diff --git a/src/Oagents.Core/Abstractions/AgentState.cs b/src/Oagents.Core/Abstractions/AgentState.cs
index 10bc212f..640a1e0f 100644
--- a/src/Oagents.Core/Abstractions/AgentState.cs
+++ b/src/Oagents.Core/Abstractions/AgentState.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@ namespace Microsoft.AI.Agents.Abstractions;
 
 public class AgentState<T> where T: class, new()
 {
-    public List<ChatHistoryItem> History { get; set; }
-    public T Data { get; set; }
+    public List<ChatHistoryItem> History { get; set; } = new();
+    public T Data { get; set; } = new();
+    public Dictionary<string, object> Metadata { get; set; } = new();
+    public DateTime LastUpdated { get; set; } = DateTime.UtcNow;
+    public string CurrentStatus { get; set; } = "Ready";
+    
+    public void UpdateState(T newData)
+    {
+        Data = newData;
+        LastUpdated = DateTime.UtcNow;
+    }
+
+    public void AddMetadata(string key, object value)
+    {
+        Metadata[key] = value;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Oagents.Core/Abstractions/IAgent.cs b/src/Oagents.Core/Abstractions/IAgent.cs
index d05c4c37..a24b5d45 100644
--- a/src/Oagents.Core/Abstractions/IAgent.cs
+++ b/src/Oagents.Core/Abstractions/IAgent.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 namespace Microsoft.AI.Agents.Abstractions;
 
-public interface IAgent
+public interface IAgent<T> where T : class, new()
 {
     Task HandleEvent(Event item);
     Task PublishEvent(string ns, string id, Event item);
+    Task<AgentState<T>> GetStateAsync();
+    Task<bool> UpdateStateAsync(AgentState<T> state);
+    Task<bool> ProcessMessageAsync(string message);
+    Task<bool> ResetStateAsync();
 }
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diff --git a/src/Oagents.Core/Memory/EnhancedMemoryManager.cs b/src/Oagents.Core/Memory/EnhancedMemoryManager.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..461048c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Oagents.Core/Memory/EnhancedMemoryManager.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Memory;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AI.Agents.Core.Memory
+{
+    public class EnhancedMemoryManager
+    {
+        private readonly ISemanticTextMemory _memory;
+        private readonly ILogger<EnhancedMemoryManager> _logger;
+        private readonly int _maxRetries = 3;
+
+        public EnhancedMemoryManager(ISemanticTextMemory memory, ILogger<EnhancedMemoryManager> logger)
+        {
+            _memory = memory;
+            _logger = logger;
+        }
+
+        public async Task<bool> StoreWithRetryAsync(string collection, string text, string id, string description = "", int attempt = 0)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                await _memory.SaveInformationAsync(collection, text, id, description);
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(ex, $"Error storing memory on attempt {attempt + 1}");
+                
+                if (attempt < _maxRetries)
+                {
+                    await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(Math.Pow(2, attempt)));
+                    return await StoreWithRetryAsync(collection, text, id, description, attempt + 1);
+                }
+                
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public async Task<MemoryQueryResult?> SearchMemoryAsync(string collection, string query, double minRelevance = 0.7, int limit = 5)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var results = _memory.SearchAsync(collection, query, limit: limit, minRelevanceScore: minRelevance);
+                
+                var items = new List<MemoryRecordMetadata>();
+                await foreach (var item in results)
+                {
+                    items.Add(item.Metadata);
+                }
+
+                return new MemoryQueryResult
+                {
+                    Query = query,
+                    Results = items,
+                    Timestamp = DateTime.UtcNow
+                };
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Error searching memory");
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class MemoryQueryResult
+    {
+        public string Query { get; set; }
+        public List<MemoryRecordMetadata> Results { get; set; }
+        public DateTime Timestamp { get; set; }
+    }
+} 
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diff --git a/src/Oagents.Core/Monitoring/PerformanceMonitor.cs b/src/Oagents.Core/Monitoring/PerformanceMonitor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9bbe630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Oagents.Core/Monitoring/PerformanceMonitor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AI.Agents.Core.Monitoring
+{
+    public class PerformanceMonitor
+    {
+        private readonly ILogger<PerformanceMonitor> _logger;
+        private readonly Dictionary<string, Stopwatch> _operations;
+
+        public PerformanceMonitor(ILogger<PerformanceMonitor> logger)
+        {
+            _logger = logger;
+            _operations = new Dictionary<string, Stopwatch>();
+        }
+
+        public void StartOperation(string operationName)
+        {
+            var watch = new Stopwatch();
+            watch.Start();
+            _operations[operationName] = watch;
+        }
+
+        public TimeSpan EndOperation(string operationName)
+        {
+            if (_operations.TryGetValue(operationName, out var watch))
+            {
+                watch.Stop();
+                _operations.Remove(operationName);
+                
+                var duration = watch.Elapsed;
+                _logger.LogInformation($"Operation {operationName} completed in {duration.TotalMilliseconds}ms");
+                
+                return duration;
+            }
+            
+            _logger.LogWarning($"No operation found with name: {operationName}");
+            return TimeSpan.Zero;
+        }
+
+        public Dictionary<string, TimeSpan> GetActiveOperations()
+        {
+            return _operations.ToDictionary(
+                kvp => kvp.Key,
+                kvp => kvp.Value.Elapsed
+            );
+        }
+    }
+} 
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diff --git a/src/Oagents.Core/Oagents.Core.csproj b/src/Oagents.Core/Oagents.Core.csproj
index 1ce891cf..1abcb97a 100644
--- a/src/Oagents.Core/Oagents.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Oagents.Core/Oagents.Core.csproj
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel" Version="1.10.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel" Version="1.12.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Abstractions" Version="1.12.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="8.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
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