diff --git a/docs/openapi.json b/docs/openapi.json
index 38d3db9d4..5b40f65f7 100644
--- a/docs/openapi.json
+++ b/docs/openapi.json
@@ -4889,7 +4889,7 @@
 						"title": "Output format",
 						"type": "string",
 						"nullable": true,
-						"default": "v1.0"
+						"default": "v1.1"
 					},
 					"custom_categories": {
 						"description": "A list of categories with category name and it's description.",
@@ -4916,7 +4916,7 @@
 						"description": "Whether to add the memory completely asynchronously.",
 						"title": "Async mode",
 						"type": "boolean",
-						"default": false
+						"default": true
 					},
 					"timestamp": {
 						"description": "The timestamp of the memory. Format: Unix timestamp",
@@ -5025,7 +5025,7 @@
 						"title": "Output format",
 						"type": "string",
 						"nullable": true,
-						"default": "v1.0",
+						"default": "v1.1",
 						"description": "The search method supports two output formats: `v1.0` (default) and `v1.1`. We recommend using `v1.1` as `v1.0` will be deprecated soon."
 					},
 					"org_id": {
diff --git a/mem0/client/main.py b/mem0/client/main.py
index c6b8f9240..73dabe52e 100644
--- a/mem0/client/main.py
+++ b/mem0/client/main.py
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ class MemoryClient:
             )
             kwargs.pop("output_format")
         
-        kwargs.pop("async_mode", None)  # Remove async_mode as it's now default
+        # Force async_mode to True for platform users (not configurable)
+        kwargs["async_mode"] = True
         
         # Force v1.1 format for all add operations
         kwargs["output_format"] = "v1.1"
@@ -1007,7 +1008,8 @@ class AsyncMemoryClient:
             )
             kwargs.pop("output_format")
         
-        kwargs.pop("async_mode", None)  # Remove async_mode as it's now default
+        # Force async_mode to True for platform users (not configurable)
+        kwargs["async_mode"] = True
         
         # Force v1.1 format for all add operations
         kwargs["output_format"] = "v1.1"