---
summary: "memory-wiki: compiled knowledge vault with provenance, claims, dashboards, and bridge mode"
read_when:
  - You want persistent knowledge beyond plain MEMORY.md notes
  - You are configuring the bundled memory-wiki plugin
  - You want to understand wiki_search, wiki_get, or bridge mode
title: "Memory wiki"
---

`memory-wiki` is a bundled plugin that compiles durable knowledge into a
navigable wiki: deterministic pages, structured claims with evidence,
provenance, dashboards, and machine-readable digests.

It does not replace the active memory plugin. Recall, promotion, indexing, and
dreaming stay owned by whichever memory backend is configured
(`memory-core`, QMD, Honcho, etc.). `memory-wiki` sits beside it and compiles
knowledge into a maintained wiki layer.

| Layer                | Owns                                                                              |
| -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Active memory plugin | Recall, semantic search, promotion, dreaming, memory runtime                      |
| `memory-wiki`        | Compiled wiki pages, provenance-rich syntheses, dashboards, wiki search/get/apply |

Practical rule:

- `memory_search` for one broad recall pass across whatever corpora are configured
- `wiki_search` / `wiki_get` when you want wiki-specific ranking, provenance, or page-level belief structure
- `memory_search corpus=all` to span both layers in one call, when the active memory plugin supports corpus selection

A common local-first setup: QMD as the active memory backend for recall, and
`memory-wiki` in `bridge` mode for durable synthesized pages. See the
QMD + bridge mode example under [Configuration](#configuration).

If bridge mode reports zero exported artifacts, the active memory plugin is
not currently exposing public bridge inputs. Run `openclaw wiki doctor` first,
then confirm the active memory plugin supports public artifacts.

## Vault modes

- `isolated` (default): own vault, own sources, no dependency on the active memory plugin. Use this for a self-contained curated knowledge store.
- `bridge`: reads public memory artifacts and event logs from the active memory plugin through public plugin SDK seams. Use this to compile the memory plugin's exported artifacts without reaching into private plugin internals.
- `unsafe-local`: explicit same-machine escape hatch for local private paths. Intentionally experimental and non-portable; use only when you understand the trust boundary and specifically need local filesystem access bridge mode cannot provide.

Bridge mode can index, per `bridge.*` config toggle:

- exported memory artifacts (`indexMemoryRoot`)
- daily notes (`indexDailyNotes`)
- dream reports (`indexDreamReports`)
- memory event logs (`followMemoryEvents`)

When bridge mode is active and `bridge.readMemoryArtifacts` is enabled,
`openclaw wiki status`, `openclaw wiki doctor`, and `openclaw wiki bridge
import` route through the running Gateway so they see the same active memory
plugin context as agent/runtime memory. If bridge is disabled or artifact
reads are off, those commands keep local/offline behavior.

## Vault layout

```text
<vault>/
  AGENTS.md
  WIKI.md
  index.md
  inbox.md
  entities/
  concepts/
  syntheses/
  sources/
  reports/
  _attachments/
  _views/
  .openclaw-wiki/
```

Managed content stays inside generated blocks; human note blocks are
preserved across regeneration.

- `sources/`: imported raw material and bridge/unsafe-local-backed pages
- `entities/`: durable things, people, systems, projects, objects
- `concepts/`: ideas, abstractions, patterns, policies (also the landing spot for OKF imports)
- `syntheses/`: compiled summaries and maintained rollups
- `reports/`: generated dashboards

## Open Knowledge Format imports

```bash
openclaw wiki okf import ./bundles/ga4
```

Import an unpacked Open Knowledge Format bundle into wiki concept pages. Good
fit when a data catalog, documentation crawler, or enrichment agent already
produces OKF: keep OKF as the portable exchange artifact, let `memory-wiki`
turn it into OpenClaw-native concept pages and compiled digests.

