How do I install the Memory Transfer skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/memory-transfer in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Memory Transfer skill do?

Transfer memory files from one OpenClaw agent to another. Use when you need to migrate memory, configuration, or context from one agent to another agent. It is listed under AI & ML on SkillMD.

Is Memory Transfer safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: PASS, Skill Scanner: PASS. Capability flags: executes scripts. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Memory Transfer?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Memory Transfer free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Memory Transfer?

modbender (@modbender) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Memory Transfer by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Memory Transfer
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: modbender

File contents

Memory Transfer Skill

Transfer memory files and context between OpenClaw agents.

Use Cases

Migrate memory from main agent to a sub-agent
Copy user preferences to a new agent
Share project context between agents
Backup agent memory before resets

How It Works

Read source agent's workspace memory files
Copy to target agent's workspace
Optionally merge with existing memory

Commands

List available agents

ls /home/node/.openclaw/

Transfer memory from source to target

node memory-transfer.js transfer <source-agent-id> <target-agent-id>

Transfer specific memory file

node memory-transfer.js transfer <source-agent-id> <target-agent-id> <memory-file>

List agent memories

node memory-transfer.js list <agent-id>

Preview transfer (dry run)

node memory-transfer.js transfer <source> <target> --dry-run

Examples

Transfer main agent memory to coder agent

node memory-transfer.js transfer main coder

Transfer specific date memory

node memory-transfer.js transfer main coder 2026-03-01.md

Preview what would be transferred

node memory-transfer.js transfer main coder --dry-run

Agent Workspaces

OpenClaw agent workspaces are typically at:

/home/node/.openclaw/workspace-<agent-id>/
Main agent: /home/node/.openclaw/workspace-main/

Memory files:

MEMORY.md - Long-term memory
memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md - Daily memories

Frequently asked questions

Memory Transfer