diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/memories/startup/extract.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/memories/startup/extract.rs
index b3833b8a2..efc030592 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/memories/startup/extract.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/memories/startup/extract.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use crate::memories::stage_one::RAW_MEMORY_PROMPT;
 use crate::memories::stage_one::StageOneOutput;
 use crate::memories::stage_one::parse_stage_one_output;
 use crate::memories::stage_one::stage_one_output_schema;
-use crate::rollout::policy::should_persist_response_item;
+use crate::rollout::policy::should_persist_response_item_for_memories;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::RolloutItem;
 use std::path::Path;
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ fn serialize_filtered_rollout_response_items(
         .iter()
         .filter_map(|item| {
             if let RolloutItem::ResponseItem(item) = item
-                && should_persist_response_item(item)
+                && should_persist_response_item_for_memories(item)
             {
                 Some(item.clone())
             } else {
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/rollout/policy.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/rollout/policy.rs
index edc3b941c..7f9f4acec 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/rollout/policy.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/rollout/policy.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,24 @@ pub(crate) fn should_persist_response_item(item: &ResponseItem) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
+/// Whether a `ResponseItem` should be persisted for the memories.
+#[inline]
+pub(crate) fn should_persist_response_item_for_memories(item: &ResponseItem) -> bool {
+    match item {
+        ResponseItem::Message { .. }
+        | ResponseItem::LocalShellCall { .. }
+        | ResponseItem::FunctionCall { .. }
+        | ResponseItem::FunctionCallOutput { .. }
+        | ResponseItem::CustomToolCall { .. }
+        | ResponseItem::CustomToolCallOutput { .. }
+        | ResponseItem::WebSearchCall { .. } => true,
+        ResponseItem::Reasoning { .. }
+        | ResponseItem::GhostSnapshot { .. }
+        | ResponseItem::Compaction { .. }
+        | ResponseItem::Other => false,
+    }
+}
+
 /// Whether an `EventMsg` should be persisted in rollout files.
 #[inline]
 pub(crate) fn should_persist_event_msg(ev: &EventMsg) -> bool {