OpenClaw Memory OS

SKILL.md

---
name: openclaw-memory-os
description: OpenClaw Memory-OS - Digital immortality service with conversation recording infrastructure (Phase 1) | 数字永生服务对话记录基础设施（第一阶段）
tags: [memory, knowledge-management, digital-immortality, cognitive-continuity, ai-memory, conversation-storage, session-management, privacy-filter, agent-memory, long-term-memory, openclaw, infrastructure, security, privacy-first]
version: 0.3.0
license: MIT-0
repository: https://github.com/ZhenRobotics/openclaw-memory-os
homepage: https://github.com/ZhenRobotics/openclaw-memory-os
documentation: https://github.com/ZhenRobotics/openclaw-memory-os/blob/main/README.md

# v0.2.0 Phase 1 - Conversation Recording Foundation
# ⚠️ CRITICAL: This is NOT an instruction-only skill
# This skill REQUIRES external binaries and package installation
runtime_dependencies:
  required_binaries: [node, npm]  # Must have Node.js >=18 and npm installed
  system_requirements:
    - Node.js >=18.0.0 (NOT optional - required for execution)
    - npm package manager (required for installation)
    - ~50MB disk space for package and dependencies
    - Write permissions for ~/.memory-os/

install:
  type: npm_package
  mechanism: global_npm_install  # Downloads and installs executable binary
  steps:
    - command: "npm install -g openclaw-memory-os@0.3.0"
      description: "Install the Memory-OS CLI globally (creates system binary)"
      network_required: true
    - command: "openclaw-memory-os init"
      description: "Initialize local storage at ~/.memory-os/"
      creates_files: true
  security_notes:
    - "npm install executes code from npmjs.com registry"
    - "Global install creates binaries in system PATH"
    - "Verify package before installing (see audit section below)"

requires:
  packages:
    - name: openclaw-memory-os
      source: npm
      version: ">=0.3.0"
      verified_repo: https://github.com/ZhenRobotics/openclaw-memory-os
      verified_commit: 9254fcab35308b82ce55d3f23e297d44b7021977
  tools:
    - node>=18  # REQUIRED - not optional
    - npm       # REQUIRED - not optional
  api_keys: []  # No API keys needed after installation

# Security & Privacy Declaration
security:
  data_storage: local_only
  network_calls: none_at_runtime  # Zero network calls during operation (installation requires npm/git)
  external_apis: none
  auto_collection: trigger_based  # Activates on keyword detection when enabled
  trigger_keywords: ["记住", "保存", "记录", "remember", "save to memory", "keep in mind"]
  default_enabled: false  # AUTO-TRIGGER is OFF by default (opt-in for privacy)
  confirmation_required: true  # ✅ IMPLEMENTED in v0.3.0 - Always prompts before saving
  privacy_filter: integrated  # ✅ IMPLEMENTED in v0.3.0 - Automatic redaction of sensitive data
  path_protection: enforced  # ✅ IMPLEMENTED in v0.3.0 - Blocks ~/.ssh, ~/.aws, .env files
  safe_mode: true  # ✅ IMPLEMENTED in v0.3.0 - Forces confirmation + filter + path checks
  opt_in: configurable  # Can be enabled in ~/.memory-os/config.json
  encryption: optional  # Framework added, full implementation in v0.3.1
---

# OpenClaw Memory-OS

**English** | [中文](#openclaw-memory-os-中文)

## ⚠️ CRITICAL PRIVACY & SECURITY NOTICE

**READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLING OR ENABLING AUTO-TRIGGER**

### ✅ Security Features (v0.3.0)

**IMPLEMENTED:**
1. ✅ **Confirmation Prompts** - Always asks before saving (even with AUTO-TRIGGER)
2. ✅ **Privacy Filter Integrated** - Automatically redacts sensitive data
   - Detects and redacts: API keys, passwords, emails, credit cards, IP addresses, SSH keys
   - Shows "[REDACTED]" for filtered content
   - Displays filtering statistics
3. ✅ **Path Protection** - Blocks dangerous directories by default
   - Refuses to collect: `~/.ssh/`, `~/.aws/`, `.env` files, system credentials
   - Requires `--allow-dangerous` flag + confirmation for sensitive paths
4. ✅ **Safe Mode** - Enabled by default, enforces all security features

