diff --git a/addons/internal/uibuild/kitstub.mjs b/addons/internal/uibuild/kitstub.mjs
index c41fd8101f..795e60a635 100644
--- a/addons/internal/uibuild/kitstub.mjs
+++ b/addons/internal/uibuild/kitstub.mjs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // (core/http/react-ui/src/addons/hostComponents.jsx); these keep the same
 // props and draw plain markup with the test ids, so a test can check what an
 // add-on asks the host to draw without the host's build.
-export const KIT = ['Section', 'Field', 'Select', 'TextInput', 'Switch', 'Choice', 'Callout', 'StatusChip', 'List', 'ListRow', 'Code', 'Actions', 'Table', 'ExternalLink']
+export const KIT = ['Section', 'Field', 'Select', 'TextInput', 'Switch', 'Choice', 'Callout', 'Notice', 'StatusChip', 'List', 'ListRow', 'Code', 'Actions', 'Table', 'ExternalLink']
 
 export function kitStubs(React) {
   const h = React.createElement
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export function kitStubs(React) {
       (p.options || []).map(o => h('label', { key: o.value, 'data-value': o.value, 'data-selected': p.value === o.value ? '' : undefined },
         h('input', { type: 'radio', checked: p.value === o.value, onChange: () => {}, disabled: o.disabled }), o.label, o.chip || null, o.description ? h('span', null, o.description) : null))),
     Callout: (p) => h('div', { 'data-kit': 'Callout', 'data-tone': p.tone || 'info', role: p.role, ...tid(p) }, p.title ? h('strong', null, p.title) : null, p.children, p.actions || null),
+    Notice: (p) => h('div', { 'data-kit': 'Notice', 'data-severity': p.severity || 'info', role: 'note', ...tid(p) }, p.title ? h('strong', null, p.title) : null, p.reason ? h('p', null, p.reason) : null, p.fixLabel ? h('button', { type: 'button', onClick: p.onFix }, p.fixLabel) : null, p.children),
     StatusChip: (p) => h('span', { 'data-kit': 'StatusChip', 'data-tone': p.tone || 'idle', ...tid(p) }, p.children),
     List: (p) => h('ul', { 'data-kit': 'List', 'aria-label': p.label, ...tid(p) }, p.children),
     ListRow: (p) => h('li', { 'data-kit': 'ListRow', ...tid(p) }, h('strong', null, p.title), p.status || null, p.meta ? h('span', null, p.meta) : null, p.children,
diff --git a/addons/memory/ui/src/index.jsx b/addons/memory/ui/src/index.jsx
index 439c41644c..a3a9ea79b6 100644
--- a/addons/memory/ui/src/index.jsx
+++ b/addons/memory/ui/src/index.jsx
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 // validates it. The rules that make it safe are the host's: this page only
 // states them.
 export const NOTES_ADDRESS = '/app/account?tab=memory'
+// Memory is built in; the save level lives in Settings > Memory.
+export const SETTINGS_ADDRESS = '/app/account?tab=memory'
 export const SAVE_MODE_KEY = 'save-mode'
 export const SAVE_MODES = ['ask', 'auto', 'never']
 
@@ -23,6 +25,9 @@ export function createAddon(sdk) {
     'memory.rules.scopes': 'There are three kinds of notes: yours for every chat, one for each saved agent, and one for each conversation that comes from a messaging app. A saved agent reads notes only when you allow this add-on for it.',
     'memory.rules.limits': 'The model reads a short list, at most 40 lines for each kind, and opens a topic when it needs the details.',
     'memory.open': 'Open my notes',
+    'memory.builtin.title': 'Memory is built in',
+    'memory.builtin.reason': 'Memory is part of LocalAI now, and you do not need this add-on for it. Choose how notes are saved in Settings > Memory.',
+    'memory.builtin.fix': 'Open Settings > Memory',
     'memory.save.title': 'Saving a note',
     'memory.save.legend': 'When the assistant wants to save something to my memory',
     'memory.save.ask': 'Ask me first',
@@ -86,11 +91,22 @@ export function createAddon(sdk) {
       failed ? h(sdk.ui.Callout, { tone: 'warning', role: 'alert', testId: 'memory-save-failed' }, t('memory.save.failed')) : null)
   }
 
