diff --git a/dimos/core/__init__.py b/dimos/core/__init__.py
index 9bb1a3dc68..81b1ad4cee 100644
--- a/dimos/core/__init__.py
+++ b/dimos/core/__init__.py
@@ -82,11 +82,71 @@ def deploy(
 
             return RPCClient(actor, actor_class)
 
+    def check_worker_memory():
+        """Check memory usage of all workers."""
+        info = dask_client.scheduler_info()
+        console = Console()
+        total_workers = len(info.get("workers", {}))
+        total_memory_used = 0
+        total_memory_limit = 0
+
+        for worker_addr, worker_info in info.get("workers", {}).items():
+            metrics = worker_info.get("metrics", {})
+            memory_used = metrics.get("memory", 0)
+            memory_limit = worker_info.get("memory_limit", 0)
+
+            cpu_percent = metrics.get("cpu", 0)
+            managed_bytes = metrics.get("managed_bytes", 0)
+            spilled = metrics.get("spilled_bytes", {}).get("memory", 0)
+            worker_status = worker_info.get("status", "unknown")
+            worker_id = worker_info.get("id", "?")
+
+            memory_used_gb = memory_used / 1e9
+            memory_limit_gb = memory_limit / 1e9
+            managed_gb = managed_bytes / 1e9
+            spilled_gb = spilled / 1e9
+
+            total_memory_used += memory_used
+            total_memory_limit += memory_limit
+
+            percentage = (memory_used_gb / memory_limit_gb * 100) if memory_limit_gb > 0 else 0
+
+            if worker_status == "paused":
+                status = "[red]PAUSED"
+            elif percentage >= 95:
+                status = "[red]CRITICAL"
+            elif percentage >= 80:
+                status = "[yellow]WARNING"
+            else:
+                status = "[green]OK"
+
+            console.print(
+                f"Worker-{worker_id} {worker_addr}: "
+                f"{memory_used_gb:.2f}/{memory_limit_gb:.2f}GB ({percentage:.1f}%) "
+                f"CPU:{cpu_percent:.0f}% Managed:{managed_gb:.2f}GB "
+                f"{status}"
+            )
+
+        if total_workers > 0:
+            total_used_gb = total_memory_used / 1e9
+            total_limit_gb = total_memory_limit / 1e9
+            total_percentage = (total_used_gb / total_limit_gb * 100) if total_limit_gb > 0 else 0
+            console.print(
+                f"[bold]Total: {total_used_gb:.2f}/{total_limit_gb:.2f}GB ({total_percentage:.1f}%) across {total_workers} workers[/bold]"
+            )
+
     dask_client.deploy = deploy
+    dask_client.check_worker_memory = check_worker_memory
     return dask_client
 
 
-def start(n: Optional[int] = None) -> Client:
+def start(n: Optional[int] = None, memory_limit: str = "auto") -> Client:
+    """Start a Dask LocalCluster with specified workers and memory limits.
+
+    Args:
+        n: Number of workers (defaults to CPU count)
+        memory_limit: Memory limit per worker (e.g., '4GB', '2GiB', or 'auto' for Dask's default)
+    """
     console = Console()
     if not n:
         n = mp.cpu_count()
@@ -96,10 +156,13 @@ def start(n: Optional[int] = None) -> Client:
         cluster = LocalCluster(
             n_workers=n,
             threads_per_worker=4,
+            memory_limit=memory_limit,
         )
         client = Client(cluster)
 
-    console.print(f"[green]Initialized dimos local cluster with [bright_blue]{n} workers")
+    console.print(
+        f"[green]Initialized dimos local cluster with [bright_blue]{n} workers, memory limit: {memory_limit}"
+    )
     return patchdask(client)