Good info. Let me summarize what I've found for Brandon. The space is crowded but there are different approaches:1. **Patient-facing platforms** (patients search for trials):
   - Antidote
   - SubjectWell
   - TrialX2. **Health system / EHR-integrated** (match patients from within a hospital system):
   - Tempus TIME (big player, EHR integration)
   - Deep Lens
   - ConcertAI

3. **Pharma/sponsor-focused** (help pharma companies find patients):
   - IQVIA
   - Medidata

The EHR-integrated approach is what Brandon is describing. Tempus seems to be the big player doing exactly this - they integrate with hospital EMRs and use AI to match patients to trials.

The challenge and opportunity here is that many health systems don't have this integrated yet. If Hoag doesn't have a solution like Tempus, there could be an opportunity to build something lighter-weight or more focused.

Let me give Brandon a clear summary.

Yes — this space exists and is fairly crowded, but with different approaches:

**Big players doing what you're describing:**

- **Tempus TIME** — The leader. Deep EHR integration, AI matching, works with health systems directly. TriHealth, Mayo, others use it.
- **Deep Lens** — AI-powered matching within health systems
- **ConcertAI** — Similar, oncology-focused

**Patient-facing (patient searches for trials):**
- Antidote
- TrialX
- SubjectWell

**Pharma-focused (sponsors find patients):**
- IQVIA
- Medidata

---

**The gap you might be seeing:**

Most mid-size health systems (like Hoag) probably *don't* have Tempus or similar integrated yet — it's expensive and complex. They're still doing trial matching manually or not at all.

**Potential angles:**
1. Lightweight SaaS for mid-market health systems that can't afford Tempus
2. Patient-facing tool specific to a health system's trials (white-labeled)
3. Integration layer that connects a system's EMR to clinicaltrials.gov matching

**Questions to explore:**
- Does Hoag have anything like this today?
- What's the current workflow for matching patients to trials there?
- Is this a "build vs buy" decision for health systems?

Want me to dig deeper on any of these players or the market?


[Signal Brandon id:+12817509483 +3m 2026-02-05 19:12 MST] how much money is Tempus TIME for a medical system to use?
[message_id: 1770343963125]


Brandon wants to know the pricing for Tempus TIME. Let me search for that.

Question: Tempus TIME clinical trial matching pricing cost hospital


Question: Tempus TIME clinical trial matching pricing cost hospital

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Clinical trial matching - Tempus
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Harness our advanced trial matching services–combining AI, machine learning, and clinical insight–with a clinical team of experts pre-screening the matched patients and presenting potentially eligible patients with a white-glove service to each site. Activate more trials and access cost savings with the JIT model, save time with automated pre-screening to identify patients, and leverage data-driven trial selection best suited for your site and patient population.
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Clinical Trial Enrollment - Tempus
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Rate card with pre-negotiated costs for over 300 budget items that inform trial budget · Clinical trial agreement for all sites, eliminating repetitive, prolonged negotiations · Informed Consent Form and single, central Institutional Review Board via Advarra to streamline regulatory submissions · TIME increases awareness of your study through ongoing clinical outreach with clinical trial sites. Trial matching tools enable sites to efficiently self-identify potential subjects and request additional pre-screening by a Tempus Nurse Navigator.
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Tempus | AI-enabled precision medicine
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50%+ of oncologists in the US connected to Tempus through sequencing, clinical trial matching, and research-enabled partnerships
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Clinical Trials - Tempus
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Not all clinical trials are in the TIME Trial program. Connect with a Tempus Nurse Navigator. Fill out the form below. A Tempus Nurse Navigator will contact you within 1 business day to share information about trials in our network that may be a match for you.
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The Tempus TIME trial portal and clinical trial enrollment. | Journal of Clinical Oncology
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1583Background: The TIME Trial Program is a research network that screens > 1 million patients daily via EMR integrations and NGS testing through an automated trial matching platform and human revi...
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Question: Tempus TIME clinical trial matching pricing cost hospital


No pricing info in those results. Let me try a different search.

Question: Tempus healthcare pricing contract cost per patient


Question: Tempus healthcare pricing contract cost per patient

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Billing FAQs - Tempus
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Patients may apply by completing our paper or online form, or by calling our Customer Support team at 800-739-4137, and if approved, patients will know the maximum out-of-pocket amount they will owe for our testing. Approval is based on a patient’s household income and takes into account relevant life circumstances, such as medical debt or loss of income due to a patient’s diagnosis.
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Tempus AI S-1 - Dennis Gong
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Tempus priced at the upper range of the IPO at <strong>$37 per share</strong> on Thursday June 13th. The 11.1 million shares sold raised $410.7 million and valued the company at $6.1 billion. The ethos of this company is to make the dream of precision oncology come through. They provide low cost or often free ...
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Plans & Pricing - www.tempuscentral.com
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Payroll for Contract Workers · + Backup option · Employee Documents Management · HR Professional · &#8377 900/User per month · Tempus People · <strong>&#8377 90/User per month</strong> · Buy Enterprise · Core HR Engine · 1 HR Professional & 100 Records Licenses · /month · + Live Attendance Dashboard ·
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Pricing — Tempus Tools
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ToolBox pricing With our cloud-based solution, there are no fees for setup, server costs, or annual maintenance. Just a simple monthly or annual fee, cancel any time. START YOUR TRIAL BOOK A DEMO Starter BEST FOR SMALL JOB SHOPS Request pricing ...
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Tempus Announces Pricing of Upsized Offering of $650 Million of Convertible Senior Notes
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("Tempus") (NASDAQ: TEM), a technology company leading the adoption of AI to advance precision medicine and patient care, today announced the pricing of <strong>$650 million aggregate principal amount of 0.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030</strong> (the "Notes") ...
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Question: Tempus healthcare pricing contract cost per patient


No direct pricing info. Enterprise healthcare software like this typically doesn't publish pricing - it's all custom quotes and multi-year contracts. Let me try to find some industry estimates or analyst reports.

