diff --git a/llama_toolchain/agentic_system/event_logger.py b/llama_toolchain/agentic_system/event_logger.py
index 22d961a10..6b8d034a6 100644
--- a/llama_toolchain/agentic_system/event_logger.py
+++ b/llama_toolchain/agentic_system/event_logger.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 from typing import Optional
 
-from llama_models.llama3.api.datatypes import ToolResponseMessage
+from llama_models.llama3.api.datatypes import *  # noqa: F403
 from llama_models.llama3.api.tool_utils import ToolUtils
 
 from termcolor import cprint
@@ -162,5 +162,19 @@ class EventLogger:
                         color="green",
                     )
 
+            if (
+                step_type == StepType.memory_retrieval
+                and event_type == EventType.step_complete.value
+            ):
+                details = event.payload.step_details
+                content = interleaved_text_media_as_str(details.inserted_context)
+                content = content[:200] + "..." if len(content) > 200 else content
+
+                yield event, LogEvent(
+                    role=step_type,
+                    content=f"Retrieved context from banks: {details.memory_bank_ids}.\n====\n{content}\n>",
+                    color="cyan",
+                )
+
             preivous_event_type = event_type
             previous_step_type = step_type
diff --git a/llama_toolchain/agentic_system/meta_reference/agent_instance.py b/llama_toolchain/agentic_system/meta_reference/agent_instance.py
index c559470cc..04560ff7b 100644
--- a/llama_toolchain/agentic_system/meta_reference/agent_instance.py
+++ b/llama_toolchain/agentic_system/meta_reference/agent_instance.py
@@ -631,6 +631,8 @@ class ChatAgent(ShieldRunnerMixin):
                 for a in attachments
             ]
             await self.memory_api.insert_documents(bank.bank_id, documents)
+        elif session.memory_bank:
+            bank_ids.append(session.memory_bank.bank_id)
 
         if not bank_ids:
             # this can happen if the per-session memory bank is not yet populated