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# memory

# `openclaw memory`

Manage semantic memory indexing and search.
Provided by the active memory plugin (default: `memory-core`; set `plugins.slots.memory = "none"` to disable).

Related:

* Memory concept: [Memory](/concepts/memory)
* Plugins: [Plugins](/tools/plugin)

## Examples

```bash theme={null}
openclaw memory status
openclaw memory status --deep
openclaw memory status --deep --index
openclaw memory status --deep --index --verbose
openclaw memory index
openclaw memory index --verbose
openclaw memory search "release checklist"
openclaw memory search --query "release checklist"
openclaw memory status --agent main
openclaw memory index --agent main --verbose
```

## Options

Common:

* `--agent <id>`: scope to a single agent (default: all configured agents).
* `--verbose`: emit detailed logs during probes and indexing.

`memory search`:

* Query input: pass either positional `[query]` or `--query <text>`.
* If both are provided, `--query` wins.
* If neither is provided, the command exits with an error.

Notes:

* `memory status --deep` probes vector + embedding availability.
* `memory status --deep --index` runs a reindex if the store is dirty.
* `memory index --verbose` prints per-phase details (provider, model, sources, batch activity).
* `memory status` includes any extra paths configured via `memorySearch.extraPaths`.
* If effectively active memory remote API key fields are configured as SecretRefs, the command resolves those values from the active gateway snapshot. If gateway is unavailable, the command fails fast.
* Gateway version skew note: this command path requires a gateway that supports `secrets.resolve`; older gateways return an unknown-method error.