diff --git a/tests/test_base_functions.py b/tests/test_base_functions.py
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+from memgpt import MemGPT
+from memgpt import constants
+import memgpt.functions.function_sets.base as base_functions
+
+from .utils import wipe_config
+
+
+# test_agent_id = "test_agent"
+client = None
+agent_obj = None
+
+
+def create_test_agent():
+    """Create a test agent that we can call functions on"""
+    wipe_config()
+    global client
+    client = MemGPT(quickstart="memgpt_hosted")
+
+    agent_id = client.create_agent(
+        agent_config={
+            # "name": test_agent_id,
+            "persona": constants.DEFAULT_PERSONA,
+            "human": constants.DEFAULT_HUMAN,
+        }
+    )
+
+    global agent_obj
+    agent_obj = client.server._get_or_load_agent(user_id="NULL", agent_id=agent_id)
+
+
+def test_archival():
+    global agent_obj
+    if agent_obj is None:
+        create_test_agent()
+
+    base_functions.archival_memory_insert(agent_obj, "banana")
+
+    base_functions.archival_memory_search(agent_obj, "banana")
+    base_functions.archival_memory_search(agent_obj, "banana", page=0)
+
+
+def test_recall():
+    global agent_obj
+    if agent_obj is None:
+        create_test_agent()
+
+    base_functions.conversation_search(agent_obj, "banana")
+    base_functions.conversation_search(agent_obj, "banana", page=0)
+
+    base_functions.conversation_search_date(agent_obj, start_date="2022-01-01", end_date="2022-01-02")