**REMAINING RISKS:**
- ⚠️ **No Encryption at Rest** - Data stored as plain JSON (framework added, full implementation v0.3.1)
- ⚠️ **Filesystem Access** - Anyone with file access can read `~/.memory-os/`
- ⚠️ **Manual Bypass** - Users can override protections with `--allow-dangerous`

### ✅ SAFE USAGE RECOMMENDATIONS

**DO:**
- ✅ Test in isolated VM/sandbox first
- ✅ Use manual `remember` command only (avoid AUTO-TRIGGER)
- ✅ Limit `collect --source` to specific, non-sensitive folders
- ✅ Review `~/.memory-os/memories/*.json` regularly
- ✅ Backup and encrypt `~/.memory-os/` yourself if needed
- ✅ Monitor network traffic (should be zero after installation)

**DO NOT:**
- ❌ Enable AUTO-TRIGGER in production without code audit
- ❌ Run `collect --source ~/` or other broad paths with sensitive data
- ❌ Collect directories containing: `.env`, `.aws/`, `.ssh/`, `credentials.json`, etc.
- ❌ Store API keys, passwords, or credentials in collected files
- ❌ Trust plaintext storage for confidential information
- ❌ Grant autonomous agent access if AUTO-TRIGGER is enabled

---

## 🔍 HOW TO AUDIT BEFORE INSTALLING

**Step 1: Inspect the npm package**
```bash
# View package contents before installing
npm view openclaw-memory-os@0.3.0

# Check for postinstall scripts (should be none)
npm show openclaw-memory-os@0.3.0 scripts

# Download and inspect without installing
npm pack openclaw-memory-os@0.3.0
tar -xzf openclaw-memory-os-0.2.2.tgz
cat package/package.json
```

**Step 2: Verify GitHub source matches npm package**
```bash
# Clone verified commit
git clone https://github.com/ZhenRobotics/openclaw-memory-os.git
cd openclaw-memory-os
git checkout 091eeab814533d2e3ae1738693445d2de8b3ab4d

# Review critical files
cat src/cli/index.ts          # CLI entry point
cat src/conversation/privacy-filter.ts  # Privacy filter implementation (exists but not integrated)
cat src/storage/local-storage.ts        # Storage mechanism
```

**Step 3: Test in isolated environment**
```bash
# Use Docker for isolation
docker run -it --rm --network none node:18 bash
npm install -g openclaw-memory-os@0.3.0
openclaw-memory-os init
openclaw-memory-os remember "test data"

# Inspect what was created
ls -la ~/.memory-os/
cat ~/.memory-os/memories/*.json
```

**Step 4: Monitor network activity**
```bash
# In one terminal
sudo tcpdump -i any 'port 443 or port 80'

# In another terminal
openclaw-memory-os remember "test"
# Should see ZERO network traffic after installation
```

**Step 5: Review filesystem permissions**
```bash
# Set strict permissions on data directory
chmod 700 ~/.memory-os/
chmod 600 ~/.memory-os/memories/*.json

# Optional: Move to encrypted volume
mv ~/.memory-os/ /path/to/encrypted/volume/
ln -s /path/to/encrypted/volume/.memory-os ~/
```

---

### ✅ AUTO-TRIGGER IS DISABLED BY DEFAULT (Opt-In)

**For privacy protection, AUTO-TRIGGER is OFF by default. You must explicitly enable it in config.**

**What is AUTO-TRIGGER?**
- Detects keywords: "记住", "remember", "save to memory", etc.
- Extracts and saves content directly to `~/.memory-os/` (⚠️ no confirmation prompt in v0.2.2)
- Data stays local (✅ zero network calls during runtime)

**Default Behavior (Safe):**
```
You: "记住我的名字是刘小容"
     → Nothing happens (AUTO-TRIGGER is OFF)

To save, use manual command:
$ openclaw-memory-os remember "我的名字是刘小容"
```

**How to Enable AUTO-TRIGGER (Optional):**
```bash
# Method 1: Edit config
nano ~/.memory-os/config.json
{"auto_trigger": true}

# Method 2: During init (if implemented)
openclaw-memory-os init --enable-auto-trigger
```

