Session-Branching

OpenClaw v2026.4.8 ships an experimental plugin called memory-wiki — a persistent, structured knowledge base that lives across agent sessions. Unlike the flat key-value store of standard memory plugins, memory-wiki organizes knowledge into structured entries and, crucially, detects contradictions when new facts conflict with existing ones. This guide walks you through installing the plugin, configuring it, and using it effectively in your agents. Prerequisites OpenClaw v2026.4.8 or later (run openclaw --version to check) Node.js v20 or later If upgrading from an older install: run openclaw doctor --fix first to migrate legacy config Step 1: Install the Plugin openclaw plugins install memory-wiki This pulls the plugin from ClawHub and adds it to your OpenClaw configuration. The memory-wiki plugin ships as part of the 4.8 release package, so the install should complete immediately without downloading external dependencies. ...

OpenClaw’s latest release lands with a handful of features that significantly expand what you can do with headless and long-running agents. Version 2026.4.8 — a hotfix over 4.7 — ships four meaningful upgrades: the new openclaw infer unified CLI, Git-like session branching and restore, webhook-driven TaskFlows, and the experimental memory-wiki plugin. It also officially retires the legacy Claude CLI backend from the onboarding flow. If you’re running OpenClaw in production, this one is worth a careful read. ...