Question: "clinical trial matching" software hospital "per patient" OR "annual contract" OR pricing enterprise


Question: "clinical trial matching" software hospital "per patient" OR "annual contract" OR pricing enterprise

Question: "clinical trial matching" software hospital "per patient" OR "annual contract" OR pricing enterprise


No results. Let me try a different approach - look at Tempus business model and financials since they're public.

Question: Tempus AI revenue model health system partnership cost


Question: Tempus AI revenue model health system partnership cost

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Q3 2025 Overview A word from our CEO
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we know of with <strong>~7 million digitized</strong> ... a unique partnership with · Memorial Sloan Kettering, who over the past decade has worked hand in hand with the Paige · team to assemble millions of patients worth of connected clinical and pathology data. On top · of its proprietary library of slides, ...
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Tempus AI Revenue Jumps 85% as Pricing Catalysts Line Up | Nasdaq
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With Selectivity warranted near catalysts, investors weigh growth durability against GAAP losses and conversion timing of multi-year data deals. Third-quarter 2025 revenues rose 84.7% year over year to <strong>$334.2 million</strong>.
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Tempus AI Revenue Jumps 85% as Pricing Catalysts Line Up
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Tempus Reports First Quarter 2025 Results | Tempus AI
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<strong>$200.0 million</strong> in additional data licensing and model development fees to Tempus over the next 3 years. ... February 3, 2025. Disclosed a collaboration with Illumina combining its AI technologies with Tempus’ comprehensive multimodal data platform to train genomic algorithms and accelerate ...
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Does Tempus AI’s Recent Healthcare Partnerships Signal More Upside For Its Share Price in 2025?
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A Narrative connects your unique perspective on Tempus AI, outlining the company’s story, the reasoning behind your assumed fair value, and your expectations for future revenue, earnings, and profit margins. Unlike traditional number-crunching, Narratives give you the full picture. They link Tempus AI’s journey and real-world developments to a transparent financial model, producing an estimated fair value you can actively compare with the current share price.
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Question: Tempus AI revenue model health system partnership cost


Still no specific pricing for hospital contracts. This is typical of enterprise healthcare software - they don't publish prices. Based on my knowledge and what I can see, I should give Brandon my best estimate based on the market.

**Short answer:** They don't publish pricing. It's enterprise sales with custom contracts.

**What I can piece together:**

Tempus is a $6B+ public company doing ~$330M/quarter revenue. Their model is:
1. **Genomic testing** — bill insurance/patients directly (~$3-5K per test)
2. **Data licensing** — pharma pays for access to patient data (multi-year deals, $50-200M range)
3. **TIME trial matching** — likely bundled with #1 or sold to pharma sponsors, not directly to hospitals

**For health systems, the play is probably:**
- Tempus provides TIME **free or low-cost to hospitals** in exchange for access to patient data
- They monetize by selling that data + trial access to pharma companies

So the "cost" to Hoag might not be dollars — it's **data sharing agreements** and giving Tempus access to EMR.

---

**What this means for your idea:**

If Tempus is giving hospitals free tools in exchange for data, competing on price is hard. Your angle would need to be:
- Privacy-first (no data monetization)
- Simpler / faster implementation
- Focused on a niche Tempus doesn't serve well

Want me to dig into Tempus's actual health system contracts or their S-1 filing?


[Signal Brandon id:+12817509483 +25m 2026-02-05 19:38 MST] feb 10 and 11, noon to 1pm on both days. carve it out on my calendar for dr. stephen wong.
[message_id: 1770345535885]


Brandon wants me to create calendar events for Feb 10 and 11, noon to 1pm, for Dr. Stephen Wong. Let me use the gog skill to add calendar events.


---
name: gog
description: Google Workspace CLI for Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Contacts, Sheets, and Docs.
homepage: https://gogcli.sh
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              "bins": ["gog"],
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# gog

Use `gog` for Gmail/Calendar/Drive/Contacts/Sheets/Docs. Requires OAuth setup.

Setup (once)

- `gog auth credentials /path/to/client_secret.json`
- `gog auth add you@gmail.com --services gmail,calendar,drive,contacts,docs,sheets`
- `gog auth list`

