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  "title": "OpenClaw Session Management: Persistent Conversation Context",
  "summary": "Introduces OpenClaw's Session mechanism, including maintaining conversation context, Session lifecycle management, and switching between conversations.",
  "content": "## Overview\n\nSession is the core mechanism in OpenClaw for managing conversation context, ensuring Agents remember previous dialogue.\n\n## Session Lifecycle\n\n```\nCreate → Active → Dormant → Resume → End\n```\n\n## List Sessions\n\n```bash\nopenclaw sessions list\n```\n\n## Switch Session\n\n```bash\nopenclaw sessions switch <session-id>\n```\n\n## Persistence Configuration\n\nEnable in openclaw.yaml:\n\n```yaml\nagents:\n  my-agent:\n    memory:\n      enabled: true\n      storage: local\n```\n\n## Cleanup Old Sessions\n\n```bash\nopenclaw sessions cleanup --older-than 7d\n```",
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      "question": "What is the core function of a Session in OpenClaw?",
      "answer": "Session is the core mechanism for managing conversation context, ensuring Agents remember previous dialogue."
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      "question": "How to enable session memory persistence in the configuration file?",
      "answer": "In openclaw.yaml, set memory.enabled under agents to true and specify storage (e.g., local)."
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      "question": "How to switch between different conversation sessions?",
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