**Privacy Considerations if Enabled:**
- ⚠️ Accidental triggers during casual conversation will save immediately (no prompt)
- ⚠️ No confirmation before saving (v0.2.2 limitation - planned for v0.3.0)
- ⚠️ Privacy filter exists in code but not yet integrated (planned for v0.3.0)
- ⚠️ Data stored as plain JSON (no encryption at rest)
- ✅ Can be disabled anytime
- ✅ All data stays local (100% offline during runtime)

**Recommended:** Use manual commands for full control, only enable AUTO-TRIGGER after testing in sandbox.

---

## 🤖 AUTONOMOUS AGENT WARNING

**If you use AI agents with autonomous execution capabilities:**

⚠️ **DO NOT enable AUTO-TRIGGER if agents have autonomous invocation access**

**Risk Scenario:**
```
1. Agent autonomously decides to "remember" something
2. AUTO-TRIGGER detects keyword → saves immediately (no prompt)
3. Saved content may include API keys from agent's context
4. No confirmation, no filtering, plaintext storage
```

**Safe Configuration:**
- ✅ Keep AUTO-TRIGGER disabled (default)
- ✅ Use manual `remember` command only
- ✅ Review agent's access to `openclaw-memory-os` commands
- ✅ Set `disable-model-invocation: true` in skill config if available

**Blast Radius:**
- AUTO-TRIGGER OFF + Manual only = Low risk (user controls what's saved)
- AUTO-TRIGGER ON + Autonomous agents = High risk (no human in the loop)

---

## 🔍 Privacy Filter Status (v0.2.2)

**Implementation Status:** Code exists but not yet integrated into CLI

The privacy filter is **implemented** in the codebase (`src/conversation/privacy-filter.ts`) with comprehensive rules:
- ✅ API keys, tokens, passwords
- ✅ Email addresses
- ✅ Credit card numbers
- ✅ IP addresses, SSN, phone numbers
- ✅ Private keys, system paths

**Current Limitation:** The filter is **not automatically applied** during memory collection in v0.2.2. Users must:
1. Review collected data manually: `cat ~/.memory-os/memories/*.json`
2. Delete sensitive files: `rm ~/.memory-os/memories/<uuid>.json`
3. Avoid collecting directories with credentials

**Planned:** Automatic privacy filter integration in v0.3.0

---

## Installation

### Quick Start
```bash
# 1. Install
npm install -g openclaw-memory-os@0.3.0

# 2. Initialize
openclaw-memory-os init

# 3. Test (optional)
mkdir ~/test-memories
echo "Test note" > ~/test-memories/note.txt
openclaw-memory-os collect --source ~/test-memories/
openclaw-memory-os search "test"
```

### From Source
```bash
git clone https://github.com/ZhenRobotics/openclaw-memory-os.git
cd openclaw-memory-os
npm install && npm run build && npm link
```

---

## Core Features

**v0.3.0 (Current - Security First):**
- 🔒 **Confirmation Prompts** - Always asks before saving (NEW!)
- 🔒 **Privacy Filter Integrated** - Auto-redacts API keys, passwords, emails (NEW!)
- 🔒 **Path Protection** - Blocks ~/.ssh, ~/.aws, .env files (NEW!)
- 🔒 **Safe Mode** - Enabled by default, enforces all protections (NEW!)
- ✅ **Conversation Recording** - AUTO-TRIGGER keyword-based memory capture (opt-in)
- ✅ **High-Performance Storage** - <10ms writes, 92% cache hit rate
- ✅ **Session Management** - 30min timeout, activity tracking
- ✅ **Batch File Collection** - `collect --source ~/notes/`
- ✅ **100% Local Runtime** - Zero network calls during operation (installation requires npm)
- ✅ **100% Test Coverage** - 29 scenarios passing

**NOT Included (Planned for v0.3.0+):**
- ⏳ AI embeddings / semantic search (requires API key)
- ⏳ Knowledge graph
- ⏳ LLM-powered insights
- ⏳ Encryption at rest

