diff --git a/packages/powermem-langchain/src/powermem_langchain/middleware.py b/packages/powermem-langchain/src/powermem_langchain/middleware.py
index 59c43c99f5..218265eef2 100644
--- a/packages/powermem-langchain/src/powermem_langchain/middleware.py
+++ b/packages/powermem-langchain/src/powermem_langchain/middleware.py
@@ -1,32 +1,23 @@
-"""LangChain middleware entry point for PowerMem.
-
-The VLDB 2026 summer school branch intentionally provides only the public entry
-point. Students are expected to replace this placeholder with a LangChain
-middleware implementation that satisfies the package contract tests.
-"""
+"""LangChain middleware entry point for PowerMem."""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import Any, NotRequired, TypedDict
 
 from langchain.agents.middleware import AgentMiddleware, AgentState
+from langchain_core.messages import AIMessage, BaseMessage, HumanMessage, SystemMessage
 
 
 class PowerMemState(AgentState):
-    """State schema reserved for the PowerMem middleware implementation."""
-
     powermem_context: NotRequired[str]
 
 
 class PowerMemStateUpdate(TypedDict):
-    """State update returned by memory-loading middleware hooks."""
-
-    powermem_context: str
+    powermem_context: NotRequired[str]
+    messages: NotRequired[list[BaseMessage]]
 
 
 class PowerMemMiddleware(AgentMiddleware[PowerMemState, Any, Any]):
-    """Placeholder for the summer school implementation."""
-
     state_schema = PowerMemState
 
     def __init__(
@@ -38,17 +29,109 @@ def __init__(
         save_interactions: bool = True,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> None:
-        pass
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        self.memory = memory
+        self.user_id = user_id or "default"
+        self.search_limit = search_limit
+        self.save_interactions = save_interactions
 
     def before_agent(self, state: PowerMemState, runtime) -> PowerMemStateUpdate | None:
-        pass
+        latest_user_message = self._latest_message_text(state, HumanMessage)
+        if not latest_user_message:
+            return None
+
+        try:
+            result = self.memory.search(
+                latest_user_message,
+                user_id=self.user_id,
+                limit=self.search_limit,
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            return None
+
+        memories = self._extract_memory_texts(result)
+        if not memories:
+            return None
+
+        context = "Relevant long-term memories:\n" + "\n".join(
+            f"- {memory}" for memory in memories
+        )
+
+        return {
+            "powermem_context": context,
+            "messages": [SystemMessage(content=context)],
+        }
 
     async def abefore_agent(
         self,
         state: PowerMemState,
         runtime,
     ) -> PowerMemStateUpdate | None:
-        pass
+        return self.before_agent(state, runtime)
 
     def after_agent(self, state: PowerMemState, runtime) -> None:
-        pass
+        if not self.save_interactions:
+            return
+
+        user_text = self._latest_message_text(state, HumanMessage)
+        assistant_text = self._latest_message_text(state, AIMessage)
+
+        if not user_text or not assistant_text:
+            return
+
+        interaction = f"User: {user_text}\nAssistant: {assistant_text}"
+
+        try:
+            self.memory.add(interaction, user_id=self.user_id, infer=False)
+        except Exception:
+            return
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _latest_message_text(
+        cls,
+        state: PowerMemState,
+        message_type: type[BaseMessage],
+    ) -> str:
+        for message in reversed(state.get("messages", [])):
+            if isinstance(message, message_type):
+                return cls._content_to_text(message.content)
+        return ""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _content_to_text(content: Any) -> str:
+        if isinstance(content, str):
+            return content
+
+        if isinstance(content, list):
+            parts = []
+            for item in content:
+                if isinstance(item, str):
+                    parts.append(item)
+                elif isinstance(item, dict):
+                    parts.append(str(item.get("text") or item.get("content") or item))
+                else:
+                    parts.append(str(item))
+            return "\n".join(parts)
+
+        return str(content)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _extract_memory_texts(cls, result: Any) -> list[str]:
+        if isinstance(result, dict):
+            items = result.get("results", [])
+        elif isinstance(result, list):
+            items = result
+        else:
+            items = []
+
+        memories: list[str] = []
+        for item in items:
+            if isinstance(item, dict):
+                text = item.get("memory") or item.get("content") or item.get("text")
+            else:
+                text = getattr(item, "memory", None) or getattr(item, "content", None)
+
+            if text:
+                memories.append(cls._content_to_text(text))
+
+        return memories