- non-reserved `.md` files are concept documents
- each imported concept requires a non-empty `type` frontmatter field; missing `type` produces a `missing-type` warning and the file is skipped
- unknown `type` values are accepted as generic concepts
- `index.md` and `log.md` are reserved and never imported as concepts
- broken or external markdown links are left unchanged

Imported pages flatten under `concepts/` so existing compile, search, get, and
dashboard flows see them without a second wiki tree. Each page keeps the
original OKF concept ID, source path, `type`, `resource`, `tags`, timestamp,
and full producer frontmatter. Internal OKF links rewrite to the generated
wiki concept pages and also emit structured `relationships` entries with
`kind: okf-link`.

## Structured claims and evidence

Pages carry structured `claims` frontmatter, not just freeform text. Each
claim can include `id`, `text`, `status`, `confidence`, `evidence[]`, and
`updatedAt`. Each evidence entry can include `kind`, `sourceId`, `path`,
`lines`, `weight`, `confidence`, `privacyTier`, `note`, and `updatedAt`.

This makes the wiki behave like a belief layer, not a passive note dump.
Claims can be tracked, scored, contested, and resolved back to sources.

## Agent-facing entity metadata

Entity pages carry generic routing metadata usable for people, teams,
systems, projects, or any other entity type:

- `entityType`: for example `person`, `team`, `system`, `project`
- `canonicalId`: stable identity key across aliases and imports
- `aliases`: names, handles, or labels that resolve to the same page
- `privacyTier`: free-form string; `public` is treated as no-review, any other value (for example `local-private`, `sensitive`, `confirm-before-use`) is flagged in `reports/privacy-review.md`
- `bestUsedFor` / `notEnoughFor`: compact routing hints
- `lastRefreshedAt`: source-refresh timestamp, separate from page edit time
- `personCard`: optional person-specific routing card (handles, socials, emails, timezone, lane, ask-for, avoid-asking-for, confidence, privacy tier)
- `relationships`: typed edges to related pages (target, kind, weight, confidence, evidence kind, privacy tier, note)

For a people wiki, start with `reports/person-agent-directory.md`, then open
the person page with `wiki_get` before using contact details or inferred
facts.

<Accordion title="Entity page example">
```yaml
pageType: entity
entityType: person
id: entity.example-person
canonicalId: maintainer.example-person
aliases:
  - Alex
  - example-handle
privacyTier: local-private
bestUsedFor:
  - Example ecosystem routing
notEnoughFor:
  - legal approval
lastRefreshedAt: "2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z"
personCard:
  handles:
    - "@example-handle"
  socials:
    - "https://x.example/example-handle"
  emails:
    - alex@example.com
  timezone: America/Chicago
  lane: Example ecosystem
  askFor:
    - Example rollout questions
  avoidAskingFor:
    - unrelated billing decisions
  confidence: 0.8
  privacyTier: confirm-before-use
relationships:
  - targetId: entity.other-person
    targetTitle: Other Person
    kind: collaborates-with
    confidence: 0.7
    evidenceKind: discrawl-stat
claims:
  - id: claim.example.routing
    text: Alex is useful for example-ecosystem routing.
    status: supported
    confidence: 0.9
    evidence:
      - kind: maintainer-whois
        sourceId: source.maintainers
        privacyTier: local-private
```
</Accordion>

## Compile pipeline

Compile reads wiki pages, normalizes summaries, and emits stable
machine-facing artifacts under:

- `.openclaw-wiki/cache/agent-digest.json`
- `.openclaw-wiki/cache/claims.jsonl`

Agents and runtime code read these digests instead of scraping Markdown.
Compiled output also powers first-pass wiki indexing for search/get, claim-id
lookup back to owning pages, compact prompt supplements, and report
generation.

## Dashboards and health reports

When `render.createDashboards` is enabled, compile maintains dashboards under
`reports/`:

| Report                              | Tracks                                             |
| ----------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| `reports/open-questions.md`         | pages with unresolved questions                    |
| `reports/contradictions.md`         | contradiction note clusters                        |
| `reports/low-confidence.md`         | low-confidence pages and claims                    |
| `reports/claim-health.md`           | claims missing structured evidence                 |
| `reports/stale-pages.md`            | stale or unknown freshness                         |
| `reports/person-agent-directory.md` | person/entity routing cards                        |
| `reports/relationship-graph.md`     | structured relationship edges                      |
| `reports/provenance-coverage.md`    | evidence class coverage                            |
| `reports/privacy-review.md`         | non-public privacy tiers needing review before use |

## Search and retrieval

Two search backends:

- `shared`: use the shared memory search flow when available
- `local`: search the wiki locally

Three corpora: `wiki`, `memory`, `all`.