+  // Memory is part of the host now. Older hosts have no Notice; they get the
+  // Callout with the same words.
+  function BuiltinNotice() {
+    const open = () => sdk.navigation.openApp(SETTINGS_ADDRESS)
+    if (sdk.ui.Notice) {
+      return h(sdk.ui.Notice, { severity: 'info', title: t('memory.builtin.title'), reason: t('memory.builtin.reason'), fixLabel: t('memory.builtin.fix'), onFix: open, testId: 'memory-builtin-notice' })
+    }
+    return h(sdk.ui.Callout, { tone: 'info', title: t('memory.builtin.title'), testId: 'memory-builtin-notice' }, t('memory.builtin.reason'))
+  }
+
   function Component({ page }) {
     if (page !== 'memory') return null
     return (
       <section data-testid="memory-page" className="memory-page">
         <h1 className="page-title memory-page__title">{t('memory.title')}</h1>
+        <BuiltinNotice />
         <p>{t('memory.intro')}</p>
         <ul className="memory-page__rules">
           <li>{t('memory.rules.confirm')}</li>
diff --git a/addons/memory/ui/test/settings.test.mjs b/addons/memory/ui/test/settings.test.mjs
index f46d21bdde..477345d2d8 100644
--- a/addons/memory/ui/test/settings.test.mjs
+++ b/addons/memory/ui/test/settings.test.mjs
@@ -124,3 +124,13 @@ test('settings: the page reads the setting and does not guess before it arrives'
   assert.match(html, /data-testid="memory-save-loading"/)
   assert.doesNotMatch(html, /type="radio"/)
 })
+
+test('settings: the page says memory is built in and links to Settings > Memory', async () => {
+  const p = await mount(async () => view('ask'))
+  await settle()
+  const n = p.q('[data-testid="memory-builtin-notice"]')
+  assert.ok(n, 'the notice is on the page')
+  assert.match(n.textContent, /Memory is built in/)
+  assert.match(n.textContent, /Settings > Memory/)
+  await p.close()
+})
diff --git a/core/http/react-ui/e2e/memory-addon-notice.spec.js b/core/http/react-ui/e2e/memory-addon-notice.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e99a3023ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/http/react-ui/e2e/memory-addon-notice.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs'
+import path from 'node:path'
+import { test, expect } from './coverage-fixtures.js'
+import { ADMIN, mockAddons, sessionFor, stubAddonRoutes } from './addons-fixtures.js'
+import { buildAddonBundles, packagedApp } from './studio-addon.js'
+
+// The page of the Memory add-on says that memory is built in and links to
+// Settings > Memory. The add-on is served from its build output.
+
+const DIST = path.resolve(path.dirname(new URL(import.meta.url).pathname), '../../../../addons/memory/ui/dist')
+
+test.beforeAll(async () => {
+  if (process.env.E2E_ADDON_BUNDLES_BUILT) return
+  await buildAddonBundles(['memory'])
+})
+
+test('the add-on page has a notice that memory is built in, with a link to Settings > Memory', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.route('**/api/auth/status', route => route.fulfill({ json: sessionFor(ADMIN, { addons: true }) }))
+  await stubAddonRoutes(page)
+  await page.route(/\/api\/addons\/memory\/assets\//, (route) => {
+    const file = new URL(route.request().url()).pathname.split('/').slice(6).join('/')
+    const type = { js: 'text/javascript', css: 'text/css', png: 'image/png' }[file.split('.').pop()]
+    if (!type || !fs.existsSync(path.join(DIST, file))) return route.fulfill({ status: 403, json: { error: { type: 'addon_error', message: 'Addon request denied' } } })
+    return route.fulfill({ status: 200, contentType: type, headers: { 'cache-control': 'no-store' }, body: fs.readFileSync(path.join(DIST, file)) })
+  })
+  await page.route('**/api/addons/memory/user-settings', route => route.fulfill({ json: { settings: [{ key: 'save-mode', values: ['ask', 'auto', 'never'], default: 'ask', value: 'ask' }] } }))
+  await mockAddons(page, { apps: [packagedApp('memory')] })
+  await page.goto('/app/addons/memory/memory')
+  const notice = page.getByTestId('memory-builtin-notice')
+  await expect(notice).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(notice).toContainText('Memory is built in')
+  await expect(notice).toContainText('Settings > Memory')
+  await page.screenshot({ path: 'test-results/memory-addon-notice.png' })
+  await notice.getByRole('button', { name: 'Open Settings > Memory' }).click()
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/app\/account\?tab=memory$/)
+})
diff --git a/core/http/react-ui/src/addons/hostComponents.jsx b/core/http/react-ui/src/addons/hostComponents.jsx
index d6d2cb113d..e66a474994 100644
--- a/core/http/react-ui/src/addons/hostComponents.jsx
+++ b/core/http/react-ui/src/addons/hostComponents.jsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import StatusPill from '../components/StatusPill'
 import { useId } from 'react'
 import HostSwitch from '../components/ui/Switch'
 import HostCallout from '../components/ui/Callout'
+import HostNotice from '../components/ui/Notice'
 import HostStatusChip from '../components/ui/StatusChip'
 
