Memory Configuration in OpenClaw
From the OpenClaw cheat sheet · Memory & Context · verified Jul 2026
Memory Configuration
Configure persistent memory and embedding-based search
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# Enable memory search
openclaw config set memory.search.enabled true
# Use Ollama for local embeddings
openclaw config set memory.search.provider "ollama"
# Check context usage (in conversation)
/context detail💡 Memory search uses embeddings to find relevant context from past conversations
⚡ Use /context detail in conversation to see what's consuming your context window
📌 Set memory.search.provider explicitly (default is openai); use ollama for fully local embeddings
🟢 Agent workspace at ~/.openclaw/workspace/ stores files, skills data, and the memory index