to identify governance gaps before they cause compliance violations or trust erosion.

The module culminates in a hands-on lab where practitioners conduct an anti-pattern audit and design remediation for a realistic scenario. This practical exercise reinforces that memory engineering success depends on governance rigor—implementing isolation boundaries, enforcing intentional forgetting, and maintaining continuous correction cycles rather than chasing technical sophistication.