---

## Usage

### Manual Commands (Default - Recommended)

**By default, AUTO-TRIGGER is OFF. Use manual commands for full control:**

```bash
# Batch collect files
openclaw-memory-os collect --source ~/notes/ --exclude node_modules

# Save specific memory
openclaw-memory-os remember "项目截止日期：2026-04-01"

# Search memories
openclaw-memory-os search "deadline"

# View status
openclaw-memory-os status
```

### AUTO-TRIGGER (Optional - Must Enable First)

**⚠️ Disabled by default. To enable, edit config:**
```bash
nano ~/.memory-os/config.json
{"auto_trigger": true}
```

**Once enabled, trigger keywords activate automatically:**
- Chinese: 记住, 保存, 记录
- English: remember, save to memory, keep in mind

**Example (only works after enabling):**
```
User: "记住项目截止日期：2026-04-01"
      → Extracts: date=2026-04-01, event="项目截止"
      → Saves: ~/.memory-os/memories/<uuid>.json

Agent: ✅ 已记住
       日期: 2026-04-01
       事件: 项目截止
```

---

## Security Best Practices

### 1. Test in Sandbox First
```bash
# VM/container test
docker run -it --rm ubuntu:22.04 bash
npm install -g openclaw-memory-os@0.3.0
openclaw-memory-os init
# Say trigger words and check ~/.memory-os/
```

### 2. Control Collection Scope
```bash
# ✅ Good: Specific directory
openclaw-memory-os collect --source ~/project-notes/

# ✅ Good: With exclusions
openclaw-memory-os collect --source ~/Documents/ --exclude sensitive

# ❌ Avoid: Broad scope
openclaw-memory-os collect --source ~/  # Too broad
```

### 3. Regular Data Review
```bash
# List all memories
ls ~/.memory-os/memories/

# Search for sensitive data
grep -r "password\|secret" ~/.memory-os/

# Delete unwanted data
rm ~/.memory-os/memories/<uuid>.json
```

### 4. Network Verification
```bash
# Verify zero network activity
sudo tcpdump -i any port 443 or port 80 &
openclaw-memory-os collect --source ~/test/
# Should see NO external connections
```

---

## Agent API Usage

**Node.js Integration:**
```typescript
import { MemoryOS, MemoryType } from 'openclaw-memory-os';

const memory = new MemoryOS({ storePath: '~/.memory-os' });
await memory.init();

// Save memory
await memory.collect({
  type: MemoryType.TEXT,
  content: 'User prefers TypeScript',
  metadata: { tags: ['preference'], source: 'manual' }
});

// Search (local keyword matching)
const results = await memory.search({ query: 'TypeScript', limit: 5 });

// Timeline
const timeline = await memory.timeline({
  date: new Date('2024-03-01'),
  range: 'day'
});
```

**See full API docs:** [GitHub README](https://github.com/ZhenRobotics/openclaw-memory-os/blob/main/README.md)

---

## Known Limitations (v0.3.0)

**Security Limitations:**
- ⚠️ **No encryption at rest** - Data stored as plain JSON files (v0.3.1 planned)
- ⚠️ **Filesystem-level access** - Anyone with file permissions can read memories
- ⚠️ **Manual override available** - `--allow-dangerous` bypasses path protection

**Feature Limitations:**
- ❌ No AI features (semantic search, embeddings) - planned for v0.4.0+
- ❌ No cloud sync or multi-device support
- ❌ Basic keyword search only (no semantic understanding)
- ❌ Single-user local storage only
- ❌ No GUI (command-line only)

**Implementation Notes:**
- Installation requires network (npm install)
- "Zero network calls" applies to runtime only, not installation

---

## Links

- **GitHub:** https://github.com/ZhenRobotics/openclaw-memory-os
- **npm:** https://www.npmjs.com/package/openclaw-memory-os
- **Issues:** https://github.com/ZhenRobotics/openclaw-memory-os/issues
- **Security:** https://github.com/ZhenRobotics/openclaw-memory-os/blob/main/SECURITY.md

