NEVER edit MEMORY.md — it's curated by OpenClaw. Always create new files in memory/.
Key paths on VPS
- MEMORY.md (curated, READ-ONLY):
/root/.openclaw/workspace/MEMORY.md - Session memories (CREATE HERE):
/root/.openclaw/workspace/memory/ - SQLite index:
/root/.openclaw/memory/main.sqlite
Search memories:
ssh vps 'cd /root/openclaw && docker compose exec openclaw-gateway node dist/index.js memory search "QUERY"'
Save a new memory:
ssh vps 'cat > /root/.openclaw/workspace/memory/YYYY-MM-DD-topic.md << '''EOF'''
# Session: YYYY-MM-DD (via Claude Code local)
## Topic
Content here
**Tags:** relevant, tags, here
EOF'
Then reindex:
ssh vps 'cd /root/openclaw && docker compose exec openclaw-gateway node dist/index.js memory index'