Where do vector retrieval corpora fit relative to durable execution?

Vector retrieval corpora sit outside Catalyst’s agentic durable execution layer, which is built on CNCF’s Dapr project. They act as external context sources for production AI agents using Catalyst, with only lightweight retrieved context references—not full corpus content—logged or persisted as part of workflow state when required. Loading entire corpora into workflow state bloats persisted storage, so this practice should be avoided to maintain efficient workflow state management.