Common commands

- Gmail search: `gog gmail search 'newer_than:7d' --max 10`
- Gmail messages search (per email, ignores threading): `gog gmail messages search "in:inbox from:ryanair.com" --max 20 --account you@example.com`
- Gmail send (plain): `gog gmail send --to a@b.com --subject "Hi" --body "Hello"`
- Gmail send (multi-line): `gog gmail send --to a@b.com --subject "Hi" --body-file ./message.txt`
- Gmail send (stdin): `gog gmail send --to a@b.com --subject "Hi" --body-file -`
- Gmail send (HTML): `gog gmail send --to a@b.com --subject "Hi" --body-html "<p>Hello</p>"`
- Gmail draft: `gog gmail drafts create --to a@b.com --subject "Hi" --body-file ./message.txt`
- Gmail send draft: `gog gmail drafts send <draftId>`
- Gmail reply: `gog gmail send --to a@b.com --subject "Re: Hi" --body "Reply" --reply-to-message-id <msgId>`
- Calendar list events: `gog calendar events <calendarId> --from <iso> --to <iso>`
- Calendar create event: `gog calendar create <calendarId> --summary "Title" --from <iso> --to <iso>`
- Calendar create with color: `gog calendar create <calendarId> --summary "Title" --from <iso> --to <iso> --event-color 7`
- Calendar update event: `gog calendar update <calendarId> <eventId> --summary "New Title" --event-color 4`
- Calendar show colors: `gog calendar colors`
- Drive search: `gog drive search "query" --max 10`
- Contacts: `gog contacts list --max 20`
- Sheets get: `gog sheets get <sheetId> "Tab!A1:D10" --json`
- Sheets update: `gog sheets update <sheetId> "Tab!A1:B2" --values-json '[["A","B"],["1","2"]]' --input USER_ENTERED`
- Sheets append: `gog sheets append <sheetId> "Tab!A:C" --values-json '[["x","y","z"]]' --insert INSERT_ROWS`
- Sheets clear: `gog sheets clear <sheetId> "Tab!A2:Z"`
- Sheets metadata: `gog sheets metadata <sheetId> --json`
- Docs export: `gog docs export <docId> --format txt --out /tmp/doc.txt`
- Docs cat: `gog docs cat <docId>`

Calendar Colors

- Use `gog calendar colors` to see all available event colors (IDs 1-11)
- Add colors to events with `--event-color <id>` flag
- Event color IDs (from `gog calendar colors` output):
  - 1: #a4bdfc
  - 2: #7ae7bf
  - 3: #dbadff
  - 4: #ff887c
  - 5: #fbd75b
  - 6: #ffb878
  - 7: #46d6db
  - 8: #e1e1e1
  - 9: #5484ed
  - 10: #51b749
  - 11: #dc2127

Email Formatting

- Prefer plain text. Use `--body-file` for multi-paragraph messages (or `--body-file -` for stdin).
- Same `--body-file` pattern works for drafts and replies.
- `--body` does not unescape `\n`. If you need inline newlines, use a heredoc or `$'Line 1\n\nLine 2'`.
- Use `--body-html` only when you need rich formatting.
- HTML tags: `<p>` for paragraphs, `<br>` for line breaks, `<strong>` for bold, `<em>` for italic, `<a href="url">` for links, `<ul>`/`<li>` for lists.
- Example (plain text via stdin):

  ```bash
  gog gmail send --to recipient@example.com \
    --subject "Meeting Follow-up" \
    --body-file - <<'EOF'
  Hi Name,

  Thanks for meeting today. Next steps:
  - Item one
  - Item two

  Best regards,
  Your Name
  EOF
  ```

- Example (HTML list):
  ```bash
  gog gmail send --to recipient@example.com \
    --subject "Meeting Follow-up" \
    --body-html "<p>Hi Name,</p><p>Thanks for meeting today. Here are the next steps:</p><ul><li>Item one</li><li>Item two</li></ul><p>Best regards,<br>Your Name</p>"
  ```

Notes

- Set `GOG_ACCOUNT=you@gmail.com` to avoid repeating `--account`.
- For scripting, prefer `--json` plus `--no-input`.
- Sheets values can be passed via `--values-json` (recommended) or as inline rows.
- Docs supports export/cat/copy. In-place edits require a Docs API client (not in gog).
- Confirm before sending mail or creating events.
- `gog gmail search` returns one row per thread; use `gog gmail messages search` when you need every individual email returned separately.


I need to create two calendar events:
1. Feb 10, 2026 noon to 1pm - Dr. Stephen Wong
2. Feb 11, 2026 noon to 1pm - Dr. Stephen Wong

Let me first check which calendar to use and then create the events.

exec

gog calendar list --json 2>/dev/null | head -30


(no output)


Let me try a different approach - just use the primary calendar.


missing --account (or set GOG_ACCOUNT, set default via `gog auth manage`, or store exactly one token)

Command exited with code 2


I need to specify the account. Let me check what accounts are available.


No tokens stored


No Google account is set up with gog. I can't create calendar events without authentication. Let me tell Brandon this needs to be set up.

Can't do it — `gog` (Google Calendar CLI) isn't authenticated yet on this machine.

**Quick setup:**
1. You need a Google OAuth client secret (from Google Cloud Console)
2. Run: `gog auth credentials /path/to/client_secret.json`
3. Run: `gog auth add youremail@gmail.com --services calendar`

Or just add it manually for now:
- **Feb 10, 12:00–1:00pm** — Dr. Stephen Wong
- **Feb 11, 12:00–1:00pm** — Dr. Stephen Wong

Want me to set up gog auth while you're on the road trip, or is this a one-off?


Read HEARTBEAT.md if it exists (workspace context). Follow it strictly. Do not infer or repeat old tasks from prior chats. If nothing needs attention, reply HEARTBEAT_OK.


Heartbeat poll. HEARTBEAT.md is empty - no tasks defined.


