diff --git a/core/cat/looking_glass/recall_settings.py b/core/cat/looking_glass/recall_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c95c36a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/cat/looking_glass/recall_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""Module for retrieving default configurations for episodic, declarative and procedural memories"""
+
+from typing import Any
+from cat.utils import BaseModelDict
+
+
+class RecallSettingsMetadata(BaseModelDict):
+    """Settigs's metadata for default configurations
+
+    Variables:
+        source (str): the source of the recall query
+    """
+
+    source: str
+
+
+class RecallSettings(BaseModelDict):
+    """Class for retrieving default configurations for episodic, declarative and procedural memories
+
+    Variables:
+        embedding (Any): the embedding of the recall query - default None
+        k (int): the number of memories to return - default 3
+        threshold (float): the threshold - default 0.5
+        metadata (RecallSettingsMetadata): metadata - default None
+    """
+
+    embedding: Any
+    k: int = 3
+    threshold: float = 0.5
+    metadata: RecallSettingsMetadata = None
diff --git a/core/cat/looking_glass/stray_cat.py b/core/cat/looking_glass/stray_cat.py
index bd9802a23..9e9d042f0 100644
--- a/core/cat/looking_glass/stray_cat.py
+++ b/core/cat/looking_glass/stray_cat.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from cat.log import log
 from cat.looking_glass.cheshire_cat import CheshireCat
 from cat.looking_glass.callbacks import NewTokenHandler, ModelInteractionHandler
+from cat.looking_glass.recall_settings import RecallSettingsMetadata, RecallSettings
 from cat.memory.working_memory import WorkingMemory
 from cat.convo.messages import CatMessage, UserMessage, MessageWhy, Role, EmbedderModelInteraction
 from cat.agents import AgentOutput
@@ -232,27 +233,18 @@ def recall_relevant_memories_to_working_memory(self, query=None):
         self.mad_hatter.execute_hook("before_cat_recalls_memories", cat=self)
 
         # Setting default recall configs for each memory
-        # TODO: can these data structures become instances of a RecallSettings class?
-        default_episodic_recall_config = {
-            "embedding": recall_query_embedding,
-            "k": 3,
-            "threshold": 0.7,
-            "metadata": {"source": self.user_id},
-        }
-
-        default_declarative_recall_config = {
-            "embedding": recall_query_embedding,
-            "k": 3,
-            "threshold": 0.7,
-            "metadata": None,
-        }
-
-        default_procedural_recall_config = {
-            "embedding": recall_query_embedding,
-            "k": 3,
-            "threshold": 0.7,
-            "metadata": None,
-        }
+        default_episodic_recall_config = RecallSettings(
+            embedding=recall_query_embedding,
+            metadata=RecallSettingsMetadata(source=self.user_id),
+        )
+
+        default_declarative_recall_config = RecallSettings(
+            embedding=recall_query_embedding
+        )
+
+        default_procedural_recall_config = RecallSettings(
+            embedding=recall_query_embedding
+        )
 
         # hooks to change recall configs for each memory
         recall_configs = [