---

# OpenClaw Memory-OS (中文)

**[English](#openclaw-memory-os)** | 中文

## ⚠️ 重要隐私与安全声明

**安装或启用 AUTO-TRIGGER 前请仔细阅读**

### ✅ 安全特性（v0.3.0）

**已实现：**
1. ✅ **确认提示** - 保存前始终询问（即使启用 AUTO-TRIGGER）
2. ✅ **隐私过滤已集成** - 自动脱敏敏感数据
   - 检测并脱敏：API 密钥、密码、邮箱、银行卡号、IP 地址、SSH 密钥
   - 敏感内容显示为 "[REDACTED]"
   - 显示过滤统计信息
3. ✅ **路径保护** - 默认阻止危险目录
   - 拒绝采集：`~/.ssh/`、`~/.aws/`、`.env` 文件、系统凭证
   - 敏感路径需要 `--allow-dangerous` 标志 + 确认
4. ✅ **安全模式** - 默认启用，强制执行所有安全特性

**剩余风险：**
- ⚠️ **无静态加密** - 数据以明文 JSON 存储（框架已添加，完整实现 v0.3.1）
- ⚠️ **文件系统访问** - 有文件访问权限的人可读取 `~/.memory-os/`
- ⚠️ **手动绕过** - 用户可使用 `--allow-dangerous` 覆盖保护

### ✅ 安全使用建议

**应该做：**
- ✅ 先在隔离虚拟机/沙盒环境测试
- ✅ 仅使用手动 `remember` 命令（避免 AUTO-TRIGGER）
- ✅ 限制 `collect --source` 到特定、非敏感文件夹
- ✅ 定期检查 `~/.memory-os/memories/*.json`
- ✅ 必要时自行备份和加密 `~/.memory-os/`
- ✅ 监控网络流量（安装后应为零）

**不应该做：**
- ❌ 未审计代码前在生产环境启用 AUTO-TRIGGER
- ❌ 对包含敏感数据的路径运行 `collect --source ~/`
- ❌ 采集包含以下内容的目录：`.env`、`.aws/`、`.ssh/`、`credentials.json` 等
- ❌ 在采集文件中存储 API 密钥、密码或凭证
- ❌ 依赖明文存储保护机密信息
- ❌ 启用 AUTO-TRIGGER 后授予自主 AI 代理访问权限

---

### ✅ AUTO-TRIGGER 默认关闭（需主动启用）

**为保护隐私，AUTO-TRIGGER 默认关闭。您必须在配置中明确启用。**

**什么是 AUTO-TRIGGER？**
- 检测关键词：记住、保存、记录、remember 等
- 提取内容并直接保存到 `~/.memory-os/`（⚠️ v0.2.2 无确认提示）
- 数据仅存储在本地（✅ 运行时零网络调用）

**默认行为（安全）：**
```
用户："记住我的名字是刘小容"
     → 无反应（AUTO-TRIGGER 已关闭）

如需保存，使用手动命令：
$ openclaw-memory-os remember "我的名字是刘小容"
```

**如何启用 AUTO-TRIGGER（可选）：**
```bash
# 方法 1: 编辑配置
nano ~/.memory-os/config.json
{"auto_trigger": true}

# 方法 2: 初始化时启用（如果已实现）
openclaw-memory-os init --enable-auto-trigger
```

**启用后的隐私注意事项：**
- ⚠️ 日常对话中意外触发会立即保存（无提示）
- ⚠️ 保存前无确认提示（v0.2.2 限制 - v0.3.0 计划实现）
- ⚠️ 隐私过滤器已实现但未集成（v0.3.0 计划集成）
- ⚠️ 数据以明文 JSON 存储（无静态加密）
- ✅ 可随时禁用
- ✅ 所有数据本地存储（运行时 100% 离线）

**建议：** 使用手动命令以获得完全控制，仅在沙盒测试后启用 AUTO-TRIGGER。

---

## 安装

```bash
# 1. 安装
npm install -g openclaw-memory-os@0.3.0

# 2. 初始化
openclaw-memory-os init

# 3. 测试
mkdir ~/test-memories
echo "测试笔记" > ~/test-memories/note.txt
openclaw-memory-os collect --source ~/test-memories/
openclaw-memory-os search "测试"
```

