forked from Selig/openclaw-skill
6 custom skills (assign-task, dispatch-webhook, daily-briefing, task-capture, qmd-brain, tts-voice) with technical documentation. Compatible with Claude Code, OpenClaw, Codex CLI, and OpenCode.
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Memory
OpenClaw's memory system uses plain Markdown in the agent workspace as the foundational approach. Files serve as the authoritative source rather than RAM-based storage.
Memory File Structure
The system organizes information across two layers:
Daily logs (memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md)
Append-only daily entries, with today's and yesterday's files loaded at session start.
Long-term memory (MEMORY.md)
Curated persistent information, loaded only in private sessions.
Writing to Memory
Recommended storage patterns:
- Decisions, preferences, and durable facts go to
MEMORY.md - Ephemeral notes and contextual information in daily logs
- Explicit requests to remember something should be written immediately
Automatic Memory Management
When sessions approach token limits, OpenClaw triggers a silent agentic turn prompting memory consolidation before context compaction occurs.
This flush mechanism can be configured via agents.defaults.compaction.memoryFlush settings:
{
agents: {
defaults: {
compaction: {
memoryFlush: {
enabled: true,
softThresholdTokens: 4000,
prompt: "...",
systemPrompt: "..."
}
}
}
}
}
Search Capabilities
The system supports vector-based semantic search across memory files, with configurable backends including:
| Backend | Description |
|---|---|
| Built-in SQLite | Optional vector acceleration |
| QMD sidecar | Local-first search combining BM25 + vectors + reranking |
| Hybrid search | Merges both keyword and semantic signals |
Tools
memory_search- Semantic queries across memory filesmemory_get- Direct file retrieval