Unified Session — One Agent, All Devices, Zero Context Loss

Unify all chat channels into one shared AI session for seamless cross-device continuity. Start a conversation on your laptop, continue from your phone — same context, same memory, zero loss. Use this skill whenever: User wants multiple messaging channels (DingTalk, Feishu/Lark, Telegram, Discord, WhatsApp, Signal, Slack, webchat) to share one conversation User mentions "shared session", "cross-device", "multi-channel", "unified session", "continue conversation", "seamless", "context lost", "memory lost", "上下文丢失", "记忆丢失", "多端共享" User says their bot "forgets" what was said when they switch from one app to another User asks how to make Telegram/Discord/DingTalk/Feishu/WhatsApp share context with webchat User wants to switch between desktop and mobile without losing conversation history User mentions dmScope, session routing, channel isolation, or session merging User describes wanting to pick up where they left off on a different device or chat app User complains about having separate conversations on each channel when they only have one agent Even if the user doesn't use technical terms — if they describe the pain of "switching apps and the AI doesn't remember", this is the skill to use

Unified Session

One agent. All your devices. Zero context loss.

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  Before                              After
┌──────────┐  ┌──────────┐     ┌──────────────────────┐
│ Telegram │  │ Webchat  │     │    agent:main:main    │
│ Session A│  │ Session B│     │                       │
│ "Buy milk│  │ "What was│     │  Telegram ──┐         │
│  tomorrow│  │  I doing?│     │  Webchat ───┤ shared  │
│  ..."    │  │  🤷"     │     │  DingTalk ──┤ context │
└──────────┘  └──────────┘     │  Feishu ────┘         │
     ❌ Context lost            │                       │
                                └──────────────────────┘
                                     ✅ Full continuity

The Problem

You connected multiple channels to OpenClaw. Each one starts a separate conversation. You research something on your laptop via webchat, grab your phone, message from Telegram — and the agent has no idea what you were talking about.

This is the #1 pain point for single-user OpenClaw setups. The default config isolates channels for multi-user safety, but most people just want one personal AI that works everywhere.

The Fix

One config value: dmScope: "main". That's it.

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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  session.dmScope: "main"                        │
│                                                 │
│  All DMs from all channels → one session        │
│  Replies auto-route back to source channel      │
│  No manual switching. No context loss.          │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Quick Reference

Setting	Value	Effect
session.dmScope	"main"	All DMs → one shared session ✅
session.dmScope	"per-channel-peer"	Each channel isolated ❌ (default)

Who Should Use This

✅ You're the only person talking to your agent ✅ You use 2+ channels (webchat + phone app) ✅ You want one continuous conversation across devices

⚠️ Do NOT use if multiple people DM your bot — context would leak between users

Setup

Step 1: Diagnose

bash

cat ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json | python3 -c "
import json, sys
cfg = json.load(sys.stdin)

session = cfg.get('session', {})
dm_scope = session.get('dmScope', 'NOT SET')
print(f'Global dmScope: {dm_scope}')

channels = cfg.get('channels', {})
for name, ch in channels.items():
    if not ch.get('enabled', True): continue
    ch_dm = ch.get('dmScope', 'inherits global')
    ok = '✅' if (dm_scope == 'main' and ch_dm in ('main', 'inherits global')) else '❌'
    print(f'  {ok} {name}: dmScope={ch_dm}')

if dm_scope == 'main':
    bad = [n for n,c in channels.items() if c.get('enabled',True) and c.get('dmScope') not in (None,'main')]
    if not bad: print('\\n✅ Unified session is already working!')
    else: print(f'\\n❌ Fix these channels: {bad}')
else:
    print(f'\\n❌ Set session.dmScope to \"main\"')
"

bash

openclaw sessions  # should show 1 session per agent

If the diagnosis says ✅, skip to Step 4 (Verify). Otherwise continue.