---

## 核心功能

**v0.3.0（当前 - 安全优先）：**
- 🔒 **确认提示** - 保存前始终询问（新增！）
- 🔒 **隐私过滤已集成** - 自动脱敏 API 密钥、密码、邮箱（新增！）
- 🔒 **路径保护** - 阻止 ~/.ssh、~/.aws、.env 文件（新增！）
- 🔒 **安全模式** - 默认启用，强制执行所有保护（新增！）
- ✅ 对话记录 - 基于关键词的 AUTO-TRIGGER 记忆捕获（选择加入）
- ✅ 高性能存储 - <10ms 写入，92% 缓存命中率
- ✅ 会话管理 - 30 分钟超时，活动追踪
- ✅ 批量文件采集 - `collect --source ~/notes/`
- ✅ 100% 本地运行 - 运行时零网络调用（安装需要 npm）
- ✅ 100% 测试覆盖 - 29 个场景通过

**未包含（计划 v0.3.0+）：**
- ⏳ AI 向量化/语义搜索（需 API 密钥）
- ⏳ 知识图谱
- ⏳ LLM 驱动的洞察
- ⏳ 静态加密

---

## 使用方式

### 手动命令（默认 - 推荐）

**默认情况下，AUTO-TRIGGER 已关闭。使用手动命令以获得完全控制：**

```bash
# 批量采集文件
openclaw-memory-os collect --source ~/notes/ --exclude node_modules

# 保存特定记忆
openclaw-memory-os remember "项目截止日期：2026-04-01"

# 搜索记忆
openclaw-memory-os search "截止"

# 查看状态
openclaw-memory-os status
```

### AUTO-TRIGGER（可选 - 需先启用）

**⚠️ 默认关闭。启用方法：**
```bash
nano ~/.memory-os/config.json
{"auto_trigger": true}
```

**启用后，触发关键词自动激活：**
- 中文：记住、保存、记录
- 英文：remember, save to memory, keep in mind

**示例（仅在启用后生效）：**
```
用户："记住项目截止日期：2026-04-01"
      → 提取：date=2026-04-01, event="项目截止"
      → 保存：~/.memory-os/memories/<uuid>.json

Agent：✅ 已记住
       日期：2026-04-01
       事件：项目截止
```

---

## 安全最佳实践

### 1. 先在沙盒中测试
```bash
docker run -it --rm ubuntu:22.04 bash
npm install -g openclaw-memory-os@0.3.0
openclaw-memory-os init
# 说触发词并检查 ~/.memory-os/
```

### 2. 控制采集范围
```bash
# ✅ 推荐：特定目录
openclaw-memory-os collect --source ~/project-notes/

# ❌ 避免：过于广泛
openclaw-memory-os collect --source ~/  # 范围太大
```

### 3. 定期数据审查
```bash
# 列出所有记忆
ls ~/.memory-os/memories/

# 搜索敏感数据
grep -r "密码\|secret" ~/.memory-os/

# 删除不需要的数据
rm ~/.memory-os/memories/<uuid>.json
```

### 4. 网络流量验证
```bash
# 验证零网络活动
sudo tcpdump -i any port 443 or port 80 &
openclaw-memory-os collect --source ~/test/
# 应该看不到任何外部连接
```

---

## 已知限制（v0.3.0）

**安全限制：**
- ⚠️ **无静态加密** - 数据以明文 JSON 文件存储（v0.3.1 计划）
- ⚠️ **文件系统级访问** - 有文件权限的人可读取记忆
- ⚠️ **可手动绕过** - `--allow-dangerous` 绕过路径保护

**功能限制：**
- ❌ 无 AI 功能（语义搜索、向量化）- 计划 v0.4.0+
- ❌ 无云同步或多设备支持
- ❌ 仅基础关键词搜索（无语义理解）
- ❌ 仅单用户本地存储
- ❌ 无图形界面（仅命令行）

**实现说明：**
- 安装需要网络（npm install）
- "零网络调用"仅指运行时，不包括安装

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## 链接

- **GitHub:** https://github.com/ZhenRobotics/openclaw-memory-os
- **npm:** https://www.npmjs.com/package/openclaw-memory-os
- **问题反馈:** https://github.com/ZhenRobotics/openclaw-memory-os/issues

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**License:** MIT-0 · Memory-OS v0.2.2 - 100% Local, 0% Cloud, Your Data, Your Control