Tip: Use is_redis_available() before constructing a memory backend

Call is_redis_available() before you call get_redis_memory() or get_railway_redis(). It checks whether the Redis subsystem is importable and reachable without triggering a heavy import chain — so a missing or unreachable Redis instance fails fast and clearly instead of raising deep inside a constructor.

Why it sticks: a one-line guard at startup is cheaper than debugging a ConnectionRefusedError mid-session.

Tradeoff: is_redis_available() is a lightweight probe, not a guaranteed health check. A Redis instance that passes the probe can still become unavailable between the check and your first stash() call. For production reliability, also wire up MemoryControlPanel.health_check() and handle MemoryBackend.is_connected() returning False at runtime.

Source files

• src/attune/memory/**

Tags: memory, storage