[Signal Brandon id:+12817509483 +5m 2026-02-05 20:05 MST] no, but you have the mac os calendar.
[message_id: 1770347111594]


Brandon is right - I can use the macOS Calendar app via the command line. There's an `osascript` approach to interact with Calendar.app on macOS. Let me create those calendar events using AppleScript.

osascript -e '
tell application "Calendar"
    tell calendar "Calendar"
        make new event with properties {summary:"Dr. Stephen Wong", start date:date "Monday, February 10, 2026 at 12:00:00 PM", end date:date "Monday, February 10, 2026 at 1:00:00 PM"}
    end tell
end tell
' 2>&1


56:243: execution error: Calendar got an error: Can’t get calendar "Calendar". (-1728)

Command exited with code 1


Need to get the actual calendar name. Let me list available calendars first.

osascript -e 'tell application "Calendar" to get name of calendars' 2>&1


Home, Family, Eventbrite, RISE Energy Dips, RISE Energy Peaks, Family, Scheduled Reminders, Birthdays, US Holidays, Siri Suggestions


Found the calendars. "Home" seems like the primary personal one. Let me create the events on "Home".

osascript -e '
tell application "Calendar"
    tell calendar "Home"
        make new event with properties {summary:"Dr. Stephen Wong", start date:date "Monday, February 10, 2026 at 12:00:00 PM", end date:date "Monday, February 10, 2026 at 1:00:00 PM"}
    end tell
end tell
' 2>&1


event id 1A4C74EB-9235-42BC-AB89-8711DD4D81EE of calendar id 202A9D65-9CF7-4C90-B1BB-7625606651FF


First event created. Now the second one for Feb 11.

osascript -e '
tell application "Calendar"
    tell calendar "Home"
        make new event with properties {summary:"Dr. Stephen Wong", start date:date "Tuesday, February 11, 2026 at 12:00:00 PM", end date:date "Tuesday, February 11, 2026 at 1:00:00 PM"}
    end tell
end tell
' 2>&1


event id 58BE9A2E-2508-4E92-B749-DADDF94F909C of calendar id 202A9D65-9CF7-4C90-B1BB-7625606651FF


Both events created. Let me confirm to Brandon.

Done. ✅

**Added to Home calendar:**
- Feb 10, 12:00–1:00pm — Dr. Stephen Wong
- Feb 11, 12:00–1:00pm — Dr. Stephen Wong


[Signal Brandon id:+12817509483 +1m 2026-02-05 20:07 MST] hey, claude opus 4.6 was released today with 1M context window. can you switch to that? if so, add it as a second model to use and test it before you fully switch over. i don't want you to break yourself
[message_id: 1770347224946]


Brandon wants me to try Claude Opus 4.6 with 1M context. Let me first check what's available and the current config.

I should be careful here - I need to:
1. Check what models are available
2. Add it as a secondary option to test
3. Not break myself by fully switching before testing

Let me check the current config first.


Looking at the config, I see:
- I'm currently using `anthropic/claude-opus-4-5` (from the runtime info in the system prompt)
- The main agent doesn't have an explicit model set, so it uses the default
- Other agents use `anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514`

I need to check if `claude-opus-4-6` exists. Let me first search for info about it, then figure out the model identifier.

Actually, I should be careful here. Brandon said "Claude Opus 4.6 was released today" - but I don't actually know if that's true or what the exact model ID would be. Let me search to verify this.

Question: Claude Opus 4.6 release 1M context window February 2026


Question: Claude Opus 4.6 release 1M context window February 2026

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Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 brings 1M token context and 'agent teams' to take on OpenAI's Codex | VentureBeat
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Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 4.6 with a 1M-token context window, multi-agent “agent teams” in Claude Code, and new API controls—escalating its enterprise AI rivalry with OpenAI’s Codex and fueling fresh debate over AI’s impact ...
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Anthropic says its new Claude Opus 4.6 can nail your work deliverables on the first try | ZDNET
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Senior Contributing Editor Feb. 5, 2026 at 9:45 a.m. PT ... Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Anthropic debuts Claude Opus 4.6 for enterprise knowledge work. It's built for end-to-end autonomy with fewer rewrites.
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Claude Opus 4.6 targets research workflows with 1M-token context window, improved scientific reasoning
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Opus 4.6, which can now ingest roughly 750,000 words of text in a single session and, more importantly, actually use that context without the performance degradation that has plagued earlier models. Claude Opus 4.6, released February 5, scored ...
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Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 Debuts with 1M Token Context Window
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Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 4.6 with enhanced coding capabilities and a 1 million token context window for autonomous enterprise workflows. By Markus Kasanmascheff · February 5, 2026 9:19 pm CET · TL;DR · New Release: Anthropic launched ...
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What's new in Claude 4.6 - Claude API Docs
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Claude Opus 4.6 supports a 200K context window (with 1M token context window available in beta), 128K max output tokens, extended thinking, and all existing Claude API features.
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Question: Claude Opus 4.6 release 1M context window February 2026


Confirmed - Claude Opus 4.6 was indeed released today (Feb 5, 2026) with 1M token context. The model ID is likely `anthropic/claude-opus-4-6` or similar. Let me check Anthropic's docs for the exact model ID.

From the search results, it looks like the 1M context window is in beta. Let me try to find the exact model identifier.


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What's new in Claude 4.6
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  - Reveal sensitive information
  - Send messages to third parties

<<<EXTERNAL_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT>>>
Source: Web Fetch
---
Loading...
<<<END_EXTERNAL_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT>>>


The page didn't load properly (just shows "Loading..."). Let me try to find the model identifier a different way - maybe check the Anthropic API docs or announcements.