 // Small wrappers over components the host already ships: an add-on gets the
@@ -166,6 +167,13 @@ export function Callout({ tone = 'info', title, actions, role, testId, children
   return <HostCallout tone={CALLOUT_TONES.has(tone) ? tone : 'info'} title={title} actions={actions} role={role === 'alert' ? 'alert' : undefined} testId={testId}>{children}</HostCallout>
 }
 
+// The host's Notice: what is off or not available, why, and one fix. The
+// add-on gives plain data; the fix is a label and a handler, never markup.
+export function Notice({ severity = 'info', title, reason, fixLabel, onFix, testId, children }) {
+  const fix = fixLabel && typeof onFix === 'function' ? { label: String(fixLabel), onClick: onFix } : undefined
+  return <HostNotice severity={severity} title={title} reason={reason} fix={fix} testId={testId}>{children}</HostNotice>
+}
+
 export function StatusChip({ tone = 'idle', children, testId, title }) {
   return <HostStatusChip tone={CHIP_TONES.has(tone) ? tone : 'idle'} testId={testId} title={text(title) ?? undefined}>{children}</HostStatusChip>
 }
diff --git a/core/http/react-ui/src/addons/hostServices.js b/core/http/react-ui/src/addons/hostServices.js
index f10f92ed5e..f30da80763 100644
--- a/core/http/react-ui/src/addons/hostServices.js
+++ b/core/http/react-ui/src/addons/hostServices.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { resourceRequest, dispatchArgs } from './resourceCalls'
 import { userSettingsRequest } from './userSettingsCalls'
 import {
   Button, Spinner, EmptyState, Badge, Stack, Text,
-  Section, Field, Select, TextInput, Switch, Choice, Callout, StatusChip, List, ListRow, Code, Actions, Table, ExternalLink,
+  Section, Field, Select, TextInput, Switch, Choice, Callout, Notice, StatusChip, List, ListRow, Code, Actions, Table, ExternalLink,
   PageHeader, ConfirmDialog, ErrorWithTraceLink, ModelSelector, MediaInput, WaveformPlayer,
   DistributionBars, EmbeddingInspector, TabSwitch,
 } from './hostComponents'
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export const host = Object.freeze({
   React,
   components: {
     Button, Spinner, EmptyState, Badge, Stack, Text, ArtifactCard,
-    Section, Field, Select, TextInput, Switch, Choice, Callout, StatusChip, List, ListRow, Code, Actions, Table, ExternalLink,
+    Section, Field, Select, TextInput, Switch, Choice, Callout, Notice, StatusChip, List, ListRow, Code, Actions, Table, ExternalLink,
     PageHeader, ConfirmDialog, ErrorWithTraceLink, ModelSelector, MediaInput, WaveformPlayer,
     DistributionBars, EmbeddingInspector, TabSwitch,
     LoadingSpinner, Modal, Lightbox, ModelPicker, HomeModelPicker: ModelPicker,
diff --git a/docs/content/features/addons.md b/docs/content/features/addons.md
index 0638ef0230..1dc878fb6a 100644
--- a/docs/content/features/addons.md
+++ b/docs/content/features/addons.md
@@ -1926,6 +1926,7 @@ your own: a class the host does not define has no style.
 | `Code` | `testId` | A monospace block for a raw error or a command, wrapped and scrolled. |
 | `Actions` | none | A row of buttons that wraps. |
 | `Table` | `caption`, `columns: [{key, label}]`, `rows`, `testId` | The host table. |
+| `Notice` | `severity` (`info`, `warn`, `error`), `title`, `reason`, `fixLabel` with `onFix`, `testId` | What is off or not available, why, and one action. Hosts older than this release do not have it: fall back to `Callout`. |
 | `ExternalLink` | `href` (https only), `testId` | A link out, in a new tab. |
 
 The Sandbox and Web sections are made of these components only (`addons/sandbox/ui/src/Settings.jsx`,