Where to change openclaw system prompts?
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I am wondering where openclaw store systems prompts that read first on each startup
Solution
Heartbeat runs don’t literally “open files one-by-one” in a deterministic order — OpenClaw injects your workspace files into the system prompt (including
So the practical answer is:
- Yes, HEARTBEAT.md is the primary thing heartbeats are supposed to follow, because the default heartbeat probe text explicitly says: “Read
- But it’s not like “file #1 then file #2”; it’s all prompt/context assembled, and the heartbeat instruction tells the model what to prioritize.
If you want to verify what’s being injected on your setup, run in chat:
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HEARTBEAT.mdSo the practical answer is:
- Yes, HEARTBEAT.md is the primary thing heartbeats are supposed to follow, because the default heartbeat probe text explicitly says: “Read
HEARTBEAT.md- But it’s not like “file #1 then file #2”; it’s all prompt/context assembled, and the heartbeat instruction tells the model what to prioritize.
If you want to verify what’s being injected on your setup, run in chat:
-
/context detailHEARTBEAT.md
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