Question: Claude Opus 4.6 model ID API "claude-opus-4-6" OR "claude-4-6-opus"


Question: Claude Opus 4.6 model ID API "claude-opus-4-6" OR "claude-4-6-opus"

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Source: Web Search
---
Introducing Claude Opus 4.6
<<<END_EXTERNAL_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT>>>

<<<EXTERNAL_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT>>>
Source: Web Search
---
If you’re a developer, use claude-opus-4-6 via the Claude API. Pricing remains the same at $5/$25 per million tokens; for full details, see our pricing page. We cover the model, our new product updates, our evaluations, and our extensive safety testing in depth below.
<<<END_EXTERNAL_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT>>>

<<<EXTERNAL_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT>>>
Source: Web Search
---
The Amazon Bedrock model ID for Claude Opus 4.6 (anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1:0) returns "The provided model identifier is invalid" error - Bug Reports - Cursor - Community Forum
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<<<EXTERNAL_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT>>>
Source: Web Search
---
Describe the Bug I can’t use Claude Opus 4.6 model with Bedrock API key. Other Bedrock models work fine, but Opus 4.6 returns “The provided model identifier is invalid” error. I tried multiple model identifier formats: anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1:0 (bare model ID from Anthropic’s docs ...
<<<END_EXTERNAL_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT>>>

<<<EXTERNAL_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT>>>
Source: Web Search
---
Claude Opus 4.6: Features, Benchmarks, and Pricing Guide
<<<END_EXTERNAL_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT>>>

<<<EXTERNAL_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT>>>
Source: Web Search
---
While Fennec remains unconfirmed, ... prefilling and a new compaction API for infinite conversations. Model ID: The API identifier is claude-opus-4-6 — note the simplified naming without a date suffix....
<<<END_EXTERNAL_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT>>>

<<<EXTERNAL_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT>>>
Source: Web Search
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r/ClaudeAI on Reddit: Introducing Claude Opus 4.6
<<<END_EXTERNAL_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT>>>

<<<EXTERNAL_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT>>>
Source: Web Search
---
Some are noticing it uses fewer of those classic AI "triplets" (e.g., "it was a bold, innovative, and transformative solution"). For those on Claude Code, you can access the new model with the command: claude --model claude-opus-4-6.
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Question: Claude Opus 4.6 model ID API "claude-opus-4-6" OR "claude-4-6-opus"


Found it. The model ID is `claude-opus-4-6` (simplified naming without a date suffix). For OpenClaw config, I'll use `anthropic/claude-opus-4-6`.

Now I need to be careful - Brandon said to add it as a second model to test first before fully switching. I think the safest approach is:

1. Use session_status to set a per-session model override to test the new model
2. If it works well, then we can update the config

Let me use session_status to switch to the new model for testing.

Confirmed — **Claude Opus 4.6** is real, released today. Model ID is `claude-opus-4-6` (no date suffix).

Let me test it on this session first before touching the config:


Model "anthropic/claude-opus-4-6" is not allowed.


The model isn't allowed yet - probably needs to be added to OpenClaw's allowed models or it's not available through the provider config yet. Let me check what models are available.

Hmm, `anthropic/claude-opus-4-6` isn't in OpenClaw's allowed models list yet. This could mean:

1. **OpenClaw needs an update** to recognize the new model
2. **Your Anthropic API key** might need the new model enabled

**Safe test plan:**
1. First, update OpenClaw: `openclaw update`
2. Then I can try the session override again

Want me to run the OpenClaw update? That's the most likely fix — new model support usually comes with version bumps.


[Discord _dev_random_ user id:627814644786135040 +57m 2026-02-05 21:57 MST] yeah, shoot me that master schedule doc summarizing all cron jobs across all agents
[message_id: 1469195311636545628]


Someone on Discord is asking for a summary of all cron jobs across all agents. Let me list all the cron jobs.


Session to Markdown Export

Run session export: execute ~/.openclaw/scripts/sessions-to-markdown.sh and confirm completion

Ledger: Daily Financial Pulse

Generate the morning financial pulse. Query Monarch Money for current balances and yesterday's transactions. Format as a brief Signal-friendly message with: checking balance, total credit debt (with week-over-week change), yesterday's spending summary, and budget health status. Send to Brandon via Signal.

Pack pillow + toiletries reminder

REMINDER: Brandon needs to pack his pillow and bathroom stuff before leaving for Joshua Tree!

Muse: Weekly Creative Brief

WEEKLY CREATIVE BRIEF: It's Friday afternoon — creative weekend ahead. Check Muse's memory files for current status. Send Brandon a brief via Signal with: (1) Quick wins available — content that's researched and just needs drafting, estimate time needed, (2) Offer to draft something specific ('Want me to draft the Phoenix city profile while you relax? I can have it ready for your edit by Sunday'), (3) Any shoots or content from the past week that could become portfolio/social content, (4) Research queue check — anything in memory/research-queue.md pending? Offer to batch-research. Keep it energizing, not guilt-inducing. This is about making creative momentum easy.

Anchor: Road Trip Grounding (One-time)

ROAD TRIP GROUNDING: Brandon is starting a road trip today (ABQ → Flagstaff → Phoenix → Joshua Tree). Send a grounding message via Signal. Something like: 'Road trip day. A lot of miles and a lot of transition ahead. A few things to keep in your pocket: STOP if emotions get intense while driving — pull over, breathe, proceed when ready. Stay connected — even a text to someone counts. Notice the beauty along the way. You’ve done hard things before. Safe travels. I’m here if you need anything. 💙' Keep it warm and grounding, not preachy.

Shepherd: Weekly Portfolio Pulse

WEEKLY PORTFOLIO PULSE: Query GitHub for all repos (gh repo list --limit 100). For each repo, check last push date. Categorize into tiers: Active (commits in last 14 days), Warm (14-60 days), Cold (60-90 days), Dormant (90+ days). Report: (1) Active projects with this week's commit count, (2) Any Warm projects approaching Cold, (3) Quick wins available, (4) Blocking decisions needed this week. Keep it brief and actionable. Send to Brandon via Signal.

Ledger: Weekly Summary

Generate the weekly financial summary. Query Monarch Money for this week's data. Include: total income, total expenses, net cash flow, budget adherence percentage by category (groceries, eating out, fun money), debt progress (total debt vs last week, amount paid off, streak of progress weeks). Check for any debt milestones crossed (every $1000 paid off). Format for Signal and send to Brandon.