Step 2: Configure

Edit ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

json5

{
  // Add or update this:
  "session": {
    "dmScope": "main",
    "mainKey": "main"
  }
}

For each enabled channel, add "dmScope": "main":

json5

// Only touch channels that exist in YOUR config
"channels": {
  "telegram":           { "dmScope": "main" },
  "discord":            { "dmScope": "main" },
  "dingtalk-connector": { "dmScope": "main", "routing": [{"agent": "main"}] },
  "feishu":             { "dmScope": "main", "routing": [{"agent": "main"}] },
  "whatsapp":           { "dmScope": "main" },
  "signal":             { "dmScope": "main" },
  "slack":              { "dmScope": "main" }
}

Step 3: Restart

bash

openclaw gateway restart

Step 4: Verify

Send a test message from each channel. After each one:

bash

openclaw sessions  # still 1 session? token count growing? ✅

The real test: tell the agent something from Channel A, then ask about it from Channel B. If it remembers — you're done.

Reply Routing

Replies go back to wherever the message came from. Automatic.

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You message from Telegram  → reply goes to Telegram
You message from webchat   → reply goes to webchat
You message from DingTalk  → reply goes to DingTalk

For cron/announce: output goes to the channel you last messaged from (lastRoute).

Troubleshooting

Problem	Fix
Bot forgets when switching channels	Run diagnostic in Step 1. Likely dmScope not set to "main"
Messages from a channel don't arrive	openclaw gateway restart — connections silently drop
Multiple sessions still showing	Old sessions expire naturally. New messages use unified session
Cron output goes to wrong channel	Set delivery.channel explicitly in cron config

Channel-Specific Notes

• DingTalk: Stream SDK connects to dynamic endpoints. Network changes (VPN, Wi-Fi) can break it silently. Gateway restart fixes it.
• Feishu: Ensure app is published and event subscription includes im.message.receive_v1.
• Telegram/Discord/WhatsApp: Generally stable. If messages stop, restart gateway.

Reverting

Want isolated sessions back? One change:

json5

{ "session": { "dmScope": "per-channel-peer" } }

Then openclaw gateway restart.

Security

• This skill does NOT send data anywhere
• This skill does NOT modify system files outside OpenClaw config
• This skill does NOT require API keys or credentials
• All changes are to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json only
• Fully reversible

The only security consideration: with dmScope: "main", anyone who can DM your bot shares the same session. Fine for single-user. Switch to per-channel-peer if you add users.

Run openclaw security audit after setup to verify.

Feedback

• If useful: clawhub star unified-session
• Stay updated: clawhub update unified-session

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🇨🇳 中文说明

统一会话 — 一个 Agent，所有设备，上下文零丢失

在电脑上开始对话，拿起手机继续聊——同一个上下文，同一份记忆，无缝切换。

痛点

你给 OpenClaw 接了钉钉、飞书、Telegram、Discord、网页版……但每个渠道都是独立的对话。你在电脑上让 Agent 查个东西，出门掏出手机用钉钉问进度——它完全不记得你说过什么。

这是单用户 OpenClaw 部署的头号痛点。默认配置为了多用户安全做了渠道隔离，但大多数人只是想要一个随时随地都能用的私人 AI 助手。

解决方案

bash

clawhub install unified-session

然后对你的 Agent 说：

"帮我设置统一会话，让所有渠道共享同一个对话"

一个配置项 dmScope: "main"，重启一次 Gateway，搞定。

你会得到

• ✅ 多端无缝衔接 — 电脑 ↔ 手机 ↔ 平板，任意 App
• ✅ 共享记忆 — 不管从哪个 App 发消息，Agent 都记得所有上下文
• ✅ 自动回复路由 — 从钉钉发消息 → 回复自动回钉钉；从飞书发 → 回飞书
• ✅ 全渠道支持 — 钉钉、飞书、Telegram、Discord、WhatsApp、Signal、Slack、网页版
• ✅ 一次配置，永久生效
• ✅ 完全可逆 — 随时切回独立会话
• ✅ 零外部依赖 — 不需要 API Key，不需要额外服务，不发送网络请求

适用场景

✅ 你是 Agent 的唯一用户（个人部署） ✅ 你用了 2 个以上渠道（网页版 + 手机 App） ✅ 你想要一个连续的对话跨所有设备

⚠️ 多人使用的机器人不适用 — 如果多人给你的 Agent 发私信，请保持渠道隔离（per-channel-peer），防止上下文泄露。

安全性

• 不连接外部服务，不需要 API Key，不发送网络请求
• 只修改 ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
• 一个配置项即可完全回退
• 设置完成后建议运行 openclaw security audit 检查

安装

bash

clawhub install unified-session

详细步骤见上方英文部分的 Setup 章节，Agent 会自动引导你完成全部流程。