- `wiki_search` / `wiki_get` use compiled digests as a first pass when possible
- claim ids resolve back to the owning page
- contested/stale/fresh claims influence ranking
- provenance labels survive into results

Search modes (`--mode` / tool `mode` param):

| Mode              | Boosts                                                         |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `auto`            | balanced default                                               |
| `find-person`     | person-like entities, aliases, handles, socials, canonical IDs |
| `route-question`  | agent cards, ask-for/best-used-for hints, relationship context |
| `source-evidence` | source pages and structured evidence metadata                  |
| `raw-claim`       | matching structured claims; returns claim/evidence metadata    |

When a result matches a structured claim, `wiki_search` returns
`matchedClaimId`, `matchedClaimStatus`, `matchedClaimConfidence`,
`evidenceKinds`, and `evidenceSourceIds` in its details payload. Text output
includes compact `Claim:` and `Evidence:` lines when available.

## Agent tools

| Tool          | Purpose                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `wiki_status` | current vault mode, health, Obsidian CLI availability                                                                                                         |
| `wiki_search` | search wiki pages and, when configured, the shared memory corpus; accepts `mode` for person lookup, question routing, source evidence, or raw claim drilldown |
| `wiki_get`    | read a wiki page by id/path, falling back to the shared memory corpus when shared search is enabled and the lookup misses                                     |
| `wiki_apply`  | narrow synthesis/metadata mutations without freeform page surgery                                                                                             |
| `wiki_lint`   | structural checks, provenance gaps, contradictions, open questions                                                                                            |

The plugin also registers a non-exclusive memory corpus supplement, so shared
`memory_search` and `memory_get` can reach the wiki when the active memory
plugin supports corpus selection.

## Prompt and context behavior

When `context.includeCompiledDigestPrompt` is enabled, memory prompt sections
append a compact compiled snapshot from `agent-digest.json`: top pages only,
top claims only, contradiction count, question count, confidence/freshness
qualifiers. This is opt-in because it changes prompt shape; it mainly matters
for context engines or prompt assembly that explicitly consume memory
supplements.

## Configuration

Put config under `plugins.entries.memory-wiki.config`:

```json5
{
  plugins: {
    entries: {
      "memory-wiki": {
        enabled: true,
        config: {
          vaultMode: "isolated",
          vault: {
            path: "~/.openclaw/wiki/main",
            renderMode: "obsidian",
          },
          obsidian: {
            enabled: true,
            useOfficialCli: true,
            vaultName: "OpenClaw Wiki",
            openAfterWrites: false,
          },
          bridge: {
            enabled: false,
            readMemoryArtifacts: true,
            indexDreamReports: true,
            indexDailyNotes: true,
            indexMemoryRoot: true,
            followMemoryEvents: true,
          },
          unsafeLocal: {
            allowPrivateMemoryCoreAccess: false,
            paths: [],
          },
          ingest: {
            autoCompile: true,
            maxConcurrentJobs: 1,
            allowUrlIngest: true,
          },
          search: {
            backend: "shared",
            corpus: "wiki",
          },
          context: {
            includeCompiledDigestPrompt: false,
          },
          render: {
            preserveHumanBlocks: true,
            createBacklinks: true,
            createDashboards: true,
          },
        },
      },
    },
  },
}
```