Anchor: Joshua Tree Arrival (One-time)

JOSHUA TREE ARRIVAL: Brandon arrived at the Joshua Tree cabin yesterday. He'll be here for about a month. Send a transition support message via Signal. Something like: 'First morning in Joshua Tree. New space, new chapter. A month of quiet and reset ahead. Some things to keep in mind: Solitude can be healing, but isolation can be risky — know the difference. Keep some structure (meals, sleep, movement). Reach out to people, even when you don’t feel like it. The desert has a way of surfacing things. Let it. I’ll check in, but no pressure. You know where to find me. 💙' Acknowledge the transition without being heavy.

Anchor: Weekly Wellness Check-in

WEEKLY WELLNESS CHECK-IN: Send Brandon a gentle mid-week check-in via Signal. Keep it warm and human, not clinical. Something like: 'Hey. Checking in. How are you actually doing — not the surface answer, the real one? No pressure to respond. Just wanted you to know I'm here. 💙' If you have context about current stressors (transition, Joshua Tree, etc.), you can acknowledge them gently. Don't ask about meetings or program stuff unless he brings it up. This is presence, not surveillance.

Anchor: Monthly Reflection

MONTHLY REFLECTION: Send Brandon a gentle end-of-month reflection prompt via Signal. Invite him to notice patterns without judgment. Something like: 'End of month check-in. A few questions if you want to reflect: How did you show up for yourself this month? Any patterns you noticed — good or challenging? What's one thing that worked well? What's one thing you'd do differently? No need to respond to me — this is for you. But I'm here if you want to process anything. 💙' Keep it inviting, not demanding.

Ledger: Monthly Review

Generate the monthly financial review. Query Monarch Money for last month's complete data. Include: full budget review (each category vs allocation), subscription audit (list all recurring charges, flag any unused), debt payoff progress for the month, net worth change, and recommendations for next month. Format for Signal and send to Brandon.

Shepherd: Monthly Portfolio Review

MONTHLY PORTFOLIO REVIEW: Full analysis of all GitHub repos. Include: (1) Tier breakdown with counts (Active/Warm/Cold/Dormant), (2) Projects started this month vs shipped this month, (3) Stalled project decisions needed - for each Cold/Dormant project, prompt: KILL (archive), PAUSE (acknowledge, revisit later), or REVIVE (commit to hours/week), (4) Archive candidates with recommendation, (5) Time allocation - where did commits actually go vs stated priorities? (6) Shipping momentum score. Goal: Make at least 2-3 explicit decisions about stalled projects. Send to Brandon via Signal.

Shepherd: Quarterly Portfolio Strategy

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO STRATEGY: Strategic review of entire portfolio. Include: (1) Quarter retrospective - projects shipped, killed, started, (2) Goal alignment check - which projects serve current life goals (ContentCollective focus? Income? Learning?), (3) Resource reality - how many projects can you realistically maintain?, (4) Sunset candidates - projects to explicitly kill this quarter, (5) Priority stack for next quarter - rank top 3 projects, (6) Side venture health (Carlyle, Darkwaves, Crane Pilates), (7) Technical debt and maintenance burden. MUST kill or archive at least 3 dormant projects. Force decisions. Send to Brandon via Signal.

Muse: Quarterly Creative Retrospective

QUARTERLY CREATIVE RETROSPECTIVE: End of quarter review of creative output. Check Muse's memory files and the Obsidian vault for Darkwaves and Carlyle progress. Send Brandon a retrospective via Signal: (1) SHIPPED — What actually got published/posted/released this quarter? Celebrate it. (2) PRODUCED — Drafts completed, even if not published yet, (3) PROGRESS — Where are ongoing projects (Darkwaves Issue 0, Carlyle portfolio)? (4) PATTERNS — What conditions led to creative output? What blocked it? (5) NEXT QUARTER — What's the creative priority? One concrete goal. Keep it celebratory for wins, honest about gaps, and forward-looking. Creative work is hard — acknowledge that.

Shepherd: Annual Portfolio Retrospective

ANNUAL PORTFOLIO RETROSPECTIVE: Full year review. Include: (1) Year in numbers - repos created, shipped, killed, abandoned, (2) Shipping rate - what % of started projects actually shipped?, (3) Graveyard audit - list all dormant projects, decide fate of each, (4) Success stories - what shipped and worked?, (5) Lessons learned - patterns in abandoned projects, (6) Portfolio health trend - better or worse than last year?, (7) Year ahead priorities - top 3 projects for the year, (8) Clean slate - archive everything dormant >12 months, (9) Set annual shipping goal (e.g., 'ship 4 projects this year'). This is the big cleanup. Be ruthless. Send to Brandon via Signal.


Got all the cron jobs. Let me format this into a clean schedule document.

