AMA Memory

AMA maintains three complementary forms of memory:

• raw text for exact details and wording;
• fact knowledge for stable, atomic information;
• episodes for high-level events and multi-turn summaries.

The plugin normally recalls and captures memory automatically. Use the explicit tools when a task needs deterministic memory handling or when diagnosing an integration.

Operating rules

1. Prefer automatic recall for ordinary conversation. Do not call retrieval repeatedly when the injected <ama-memories> context already answers the request.
2. Use ama_retrieve before answering a question that clearly depends on earlier sessions and lacks sufficient recalled context.
3. Use ama_process_turn only for a user turn that should become long-term memory. Use ama_process_assistant for the corresponding assistant response.
4. Use ama_session_end when a conversation, topic, or work session has clearly ended so AMA can synthesize an episode.
5. Treat ama_memory_forget as destructive. Only invoke it after the user explicitly asks to delete or reset stored memory, and pass the intended userId.
6. Never expose API keys, database paths, internal record IDs, or unrelated stored memories in an answer.

Tools

ama_retrieve

Search without changing memory. Pass a concise, self-contained query. Enable strong retrieval only when the first retrieval is insufficient and multi-round verification is warranted.

ama_process_turn

Process and store a user turn through retrieval, judging, refreshing, and construction. Use the actual user message rather than a paraphrase when wording or temporal details matter.

ama_process_assistant

Store an assistant response after it has been delivered. This does not perform a second retrieval.

ama_memory_list

Inspect memory counts and current window size. Use it for diagnostics, not as a substitute for semantic retrieval.

ama_session_end

Trigger end-of-session episode generation after the final turn has been captured.

ama_memory_forget

Erase all AMA memory for a user. Confirm intent and identity before invoking it.

Typical workflow

new user turn
  → auto-recall injects relevant AMA memories
  → answer using only relevant context
  → auto-capture stores the user and assistant turns
  → session end synthesizes episodic memory when appropriate

If automatic hooks are disabled, perform the same sequence explicitly with ama_retrieve, ama_process_turn, ama_process_assistant, and ama_session_end.

Diagnostics

When tools are unavailable or the sidecar is unhealthy, ask the operator to run:

openclaw ama doctor
openclaw ama stats

Do not invent remembered content when retrieval fails. State that memory could not be checked and continue only with context available in the current conversation.