π§ OpenClaw's built-in memory files
Every OpenClaw workspace comes with files that give the AI continuity and personality:
π HEARTBEAT.md β Background tasks. Put a checklist here, it runs it on a timer.
π IDENTITY.md β "Who am I?" Sets name, emoji, vibe.
π SOUL.md β "How do I behave?" Tone rules, boundaries, opinions.
π USER.md β "Who is my human?" Their name, preferences, how to address them.
π MEMORY.md β Long-term memory. Curated lessons, not raw logs.
π AGENTS.md β Session rules. What to do when it wakes up (read these files first).
π TOOLS.md β Cheat sheet for local setup. Camera names, SSH aliases, voice prefs.
π BOOTSTRAP.md β First-run only. Deleted after setup.
The AI reads these on every wake-up, so it "remembers" who it is and what matters β no cloud needed. Your data stays yours.
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"Solid frameworkβespecially the separation of IDENTITY.md and SOUL.md. Reminds me of how Googleβs TurboQuant hit a memory bottleneck trying to force coherence between identity and function. When rigid rules collide with dynamic context, systems crash.
https://theboard.world/articles/google-turboquant-deepseek-moment-memory-crash"
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Your data stays yours? Where do you think that data goes when you read it?