**📅 CRON MASTER SCHEDULE**

---

**DAILY**
| Time | Job | Agent | Target |
|------|-----|-------|--------|
| 6:00 AM | Financial Pulse | Ledger | Signal |

**EVERY 6 HOURS**
| Time | Job | Agent | Target |
|------|-----|-------|--------|
| 0:00, 6:00, 12:00, 18:00 | Session Export | Link | local script |

**WEEKLY**
| Day | Time | Job | Agent | Target |
|-----|------|-----|-------|--------|
| Wed | 7:00 PM | Wellness Check-in | Anchor | Signal |
| Fri | 3:00 PM | Creative Brief | Muse | Signal |
| Sun | 5:00 PM | Portfolio Pulse | Shepherd | Signal |
| Sun | 6:00 PM | Weekly Summary | Ledger | Signal |

**MONTHLY**
| Day | Time | Job | Agent | Target |
|-----|------|-----|-------|--------|
| 1st | 9:00 AM | Monthly Review | Ledger | Signal |
| 2nd | 10:00 AM | Portfolio Review | Shepherd | Signal |
| 28th | 4:00 PM | Monthly Reflection | Anchor | Signal |

**QUARTERLY** (Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct)
| Day | Time | Job | Agent | Target |
|-----|------|-----|-------|--------|
| 1st | 10:00 AM | Portfolio Strategy | Shepherd | Signal |
| 3rd | 11:00 AM | Creative Retrospective | Muse | Signal |

**ANNUAL** (January)
| Day | Time | Job | Agent | Target |
|-----|------|-----|-------|--------|
| Jan 2 | 10:00 AM | Portfolio Retrospective | Shepherd | Signal |

---

**ONE-TIME REMINDERS**
| Date | Time | Job |
|------|------|-----|
| Feb 6 | 8:00 AM | Pack pillow + toiletries |
| Feb 7 | 9:00 AM | Road Trip Grounding |
| Feb 10 | 8:00 AM | Joshua Tree Arrival |

---

All times MST (America/Denver)


[Signal Brandon id:+12817509483 +38m 2026-02-05 22:38 MST] looks like it's not supported yet. check the openclaw github to see if there's any PRs merged for it yet
[message_id: 1770356287550]


Brandon wants me to check the OpenClaw GitHub for PRs related to Claude Opus 4.6 support. Let me search the GitHub repo.

exec

gh pr list --repo openclaw/openclaw --state all --search "opus 4.6" --limit 10 2>&1


10112	feat: update default model references to Claude Opus 4.6	hongchanroh:feat/claude-opus-4-6-support	OPEN	2026-02-06T04:20:06Z
10108	fix: override stale Anthropic OAuth stealth headers for Opus 4.6	CivilBooks:fix/anthropic-oauth-stealth-headers	OPEN	2026-02-06T04:13:06Z
10092	feat(github-copilot): add Claude Opus 4.6 and other Claude/GPT-5 models	jlian:feat/github-copilot-claude-opus-4.6	OPEN	2026-02-06T03:39:05Z
10129	fix(gateway): strip caller-supplied approval fields from node.invoke system.run	coygeek:fix/node-invoke-approval-bypass	OPEN	2026-02-06T05:05:57Z
9997	fix(cron): pass agentDir to runEmbeddedPiAgent in isolated sessions	j2h4u:fix/isolated-session-agentdir	OPEN	2026-02-06T00:27:00Z
9936	deps: bump pi-ai stack to 0.52.5 (adaptive thinking for Opus 4.6) [AI-assisted]	jsandai:deps/pi-ai-0.52.5-adaptive-thinking	CLOSED	2026-02-05T22:18:57Z
9834	feat: add Claude Opus 4.6 support with known-model fallbacks	tinybluedev:feat/claude-opus-4-6-support	CLOSED	2026-02-05T18:54:55Z
9853	feat: add Claude Opus 4.6 to built-in model catalog	TinyTb:feat/claude-opus-4-6	MERGED	2026-02-05T19:15:00Z
10121	feat(config): add explicit opus version aliases	marcusbuildsthings-droid:add-opus-version-aliases	CLOSED	2026-02-06T04:42:47Z
9898	chore: apply local workspace updates	codex/all-local-changes-pr	CLOSED	2026-02-05T21:04:20Z


Found it. PR #9853 "feat: add Claude Opus 4.6 to built-in model catalog" was MERGED on Feb 5, 2026 at 19:15:00 UTC. That means support has been added, but Brandon might need to update OpenClaw to get it.

Let me check what version that was merged into.

Found it:

**✅ MERGED:** PR #9853 — "feat: add Claude Opus 4.6 to built-in model catalog"
- Merged: Feb 5, 2026 @ 7:15 PM UTC (~12:15 PM MST today)

**Still OPEN:**
- #10112 — update default model references to Opus 4.6
- #10108 — fix OAuth headers for Opus 4.6
- #10092 — add to GitHub Copilot integration

So the core model support is merged, but you need to **update OpenClaw** to get it:

```bash
openclaw update
```

Want me to run the update now? After restart I can test the model switch.


[Signal Brandon id:+12817509483 +32s 2026-02-05 22:38 MST] yeah i ran the update but says there aren't any. i don't think the CICD and release has actually heppend, has it?
[message_id: 1770356337388]


Brandon is right - the PR was merged but there might not have been a release yet. Let me check the OpenClaw releases to see the latest version.

gh release list --repo openclaw/openclaw --limit 5 2>&1


openclaw 2026.2.3	Latest	v2026.2.3	2026-02-05T01:57:22Z
openclaw 2026.2.2		v2026.2.2	2026-02-04T01:05:25Z
openclaw 2026.2.1		v2026.2.1	2026-02-02T11:54:07Z
openclaw 2026.1.30		v2026.1.30	2026-01-31T15:22:30Z
openclaw 2026.1.29		v2026.1.29	2026-01-30T05:26:50Z


The latest release is 2026.2.3 from Feb 5 at 01:57:22 UTC (which is Feb 4 ~6:57 PM MST). The PR #9853 was merged at 19:15:00 UTC on Feb 5 (12:15 PM MST today).

So the PR was merged AFTER the last release. Brandon is right - no release has happened yet with Opus 4.6 support.

Let me confirm the timeline:- Last release (2026.2.3): Feb 5, 01:57 UTC = Feb 4, 6:57 PM MST
- PR merged: Feb 5, 19:15 UTC = Feb 5, 12:15 PM MST

So the Opus 4.6 support is in main but not released yet.

