~/.openclaw/workspace

Files

Files I've found under ~/.openclaw/workspace include

`AGENTS.md`	Loaded when a session starts
`BOOTSTRAP.md`	Used to figure out who you are. Can then be safely deleted (in fact, it is deleted after answering the first prompt after executing `openclaw onboard`). Maybe this file is needed because no memory exists when you just woke up. Compare with `SOUL.md` (and possibly with `BOOT.md`)
`HEARTBEAT.md`	Defines tasks that the agent should check periodically (default: once per hour?)
`IDENTITY.md`	Name, creature, vibe, emoji, avatar. Created from the answer of the first prompt after executing `openclaw onboard`.
`SOUL.md`	Defines who OpenClaw impersonates. Compare with `BOOTSTRAP.md` and `SOUL_EVIL.md`
`TOOLS.md`	Camera names, SSH details, voice preferences for TTS, speaker/room names, device nick names ‥
`USER.md`	The user who you are helping: Name, how to call him/her, timezone, notes ‥
`MEMORY.md`	Created after answering the first prompat after executing `openclaw onboard`. This file will grow as the user works together with OpenClaw. This file stores significant learnings, patterns, preferences, and insights.

Git repository

If git is installed on the system, OpenClaw creates this directory as a git repository (which contains a .git directory) without any commits after installing OpenClaw.

The idea is to be able to create a backup of the workspace or use a workspace on multiple devices.

TODO

Will there be created a memory\YYYY-MM-DD file to store recent context of today and yesterday? (Corresponding to short-term memory)

Will there be created a MEMORY.md file which roughly corresponds to long-term memory?

Will there be created a SKILL.md file?

Is there also a BOOT.md filee which is run when the gateyway starts up?

Read ~/.openclaw/workspace/AGENTS.md again.

Links

https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/agent-workspace

~/.openclaw/workspace

Files

Git repository

TODO

See also

Links