diff --git a/howso/engine/tests/test_engine.py b/howso/engine/tests/test_engine.py
index d5060628..96f4ce45 100644
--- a/howso/engine/tests/test_engine.py
+++ b/howso/engine/tests/test_engine.py
@@ -415,4 +415,10 @@ def test_react_aggregate(self, data: DataFrame, trainee: Trainee):
                 assert isinstance(value, DataFrame)
 
         for feature in data.columns:
-            assert feature in total_df.columns
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+            assert feature in total_df.columns
+    
+    def test_to_memory(self, trainee):
+        """
+        Test the passthrough to `to_memory` in the Trainee class.
+        """
+        assert isinstance(trainee.to_memory(), bytes)
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diff --git a/howso/engine/trainee.py b/howso/engine/trainee.py
index c7efdca6..2d12dcad 100644
--- a/howso/engine/trainee.py
+++ b/howso/engine/trainee.py
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import typing as t
+import uuid
+import warnings
 from collections.abc import (
     Callable,
     Collection,
     Generator,
+    Iterable,
     Mapping,
     MutableMapping,
 )
 from copy import deepcopy
 from pathlib import Path
-import typing as t
-import uuid
-import warnings
 
 from pandas import (
     DataFrame,
@@ -28,15 +29,16 @@
     LocalSaveableProtocol,
     ProjectClient,
 )
-from howso.client.schemas import AggregateReaction, GroupReaction
-from howso.client.schemas import Project as BaseProject
-from howso.client.schemas import Reaction
-from howso.client.schemas import Session as BaseSession
-from howso.client.schemas import Trainee as BaseTrainee
 from howso.client.schemas import (
+    AggregateReaction,
+    GroupReaction,
+    Reaction,
     TraineeRuntime,
     TraineeRuntimeOptions,
 )
+from howso.client.schemas import Project as BaseProject
+from howso.client.schemas import Session as BaseSession
+from howso.client.schemas import Trainee as BaseTrainee
 from howso.client.typing import (
     AblationThresholdMap,
     CaseIndices,
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@
     TargetedModel,
     ValueMasses,
 )
+from howso.direct.client import HowsoDirectClient
 from howso.engine.client import get_client
 from howso.engine.project import Project
 from howso.engine.session import Session
@@ -4428,6 +4431,33 @@ def from_schema(
             return schema
         return cls.from_dict(dict(schema.to_dict(), client=client))
 
+    def to_memory(
+        self,
+        *,
+        file_type: t.Literal["amlg", "caml"] = "amlg",
+        trainee_path: Iterable[str] | None = None,
+    ) -> bytes | None:
+        """
+        Get the Trainee file data as bytes.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        file_type : {"amlg", "caml"}, default "amlg"
+            The type of byte data to return.
+        trainee_path : Iterable of str, optional
+            The hierarchy path to a sub-Trainee from the root Trainee specified by `trainee_id`.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        bytes or None
+            The Trainee file data as bytes. Or None if the `trainee_id` and/or `trainee_path` does not refer to
+            a valid Trainee.
+        """
+        if not isinstance(self.client, HowsoDirectClient):
+            raise NotImplementedError("The `to_memory` method is only supported when using `HowsoDirectClient`.")
+        return self.client.trainee_to_memory(self.id, file_type=file_type, trainee_path=trainee_path)
+        
+
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls, schema: Mapping) -> Trainee:
         """