install-memory-powermem-full
PowerMem Memory — Full Guide
Skill id / OpenClaw folder name: install-memory-powermem-full. For the shortest install-only path, use install-memory-powermem (quickstart).
This skill folder includes supplementary docs:
- powermem-intro.md — What PowerMem is, features, vs file-based memory.
- config-reference.md — Config keys, state dir, commands.
How It Works
- Auto-Capture: After a conversation, the plugin sends valuable user/assistant text to PowerMem (optional infer / intelligent extraction).
- Auto-Recall: Before each turn, it searches memories and can inject a
<relevant-memories>block into context.
When User Asks to Install
Recommended order (TO C): (1) OpenClaw installed and default model + provider auth configured. (2) Python 3.10+ verified (python3 --version) before venv / pip install. (3) pip install powermem and pmem available to the gateway (PATH or pmemPath). (4) Install the memory-powermem plugin. No powermem.env is required for the default path.
The curl install.sh deploys the plugin and OpenClaw entries; with -y it may still create ~/.openclaw/powermem/powermem.env as an optional template—it does not run pip install powermem. That file is not required if the user relies on OpenClaw-injected LLM + default SQLite.