Session Bridge

Use when context is lost after switching surfaces (Telegram to WhatsApp, TUI to Telegram), when handing off tasks between agents (Jon → Eddie, Cipher → Eddie), when an agent needs to know what was discussed in another session, or when you want to resume a conversation on a new surface. Triggers on "catch me up", "what were we working on", "pass this to Eddie", "context switch", "session handoff", "I'm on TUI now", "continue from where we left off".

Keep context coherent across surfaces (Telegram / WhatsApp / TUI) and agents (Eddie ↔ Jon ↔ Cipher ↔ Sage ↔ Picasso) using lightweight topic capsules — without syncing full transcripts or adding load to the memory system.

Core Concept

Each active work thread gets a capsule — a small JSON file keyed by topic:

text

tasks/bridges/
  looking-glass.json        ← Meta Ray-Ban project
  session-bridge-design.json ← This skill's design thread
  clawhub-skill-build.json  ← Active publishing task

Capsules hold only what matters: goal, status, decisions, open questions, next action. They are transient working state, not long-term memory. They do not replace MEMORY.md, daily logs, or the ontology graph — they sit on top as a coordination layer.

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Script

bash

SCRIPT=~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/session-bridge/scripts/bridge.py
python3 $SCRIPT <command> [options]

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Commands

Create a capsule

bash

python3 $SCRIPT create \
  --topic "looking-glass" \
  --goal "Wire Meta Ray-Bans as Eddie's physical presence" \
  --source "agent:main:telegram:direct:7550791652" \
  --agent main

Update a capsule (after decisions, handoffs, progress)

bash

python3 $SCRIPT refresh \
  --topic "looking-glass" \
  --status "active" \
  --next-action "Mike to share Ray-Ban SDK access" \
  --add-decision "Use Bluetooth audio bridge, not USB" \
  --add-question "Does Ray-Ban SDK expose camera feed?" \
  --add-fact "Mike's Ray-Bans model: Meta Ray-Ban v2"

Get a briefing for session start (hydrate)

bash

python3 $SCRIPT hydrate --topic "looking-glass"

Output (~150–350 tokens):

text

[Session Bridge] Topic: looking-glass
Status: active
Goal: Wire Meta Ray-Bans as Eddie's physical presence
Decisions: Use Bluetooth audio bridge, not USB
Open: Does Ray-Ban SDK expose camera feed?
Next: Mike to share Ray-Ban SDK access
Sources: agent:main:telegram:direct:7550791652
Updated: 2026-03-20T06:45Z

Cross-agent handoff

bash

python3 $SCRIPT handoff \
  --topic "session-bridge-design" \
  --to "agent:main:telegram:direct:7550791652"

Then pass the output to sessions_send so Eddie wakes up informed.

See all active capsules

bash

python3 $SCRIPT list
python3 $SCRIPT status --topic "looking-glass"

Clean up stale capsules

bash

python3 $SCRIPT expire --max-age-hours 48

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Bridging Surfaces (Telegram ↔ WhatsApp ↔ TUI)

Option A — Config routing (recommended first step)

Add identityLinks to openclaw.json to collapse the same human across surfaces into one canonical session per agent:

json

{
  "session": {
    "dmScope": "per-channel-peer",
    "identityLinks": [
      {
        "canonical": "mike",
        "peers": [
          "telegram:7550791652",
          "whatsapp:[phone]"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

This makes Telegram-Eddie and WhatsApp-Eddie share the same session — no bridging needed. TUI uses a different mechanism (main session key).

Option B — Capsule hydration on surface switch

When the same canonical session is not possible (TUI ↔ Telegram, or different agent entirely):

1. On the outgoing surface, refresh the relevant capsule:

   bash

   python3 $SCRIPT refresh --topic <topic> --next-action "..."
   

2. On the incoming surface, hydrate at session start:

   bash

   python3 $SCRIPT hydrate --topic <topic>
   

3. Inject the briefing as context before responding.

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Bridging Agents (Jon → Eddie, Cipher → Eddie)

When finishing a delegation task, the completing agent should:

1. Refresh the capsule with results:

   bash

   python3 $SCRIPT refresh \
     --topic "<task-topic>" \
     --status "done" \
     --add-decision "Research complete: X is the right approach" \
     --next-action "Eddie to implement"
   

2. Generate a handoff and deliver via sessions_send:

   bash

   python3 $SCRIPT handoff --topic "<task-topic>" --to "agent:main:telegram:direct:7550791652"
   # Copy output → sessions_send(sessionKey="agent:main:...", message=<output>)
   

Eddie reads the brief and continues — no re-explaining needed.

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What Goes Where

Information type	Where it lives
Current topic, status, next action	Capsule (transient, expires)
Decisions worth keeping long-term	MEMORY.md (promote manually)
Structured facts (people, devices, projects)	Ontology graph
Narrative context / observations	Daily memory log
Team operating rules	SHARED_CONTEXT.md

Capsules are not a replacement for memory — they are short-lived working state that gets discarded when a topic concludes.

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Token Cost

Operation	Approx. tokens	When
Create/refresh capsule	~150	On handoff or decision
Hydrate (session start briefing)	~200–350	Once per session
Handoff message	~300	Cross-agent delegation
Status/list	~100	On demand

Hydration adds <0.2% of a 200k context window per session. Stale capsules add zero cost (they're just files).

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Agent Protocol (Team Rules)

• On delegation: create or refresh capsule before sessions_send-ing a task
• On completion: refresh capsule with outcome + next action, then handoff
• On surface switch: hydrate the relevant capsule at session start
• On topic close: set --status done, let expire cleanup handle it
• Never: dump full session transcripts into capsules (defeats the point)

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Example: Full Cross-Agent Flow

text

Mike asks Eddie about the Looking Glass project.
Eddie doesn't remember details from last session.

1. Eddie runs: bridge.py hydrate --topic looking-glass
   → Gets: "Status: active | Next: Mike to share SDK access"
   → Continues conversation without re-explaining from scratch

Mike tells Eddie: "Let Jon research the Ray-Ban SDK."
Eddie creates a task capsule and delegates to Jon via sessions_send.

Jon finishes research.
2. Jon runs: bridge.py refresh --topic looking-glass \
     --add-decision "SDK exposes camera feed via BLE" \
     --next-action "Eddie to prototype BLE bridge"
3. Jon runs: bridge.py handoff --topic looking-glass \
     --to agent:main:telegram:direct:7550791652
4. Jon sends handoff output to Eddie via sessions_send.

Eddie receives handoff.
5. Eddie reads capsule brief, continues work without Jon re-explaining.

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Setup

No dependencies beyond Python 3.8+. Works immediately after install:

bash

openclaw skills install session-bridge
python3 ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/session-bridge/scripts/bridge.py list