Key toggles:

| Key                                        | Values / default                               | Notes                                                    |
| ------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| `vaultMode`                                | `isolated` (default), `bridge`, `unsafe-local` |                                                          |
| `vault.path`                               | default `~/.openclaw/wiki/main`                |                                                          |
| `vault.renderMode`                         | `native` (default), `obsidian`                 |                                                          |
| `bridge.readMemoryArtifacts`               | default `true`                                 | import active memory plugin public artifacts             |
| `bridge.followMemoryEvents`                | default `true`                                 | include event logs in bridge mode                        |
| `unsafeLocal.allowPrivateMemoryCoreAccess` | default `false`                                | required to run `unsafe-local` imports                   |
| `unsafeLocal.paths`                        | default `[]`                                   | explicit local paths to import in `unsafe-local` mode    |
| `search.backend`                           | `shared` (default), `local`                    |                                                          |
| `search.corpus`                            | `wiki` (default), `memory`, `all`              |                                                          |
| `context.includeCompiledDigestPrompt`      | default `false`                                | append compact digest snapshot to memory prompt sections |
| `render.createBacklinks`                   | default `true`                                 | generate deterministic related blocks                    |
| `render.createDashboards`                  | default `true`                                 | generate dashboard pages                                 |

### Example: QMD + bridge mode

Use this when you want QMD for recall and `memory-wiki` for a maintained
knowledge layer. Each layer stays focused: QMD keeps raw notes, session
exports, and extra collections searchable, while `memory-wiki` compiles
stable entities, claims, dashboards, and source pages.

```json5
{
  memory: {
    backend: "qmd",
  },
  plugins: {
    entries: {
      "memory-wiki": {
        enabled: true,
        config: {
          vaultMode: "bridge",
          bridge: {
            enabled: true,
            readMemoryArtifacts: true,
            indexDreamReports: true,
            indexDailyNotes: true,
            indexMemoryRoot: true,
            followMemoryEvents: true,
          },
          search: {
            backend: "shared",
            corpus: "all",
          },
          context: {
            includeCompiledDigestPrompt: false,
          },
        },
      },
    },
  },
}
```

This keeps QMD in charge of active memory recall, `memory-wiki` focused on
compiled pages and dashboards, and prompt shape unchanged until you
intentionally enable compiled digest prompts.

## CLI

```bash
openclaw wiki status
openclaw wiki doctor
openclaw wiki init
openclaw wiki ingest ./notes/alpha.md
openclaw wiki compile
openclaw wiki lint
openclaw wiki search "alpha"
openclaw wiki get entity.alpha
openclaw wiki apply synthesis "Alpha Summary" --body "..." --source-id source.alpha
openclaw wiki bridge import
openclaw wiki obsidian status
```

See [CLI: wiki](/cli/wiki) for the full command reference, including
`wiki okf import`, `wiki apply metadata`, `wiki unsafe-local import`,
`wiki chatgpt import` / `wiki chatgpt rollback`, and the full `wiki obsidian`
subcommand set.

## Obsidian support

When `vault.renderMode` is `obsidian`, the plugin writes Obsidian-friendly
Markdown and can optionally use the official `obsidian` CLI for status
probing, vault search, opening a page, invoking a command, and jumping to the
daily note. This is optional; the wiki still works in native mode without
Obsidian.

## Recommended workflow

<Steps>
<Step title="Keep the active memory plugin for recall">
Recall, promotion, and dreaming stay owned by the configured memory backend.
</Step>
<Step title="Enable memory-wiki">
Start with `isolated` mode unless you explicitly want bridge mode.
</Step>
<Step title="Use wiki_search / wiki_get when provenance matters">
Prefer these over `memory_search` when you want wiki-specific ranking or page-level belief structure.
</Step>
<Step title="Use wiki_apply for narrow syntheses or metadata updates">
Avoid hand-editing managed generated blocks.
</Step>
<Step title="Run wiki_lint after meaningful changes">
Catches contradictions, open questions, and provenance gaps.
</Step>
<Step title="Turn on dashboards for stale/contradiction visibility">
Set `render.createDashboards: true` (default).
</Step>
</Steps>

## Related docs

- [Memory Overview](/concepts/memory)
- [CLI: memory](/cli/memory)
- [CLI: wiki](/cli/wiki)
- [Plugin SDK overview](/plugins/sdk-overview)
