Context Engine

Smart Context Engine maintains conversation state and project continuity across OpenClaw sessions.

Quick Start

The context engine automatically: - Restores your last active project on session start - Saves context periodically (heartbeat) and on session end - Tracks pending tasks and notes per project

Commands

• "remember" / "save context" - Manually save current context
• "switch to [project]" - Switch to a project (creates if doesn't exist)
• "show projects" / "what are we working on" - List all projects
• "summarize" / "where did we leave off" - Get project summary

Storage

Projects are stored in: /home/deus/.openclaw/workspace/memory/projects/

• projects.json - All project data
• session.json - Current session state

Actions

save_context

Saves the current context including: - Last topic discussed - Last file worked on - Last command executed - Pending tasks - Notes

Trigger: Explicit mention ("remember", "save context"), session_end, heartbeat

restore_context

Restores the previous session's context: - Loads last active project - Shows "Welcome back to [project]" - Lists pending tasks if any

Trigger: session_start, explicit request

switch_project

Switches between projects: - Saves current project context - Loads or creates new project - Sets as active

Trigger: Explicit mention ("switch to X")

list_projects

Lists all projects with status indicators: - Shows active project highlighted - Displays status (active/paused/completed/archived) - Shows last session date

Trigger: Explicit mention ("show projects", "what are we working on")

summarize

Generates a summary of the active project: - Current status - Pending tasks - Last topic - Session history

Trigger: Explicit mention ("summarize", "where did we leave off")

Triggers

Integration

Works with the MEMORY.md system - updates long-term memory with project summaries.