A streamlined, minimal installation guide for adding long-term memory capabilities to OpenClaw using PowerMem without complex environment configurations.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install install-powermem-memory-minimal
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install install-powermem-memory-minimal using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is PowerMem Memory Minimal Install?
This skill provides a simplified path for individual users to integrate PowerMem into their OpenClaw environment. By leveraging existing model configurations within OpenClaw, it eliminates the need for manual powermem.env setup, making long-term memory accessible to developers who want persistent context without the overhead of complex infrastructure.
The skill ensures that the memory module uses the same API keys and models already configured in OpenClaw, providing a seamless bridge between transient chat sessions and a persistent knowledge base stored locally via SQLite.
PowerMem Memory Minimal Install Use Cases
- Enabling long-term context retention for personal AI coding assistants.
- Reducing repeated instructions by storing user preferences and past interactions in a persistent memory layer.
- Setting up a lightweight AI memory system on local machines with minimal resource overhead.
- Rapidly prototyping AI agents that require historical awareness across multiple sessions.
How PowerMem Memory Minimal Install Works
- The system verifies that OpenClaw is functional and configured with a working LLM.
- It performs a strict Python version check to ensure compatibility (>= 3.10).
- PowerMem is installed into a dedicated virtual environment to prevent dependency conflicts.
- The OpenClaw gateway is configured to locate the pmem executable path.
- The memory-powermem plugin is loaded into the OpenClaw gateway architecture.
- Data is indexed and retrieved using SQLite, allowing the AI to search and add long-term memories via CLI commands.
PowerMem Memory Minimal Install Setup
Prerequisites
Ensure your Python version is 3.10 or higher:
# Create virtual environment and install PowerMem
python3 -m venv ~/.openclaw/powermem/.venv
source ~/.openclaw/powermem/.venv/bin/activate
pip install powermem
# Install the Openclaw plugin
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ob-labs/memory-powermem/main/install.sh | bash -s -y
PowerMem Memory Minimal Install Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill manages memory data using a local SQLite architecture integrated within the Openclaw data directory.
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Storage Engine | SQLite (Local file-based) |
| Metadata | Timestamps, importance scores, and context tags |
| Model Sync | Reuses Openclaw default model and API Key for embeddings and retrieval |
| Pathing | Managed via pmemPath in the plugin configuration |
PowerMem Memory Minimal Install Advanced Features
- Direct CLI management of Long-Term Memory (LTM) using
openclaw ltmcommands. - Health check diagnostics via
openclaw ltm healthto ensure model connectivity. - Support for custom
pmemPathto point to specific virtual environment binaries. - Seamless integration with existing Openclaw plugins to provide context-aware responses based on historical data.
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