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Session Memory Question

The mechanism of saving session conversation log (log (.jsonl) to the session memory (memory/.md ) is confusing.

1.) When I ask "Write to memory" , Openclaw writes the informations to the /memory/YYYY--MM-DD.md file in the format

# HH:SS
- Item1
- Item2

# HH:SS
- Item3
- Item4

# HH:SS
- Item1
- Item2

# HH:SS
- Item3
- Item4

2.) When I create a new session with `/new', Openclaw writes a more detailed summary of the conversation to the file 'memory/YYYY-MM-DD-NNNN.md, the format looks different from the 1.) one.

# Session: 2026-02-18 20:22:27 UTC

- **Session Key**: agent:main:main
- **Session ID**: c52d38c6-e4a3-4e61-8e0d-4319b114df75
- **Source**: telegram

## Conversation Summary
Text

# Session: 2026-02-18 20:22:27 UTC

- **Session Key**: agent:main:main
- **Session ID**: c52d38c6-e4a3-4e61-8e0d-4319b114df75
- **Source**: telegram

## Conversation Summary
Text

I have the following configuration:

"hooks": {
    "internal": {
      "enabled": true,
      "entries": {
        "session-memory": {
          "enabled": true
        },
        "command-logger": {
          "enabled": true
        }
      }
    }
  },

...
"compaction": {
        "mode": "safeguard",
        "reserveTokensFloor": 20000,
        "memoryFlush": {
          "enabled": true,
          "softThresholdTokens": 4000,
          "systemPrompt": "Session nearing compaction. Store durable memories now.",
          "prompt": "Write any lasting notes to memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md; reply with NO_REPLY if nothing to store."
        }
      },

"hooks": {
    "internal": {
      "enabled": true,
      "entries": {
        "session-memory": {
          "enabled": true
        },
        "command-logger": {
          "enabled": true
        }
      }
    }
  },

...
"compaction": {
        "mode": "safeguard",
        "reserveTokensFloor": 20000,
        "memoryFlush": {
          "enabled": true,
          "softThresholdTokens": 4000,
          "systemPrompt": "Session nearing compaction. Store durable memories now.",
          "prompt": "Write any lasting notes to memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md; reply with NO_REPLY if nothing to store."
        }
      },

What is the best way to update the session memory?
What is the difference between (in the session memory handling) using:

- /new
- /compact
- Prompt:"Write to memory"
- Session timeout/New Session

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Norbert

Session Memory Question

# HH:SS
- Item1
- Item2

# HH:SS
- Item3
- Item4

# HH:SS
- Item1
- Item2

# HH:SS
- Item3
- Item4

2.) When I create a new session with `/new', Openclaw writes a more detailed summary of the conversation to the file 'memory/YYYY-MM-DD-NNNN.md, the format looks different from the 1.) one.

# Session: 2026-02-18 20:22:27 UTC

- **Session Key**: agent:main:main
- **Session ID**: c52d38c6-e4a3-4e61-8e0d-4319b114df75
- **Source**: telegram

## Conversation Summary
Text

# Session: 2026-02-18 20:22:27 UTC

- **Session Key**: agent:main:main
- **Session ID**: c52d38c6-e4a3-4e61-8e0d-4319b114df75
- **Source**: telegram

## Conversation Summary
Text

I have the following configuration:

"hooks": {
    "internal": {
      "enabled": true,
      "entries": {
        "session-memory": {
          "enabled": true
        },
        "command-logger": {
          "enabled": true
        }
      }
    }
  },

...
"compaction": {
        "mode": "safeguard",
        "reserveTokensFloor": 20000,
        "memoryFlush": {
          "enabled": true,
          "softThresholdTokens": 4000,
          "systemPrompt": "Session nearing compaction. Store durable memories now.",
          "prompt": "Write any lasting notes to memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md; reply with NO_REPLY if nothing to store."
        }
      },

"hooks": {
    "internal": {
      "enabled": true,
      "entries": {
        "session-memory": {
          "enabled": true
        },
        "command-logger": {
          "enabled": true
        }
      }
    }
  },

...
"compaction": {
        "mode": "safeguard",
        "reserveTokensFloor": 20000,
        "memoryFlush": {
          "enabled": true,
          "softThresholdTokens": 4000,
          "systemPrompt": "Session nearing compaction. Store durable memories now.",
          "prompt": "Write any lasting notes to memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md; reply with NO_REPLY if nothing to store."
        }
      },

What is the best way to update the session memory?
What is the difference between (in the session memory handling) using:

- /new
- /compact
- Prompt:"Write to memory"
- Session timeout/New Session

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