diff --git a/vectorstore/in_memory.go b/vectorstore/in_memory.go
index 10e079d..5464754 100644
--- a/vectorstore/in_memory.go
+++ b/vectorstore/in_memory.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package vectorstore
 import (
 	"container/heap"
 	"context"
+	"encoding/gob"
+	"io"
 
 	"github.com/hupe1980/golc/internal/util"
 	"github.com/hupe1980/golc/metric"
@@ -195,3 +197,26 @@ func (vs *InMemory) SimilaritySearch(ctx context.Context, query string) ([]schem
 
 	return documents, nil
 }
+
+func (vs *InMemory) Load(r io.Reader) error {
+	decoder := gob.NewDecoder(r)
+
+	// Decode the data
+	if err := decoder.Decode(&vs.data); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Save saves the data to an io.Writer.
+func (vs *InMemory) Save(w io.Writer) error {
+	encoder := gob.NewEncoder(w)
+
+	// Encode the data
+	if err := encoder.Encode(vs.data); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/vectorstore/in_memory_test.go b/vectorstore/in_memory_test.go
index 458f7d2..04a4837 100644
--- a/vectorstore/in_memory_test.go
+++ b/vectorstore/in_memory_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package vectorstore
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/hupe1980/golc/schema"
 )
@@ -52,6 +54,31 @@ func TestInMemory(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.Equal(t, expectedDocuments[i].PageContent, doc.PageContent)
 		}
 	})
+
+	t.Run("SaveAndLoad", func(t *testing.T) {
+		originalData := []InMemoryItem{
+			{Content: "item1", Vector: []float32{1.0, 2.0, 3.0}, Metadata: map[string]any{"key1": "value1"}},
+			{Content: "item2", Vector: []float32{4.0, 5.0, 6.0}, Metadata: map[string]any{"key2": "value2"}},
+		}
+
+		// Create an InMemory instance with the original data
+		vsOriginal := &InMemory{data: originalData}
+
+		// Serialize the original data
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+		err := vsOriginal.Save(&buf)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to save data")
+
+		// Create a new InMemory instance
+		vsLoaded := &InMemory{}
+
+		// Load the serialized data
+		err = vsLoaded.Load(&buf)
+		require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to load data")
+
+		// Check if the loaded data matches the original data
+		assert.Equal(t, originalData, vsLoaded.data, "Loaded data does not match original data")
+	})
 }
 
 // mockEmbedder implements the schema.Embedder interface for testing purposes.