fix: stop injecting memories and memory tools when memory is switched off (#30228)

backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py

@@ -2683,7 +2683,12 @@ async def process_chat_payload(request, form_data, user, metadata, model):
                     form_data['messages'],
                 )
 
-        if 'memory' in features and features['memory'] and await Config.get('memories.system_context.enable'):
+        if (
+            'memory' in features
+            and features['memory']
+            and await Config.get('memories.enable')
+            and await Config.get('memories.system_context.enable')
+        ):
             # features is client-supplied; re-check the permission the native FC path enforces.
             if getattr(user, 'role', None) == 'admin' or await has_permission(
                 getattr(user, 'id', ''),

backend/open_webui/utils/tools.py

@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ async def get_builtin_tools(
     # Helper to check user-level feature permission (admins always pass)
     user = extra_params.get('__user__', {})
     config = await Config.get_many(
+        'memories.enable',
         'web.search.enable',
         'image_generation.enable',
         'images.edit.enable',
@@ -655,6 +656,7 @@ async def get_builtin_tools(
     # Add memory tools when memory is enabled and the model allows this builtin category.
     if (
         is_builtin_tool_enabled('memory')
+        and config.get('memories.enable')
         and features.get('memory')
         and get_model_capability('memory')
         and await has_user_permission('memories')