An automated session management utility that prevents context overflow by archiving long threads and rotating sessions with intelligent summaries.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install openclaw-session-guard
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 openclaw-session-guard using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is OpenClaw Session Guard?
OpenClaw Session Guard is a robust management tool within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem designed to tackle the common problem of context window exhaustion. In long-running AI interactions, users often encounter frequent context compaction which can degrade performance and disrupt workflow. This skill acts as a protective layer, monitoring token usage and triggering automated transitions before limits are reached.
By implementing a sophisticated summary-and-rotate mechanism, it ensures that your AI agent maintains continuity without the technical overhead of manual session management. It creates a seamless bridge between old and new sessions, allowing for deep, multi-hour development or research tasks while keeping the context lean and efficient.
OpenClaw Session Guard Use Cases
- Resolving frequent compacting context errors during intensive coding sessions.
- Automating the transition to new sessions once an 80% token threshold is met.
- Generating concise summaries of long conversations for permanent archival.
- Setting up background scheduled tasks via LaunchAgent to maintain session health.
How OpenClaw Session Guard Works
- The guard continuously monitors active sessions based on a defined scanning cycle (default 300s).
- When token usage hits the 80% threshold, the skill initiates a cleanup sequence.
- It extracts the most recent 6 interactions from each role to create a low-token context summary.
- The current session is archived into a local file for future reference.
- A new session is automatically initialized, and the summary is injected to provide immediate continuity for the user.
OpenClaw Session Guard Setup
To deploy this utility from the collection of Openclaw Skills, execute the following installation script in your terminal:
bash ~/.openclaw/skills/openclaw-session-guard/scripts/install.sh
You can verify the active policies and background task status using:
bash ~/.openclaw/skills/openclaw-session-guard/scripts/status.sh
To remove the guard and stop all scheduled maintenance tasks:
bash ~/.openclaw/skills/openclaw-session-guard/scripts/uninstall.sh
OpenClaw Session Guard Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill manages its operations through a structured directory within the OpenClaw environment, tracking the following metadata and files:
| Component | Logic | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Threshold | 80% | The trigger point for session rotation. |
| Cooldown | 1800s | Minimum time between consecutive rotations. |
| Scan Cycle | 300s | Frequency of background session audits. |
| Summary | Top 6 | Number of recent messages preserved per role. |
| Archives | Local Files | Persistent storage of rotated session histories. |
OpenClaw Session Guard Advanced Features
- Background automation via LaunchAgent for seamless macOS integration.
- Intelligent context handover ensuring that the most critical recent messages are never lost during rotation.
- Actionable error reporting that provides specific CLI commands to fix issues rather than just describing them.
- Customizable scan periods and cooldown timers for power users managing high-frequency AI interactions.
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