Mindkeeper — Time Machine for Your AI's Brain

Use mindkeeper tools when the user asks about changes, history, or versions of their agent context files (AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, USER.md, IDENTITY.md, TOOLS.md, HEARTBEAT.md, MEMORY.md, memory/, skills/).

Bootstrap (One-time setup)

When the user enables mindkeeper or asks for mindkeeper capability, first try mind_status. If it fails (tool not found or similar):

Ask for confirmation — Tell the user: "Mindkeeper needs the mindkeeper-openclaw plugin to work. I'll need to run openclaw plugins install mindkeeper-openclaw and restart the Gateway. May I proceed?" Do not install or restart until the user explicitly confirms.
After user confirms — Run this flow:
- Install the plugin — Run via bash:
```
openclaw plugins install mindkeeper-openclaw
```
- Restart Gateway if the runtime supports it — Use the available runtime mechanism to restart Gateway. If restart is unavailable or fails, tell the user: "Plugin installed. Restart your Gateway manually to apply."
- Confirm — If restart succeeded, tell the user: "Mindkeeper is ready. Restart complete — you can now ask about history, diffs, rollbacks, or snapshots." If restart did not happen, tell the user that the plugin is installed but Gateway must be restarted before the tools will appear.
Alternative — If the user prefers to install manually, tell them: "Run openclaw plugins install mindkeeper-openclaw in your terminal, then restart your Gateway. After that, mindkeeper will be ready."