OpenClaw Workspace Bootstrap File Set
- Entity ID:
ent-20260423-p3a000000006 - Type:
pattern - Scope:
private - Status:
active
Description
OpenClaw's memory and identity injection model: five core files (AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, TOOLS.md, IDENTITY.md, USER.md) injected into the system prompt at session start, plus conditionally BOOTSTRAP.md, HEARTBEAT.md, MEMORY.md. Large files are truncated. Separate from the three-file memory system (MEMORY.md for durable facts, date-stamped daily notes at memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md, optional DREAMS.md). Contrasts with Claude Code's four-level CLAUDE.md hierarchy.
Key claims
- Memory investment priorities diverge
Relations
- OpenClaw --[contains]--> OpenClaw Workspace Bootstrap File Set
- OpenClaw Workspace Bootstrap File Set --[contrasts_with]--> Five-Layer Compaction Architecture