What this skill does
Remembers, recalls, and organizes durable facts in a categorized markdown store at ~/Clawic/data/memory/, parallel to built-in agent memory. Use when the user says remember this, save this, note that for later, or don't forget; when they ask what did I tell you about X, when did we decide Y, or who is Z; when a stored fact is wrong, outdated, or contradicts what they just said; when they want something forgotten or deleted; when recall misses, returns stale facts, or slows down as the store grows; when duplicate or conflicting entries appear; when consolidating scattered notes, importing an existing vault, or sharing memory across devices and agents. Not for session-scoped context the runtime already holds, note-taking apps (notes), journaling practice (journal), or study techniques like spaced repetition (learn, active-recall).
Memory is part of the Developer Tools category — developer tools that help your agent write, review, debug, and ship code. You can install it on its own or alongside other developer tools skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install Memory
The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:
- Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
- Open the in-app Skills panel.
- Search for
memoryand click Install. - The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.
Install from the command line
If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Memory with a single command:
openclaw skills add memory
This pulls memory from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/memory/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use Memory
Once installed, Memory activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.
Manual install (advanced)
If you prefer manual installation:
- Click the Download .zip button above to grab
memory-1.0.7.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/memory/(create the directory if it does not exist). - Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Memory?
Install Memory in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for memory, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add memory. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/memory/.
Is Memory free?
Yes. Memory is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.
What does Memory do?
Remembers, recalls, and organizes durable facts in a categorized markdown store at ~/Clawic/data/memory/, parallel to built-in agent memory.
Related: more developer tools skills
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models