OpenClaw Maintenance
Two scripts that keep your OpenClaw instance lean: memory organization and session cleanup.
1. Memory Organizer
Sorts loose .md files from ~/.openclaw/workspace/memory/ root into topic subfolders.
What it does
- Scans
memory/*.md for files sitting in the root (not already in a subfolder)
- Routes each file to a topic folder based on keyword matching:
cabinet/ — agent, cron, delegation, cabinet agent namescontent/ — post, blog, marketing, seo, clipsproducts/ — copanion, hypercho, feature, ui, roadmaptechnical/ — bug, error, config, docs, gatewayx/ — twitter, viral, engagement, followersuser/ — ziwen, founder, personaldaily/ — fallback for everything else
- Adds YAML frontmatter (topic, date, tags) if missing
- Updates
INDEX.md in each topic folder with the new file
- Idempotent — safe to run repeatedly
- No LLM dependency — pure keyword matching
Run
python3 <skill_dir>/scripts/memory_organize.py
2. Session Cleanup
Cleans session storage across ALL registered agents.
What it cleans
| Target |
Retention |
Action |
Tombstones (.reset.*, .deleted.*, .bak-*) |
0 days |
Always delete |
Cron session .jsonl files |
7 days |
Delete after 7 days |
Orphan .jsonl (on disk, not in sessions.json) |
0 days |
Delete |
| Stale sessions.json entries (cron, file missing) |
0 days |
Remove entry |
| Non-cron sessions |
30 days |
Keep |
| Main sessions |
Forever |
Never touched |
Active sessions (.lock) |
Forever |
Never touched |
Safety
- Auto-discovers agents by scanning
~/.openclaw/agents/*/sessions/
- Backs up
sessions.json before modifying
- Never touches locked/active sessions
Run
# All agents
python3 <skill_dir>/scripts/session_cleanup.py
# Preview only
python3 <skill_dir>/scripts/session_cleanup.py --dry-run
# Single agent
python3 <skill_dir>/scripts/session_cleanup.py --agent main
Cron Setup
Set up a single midnight cron that runs both scripts:
Schedule: 0 0 * * * (midnight local time)
Model: any cheap/fast model
Thinking: low
Timeout: 600s
Delivery: none
Cron task message:
Single task only: run memory organizer and session cleanup.
Command 1 (memory):
bash -lc 'python3 <skill_dir>/scripts/memory_organize.py'
Command 2 (sessions):
bash -lc 'python3 <skill_dir>/scripts/session_cleanup.py'
Return ONLY the combined stdout (no extra commentary).
1---2name: openclaw-maintenance-33description: Nightly maintenance for OpenClaw — memory organization (sort loose memory files into topic folders with frontmatter and INDEX.md) and session cleanup (purge tombstones, old cron sessions, orphans across all agents). Use when memory files are disorganized, session folders are bloated, disk space is low, or to set up automated daily maintenance. Triggers on "clean sessions", "organize memory", "maintenance", "session bloat", "memory cleanup", "free disk space", "nightly cleanup".4---56# OpenClaw Maintenance78Two scripts that keep your OpenClaw instance lean: memory organization and session cleanup.910## 1. Memory Organizer1112Sorts loose `.md` files from `~/.openclaw/workspace/memory/` root into topic subfolders.1314### What it does1516- Scans `memory/*.md` for files sitting in the root (not already in a subfolder)17- Routes each file to a topic folder based on keyword matching:18 - `cabinet/` — agent, cron, delegation, cabinet agent names19 - `content/` — post, blog, marketing, seo, clips20 - `products/` — copanion, hypercho, feature, ui, roadmap21 - `technical/` — bug, error, config, docs, gateway22 - `x/` — twitter, viral, engagement, followers23 - `user/` — ziwen, founder, personal24 - `daily/` — fallback for everything else25- Adds YAML frontmatter (topic, date, tags) if missing26- Updates `INDEX.md` in each topic folder with the new file27- Idempotent — safe to run repeatedly28- No LLM dependency — pure keyword matching2930### Run3132```bash33python3 <skill_dir>/scripts/memory_organize.py34```3536## 2. Session Cleanup3738Cleans session storage across ALL registered agents.3940### What it cleans4142| Target | Retention | Action |43|--------|-----------|--------|44| Tombstones (`.reset.*`, `.deleted.*`, `.bak-*`) | 0 days | Always delete |45| Cron session `.jsonl` files | 7 days | Delete after 7 days |46| Orphan `.jsonl` (on disk, not in sessions.json) | 0 days | Delete |47| Stale sessions.json entries (cron, file missing) | 0 days | Remove entry |48| Non-cron sessions | 30 days | Keep |49| Main sessions | Forever | Never touched |50| Active sessions (`.lock`) | Forever | Never touched |5152### Safety5354- Auto-discovers agents by scanning `~/.openclaw/agents/*/sessions/`55- Backs up `sessions.json` before modifying56- Never touches locked/active sessions5758### Run5960```bash61# All agents62python3 <skill_dir>/scripts/session_cleanup.py6364# Preview only65python3 <skill_dir>/scripts/session_cleanup.py --dry-run6667# Single agent68python3 <skill_dir>/scripts/session_cleanup.py --agent main69```7071## Cron Setup7273Set up a single midnight cron that runs both scripts:7475```76Schedule: 0 0 * * * (midnight local time)77Model: any cheap/fast model78Thinking: low79Timeout: 600s80Delivery: none81```8283Cron task message:8485```86Single task only: run memory organizer and session cleanup.8788Command 1 (memory):89bash -lc 'python3 <skill_dir>/scripts/memory_organize.py'9091Command 2 (sessions):92bash -lc 'python3 <skill_dir>/scripts/session_cleanup.py'9394Return ONLY the combined stdout (no extra commentary).95```
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