diff --git a/memgpt/server/rest_api/agents/message.py b/memgpt/server/rest_api/agents/message.py
index 8b1f3a15..7b514eda 100644
--- a/memgpt/server/rest_api/agents/message.py
+++ b/memgpt/server/rest_api/agents/message.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import uuid
 from asyncio import AbstractEventLoop
 from enum import Enum
 from functools import partial
-from typing import List
+from typing import List, Optional
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Body, HTTPException, Query, Depends
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ class GetAgentMessagesRequest(BaseModel):
     count: int = Field(..., description="How many messages to retrieve.")
 
 
+class GetAgentMessagesCursorRequest(BaseModel):
+    before: Optional[uuid.UUID] = Field(..., description="Message before which to retrieve the returned messages.")
+    limit: int = Field(..., description="Maximum number of messages to retrieve.")
+
+
 class GetAgentMessagesResponse(BaseModel):
     messages: list = Field(..., description="List of message objects.")
 
@@ -63,6 +68,25 @@ def setup_agents_message_router(server: SyncServer, interface: QueuingInterface,
         messages = server.get_agent_messages(user_id=user_id, agent_id=agent_id, start=request.start, count=request.count)
         return GetAgentMessagesResponse(messages=messages)
 
+    @router.get("/agents/{agent_id}/messages-cursor", tags=["agents"], response_model=GetAgentMessagesResponse)
+    def get_agent_messages_cursor(
+        agent_id: uuid.UUID,
+        before: Optional[uuid.UUID] = Query(None, description="Message before which to retrieve the returned messages."),
+        limit: int = Query(10, description="Maximum number of messages to retrieve."),
+        user_id: uuid.UUID = Depends(get_current_user_with_server),
+    ):
+        """
+        Retrieve the in-context messages of a specific agent. Paginated, provide start and count to iterate.
+        """
+        # Validate with the Pydantic model (optional)
+        request = GetAgentMessagesCursorRequest(agent_id=agent_id, before=before, limit=limit)
+
+        interface.clear()
+        [_, messages] = server.get_agent_recall_cursor(
+            user_id=user_id, agent_id=agent_id, before=request.before, limit=request.limit, reverse=True
+        )
+        return GetAgentMessagesResponse(messages=messages)
+
     @router.post("/agents/{agent_id}/messages", tags=["agents"], response_model=UserMessageResponse)
     async def send_message(
         agent_id: uuid.UUID,
diff --git a/memgpt/server/server.py b/memgpt/server/server.py
index be5bfe44..c9885560 100644
--- a/memgpt/server/server.py
+++ b/memgpt/server/server.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import json
-from datetime import datetime
 import logging
 import uuid
 from abc import abstractmethod
@@ -958,8 +957,8 @@ class SyncServer(LockingServer):
         cursor, records = memgpt_agent.persistence_manager.recall_memory.storage.get_all_cursor(
             after=after, before=before, limit=limit, order_by=order_by, reverse=reverse
         )
-        json_records = [vars(record) for record in records]
 
+        json_records = [record.to_json() for record in records]
         # TODO: mark what is in-context versus not
         return cursor, json_records