2026 02 10 Clawhub Clawvault 1.5.1

Structured memory system for OpenClaw agents. Context death resilience (checkpoint/recover), structured storage, Obsidian-compatible markdown, local semantic search, and session transcript repair.

ClawVault 🐘

An elephant never forgets. Structured memory for OpenClaw agents.

Built for OpenClaw — install via clawhub install clawvault

Install

bash

npm install -g clawvault

Setup

bash

# Initialize vault (creates folder structure + templates)
clawvault init ~/my-vault

# Or set env var to use existing vault
export CLAWVAULT_PATH=/path/to/memory

# Optional: shell integration (aliases + CLAWVAULT_PATH)
clawvault shell-init >> ~/.bashrc

Quick Start for New Agents

bash

# Start your session (recover + recap + summary)
clawvault wake

# Capture and checkpoint during work
clawvault capture "TODO: Review PR tomorrow"
clawvault checkpoint --working-on "PR review" --focus "type guards"

# End your session with a handoff
clawvault sleep "PR review + type guards" --next "respond to CI" --blocked "waiting for CI"

# Health check when something feels off
clawvault doctor

Core Commands

Wake + Sleep (primary)

bash

clawvault wake
clawvault sleep "what I was working on" --next "ship v1" --blocked "waiting for API key"

Store memories by type

bash

# Types: fact, feeling, decision, lesson, commitment, preference, relationship, project
clawvault remember decision "Use Postgres over SQLite" --content "Need concurrent writes for multi-agent setup"
clawvault remember lesson "Context death is survivable" --content "Checkpoint before heavy work"
clawvault remember relationship "Justin Dukes" --content "Client contact at Hale Pet Door"

Quick capture to inbox

bash

clawvault capture "TODO: Review PR tomorrow"

Search (requires qmd installed)

bash

# Keyword search (fast)
clawvault search "client contacts"

# Semantic search (slower, more accurate)
clawvault vsearch "what did we decide about the database"

Context Death Resilience

Wake (start of session)

bash

clawvault wake

Sleep (end of session)

bash

clawvault sleep "what I was working on" --next "finish docs" --blocked "waiting for review"

Checkpoint (save state frequently)

bash

clawvault checkpoint --working-on "PR review" --focus "type guards" --blocked "waiting for CI"

Recover (manual check)

bash

clawvault recover --clear
# Shows: death time, last checkpoint, recent handoff

Handoff (manual session end)

bash

clawvault handoff \
  --working-on "ClawVault improvements" \
  --blocked "npm token" \
  --next "publish to npm, create skill" \
  --feeling "productive"

Recap (bootstrap new session)

bash

clawvault recap
# Shows: recent handoffs, active projects, pending commitments, lessons

Auto-linking

Wiki-link entity mentions in markdown files:

bash

# Link all files
clawvault link --all

# Link single file
clawvault link memory/2024-01-15.md

Folder Structure

text

vault/
├── .clawvault/           # Internal state
│   ├── last-checkpoint.json
│   └── dirty-death.flag
├── decisions/            # Key choices with reasoning
├── lessons/              # Insights and patterns
├── people/               # One file per person
├── projects/             # Active work tracking
├── handoffs/             # Session continuity
├── inbox/                # Quick captures
└── templates/            # Document templates

Best Practices

1. Wake at session start — clawvault wake restores context
2. Checkpoint every 10-15 min during heavy work
3. Sleep before session end — clawvault sleep captures next steps
4. Use types — knowing WHAT you're storing helps WHERE to put it
5. Wiki-link liberally — [[person-name]] builds your knowledge graph

Checklist for AGENTS.md

markdown

## Memory Checklist
- [ ] Run `clawvault wake` at session start
- [ ] Checkpoint during heavy work
- [ ] Capture key decisions/lessons with `clawvault remember`
- [ ] Use wiki-links like `[[person-name]]`
- [ ] End with `clawvault sleep "..." --next "..." --blocked "..."`
- [ ] Run `clawvault doctor` when something feels off

Session Transcript Repair (v1.5.0+)

When the Anthropic API rejects with "unexpected tool_use_id found in tool_result blocks", use:

bash

# See what's wrong (dry-run)
clawvault repair-session --dry-run

# Fix it
clawvault repair-session

# Repair a specific session
clawvault repair-session --session <id> --agent <agent-id>

# List available sessions
clawvault repair-session --list

What it fixes:

• Orphaned tool_result blocks referencing non-existent tool_use IDs
• Aborted tool calls with partial JSON
• Broken parent chain references

Backups are created automatically (use --no-backup to skip).

Troubleshooting

• qmd not installed — run bun install -g github:tobi/qmd or npm install -g qmd
• No ClawVault found — run clawvault init or set CLAWVAULT_PATH
• CLAWVAULT_PATH missing — run clawvault shell-init and add to shell rc
• Too many orphan links — run clawvault link --orphans
• Inbox backlog warning — process or archive inbox items
• "unexpected tool_use_id" error — run clawvault repair-session

Integration with qmd

ClawVault uses qmd for search:

bash

# Install qmd
bun install -g github:tobi/qmd

# Add vault as collection
qmd collection add /path/to/vault --name my-memory --mask "**/*.md"

# Update index
qmd update && qmd embed

Environment Variables

• CLAWVAULT_PATH — Default vault path (skips auto-discovery)

Links

• npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/clawvault
• GitHub: https://github.com/Versatly/clawvault
• Issues: https://github.com/Versatly/clawvault/issues