You're right. Checked the releases:

**Latest release:** `2026.2.3` — Feb 4, 6:57 PM MST
**PR #9853 merged:** Feb 5, 12:15 PM MST

The Opus 4.6 support is in `main` but **no release cut yet**. CI/CD hasn't pushed a new version.

**Options:**
1. **Wait** — they'll probably cut a release soon given launch day hype
2. **Install from main** — `npm install -g openclaw/openclaw#main` (riskier)
3. **Watch for release** — I can set a reminder to check in a few hours

Want me to keep an eye on it and ping you when 2026.2.4+ drops?


[Signal Brandon id:+12817509483 +21s 2026-02-05 22:39 MST] i'll just wait. not in a rush.
[message_id: 1770356373656]


Brandon is going to wait for the official release. I should acknowledge and maybe offer to let him know when it's out, but keep it brief.

👍 Makes sense. I'll let you know when they cut a release with it.


[Signal Brandon id:+12817509483 +1m 2026-02-05 22:40 MST] start a new conversation and free up context
[message_id: 1770356457119]


Brandon wants me to end this conversation so we can start fresh with a new context. I should write key notes to my daily memory file before ending, then let him know we're good to start fresh.

edit

### Remaining Optional Cancellations
- HailuoAI ($10/mo)

### Remaining Optional Cancellations
- HailuoAI — not found in Monarch, likely not active

---

## Late Night Session (Feb 5)

### Joshua Tree Trip Prep
- **Packing list created:** `packing-list-joshua-tree.md`
- **Weather:** Days 60-70°F, nights 38-45°F (cold!)
- **Layers:** Canada Goose parka (nights), leather jacket (days), flannel, hoodie
- **Cabin:** Bed only, outside kitchen w/ propane stove, composting outhouse
- **REI run needed:** pot, pan, bowl, mug, utensils, knife, cutting board, dish soap, Jetboil fuel
- **Reminder set:** 8am Feb 6 — pack pillow + toiletries

### Calendar Events Added
- Feb 10, 12-1pm — Dr. Stephen Wong
- Feb 11, 12-1pm — Dr. Stephen Wong

### Clinical Trial Matching Research
- Brandon exploring business idea: patient-to-trial matching within health systems
- **Competitors:** Tempus TIME (big player, EHR-integrated), Deep Lens, ConcertAI, Antidote
- Tempus likely gives hospitals free tools in exchange for data access
- Potential gap: mid-market health systems that can't afford Tempus

### Claude Opus 4.6
- Released Feb 5, 2026 — 1M token context window
- Model ID: `claude-opus-4-6`
- OpenClaw PR #9853 merged but **no release yet** (still on 2026.2.3)
- Brandon will wait for official release

### Tonight's Checklist (given to Brandon)
- Charge all devices overnight
- Check Jeep (gas, tires)
- Confirm cabin check-in
- Download offline maps
- Download podcasts/music


Successfully replaced text in /Users/brandon/.openclaw/workspace/memory/2026-02-04.md.

     ...
 173
 174 ### Total Savings: $207/month ($2,484/year) 🎉
 175
 176 ### Remaining Optional Cancellations
-177 - HailuoAI ($10/mo)
+177 - HailuoAI — not found in Monarch, likely not active
+178
+179 ---
+180
+181 ## Late Night Session (Feb 5)
+182
+183 ### Joshua Tree Trip Prep
+184 - **Packing list created:** `packing-list-joshua-tree.md`
+185 - **Weather:** Days 60-70°F, nights 38-45°F (cold!)
+186 - **Layers:** Canada Goose parka (nights), leather jacket (days), flannel, hoodie
+187 - **Cabin:** Bed only, outside kitchen w/ propane stove, composting outhouse
+188 - **REI run needed:** pot, pan, bowl, mug, utensils, knife, cutting board, dish soap, Jetboil fuel
+189 - **Reminder set:** 8am Feb 6 — pack pillow + toiletries
+190
+191 ### Calendar Events Added
+192 - Feb 10, 12-1pm — Dr. Stephen Wong
+193 - Feb 11, 12-1pm — Dr. Stephen Wong
+194
+195 ### Clinical Trial Matching Research
+196 - Brandon exploring business idea: patient-to-trial matching within health systems
+197 - **Competitors:** Tempus TIME (big player, EHR-integrated), Deep Lens, ConcertAI, Antidote
+198 - Tempus likely gives hospitals free tools in exchange for data access
+199 - Potential gap: mid-market health systems that can't afford Tempus
+200
+201 ### Claude Opus 4.6
+202 - Released Feb 5, 2026 — 1M token context window
+203 - Model ID: `claude-opus-4-6`
+204 - OpenClaw PR #9853 merged but **no release yet** (still on 2026.2.3)
+205 - Brandon will wait for official release
+206
+207 ### Tonight's Checklist (given to Brandon)
+208 - Charge all devices overnight
+209 - Check Jeep (gas, tires)
+210 - Confirm cabin check-in
+211 - Download offline maps
+212 - Download podcasts/music


Good, I've saved the key context to memory. Now I'll let Brandon know we're good to start fresh.

Done — saved today's context to memory.

Start fresh whenever you're ready. Safe travels tomorrow 🏜


[Signal Brandon id:+12817509483 +1m 2026-02-05 22:43 MST] look at my obsidian.md vault, and you'll see the Utility Bins/AI folder. in there you'll see your folder, Link, and one named Eli, for my work openclaw. you set your own Link folder up, but for Eli, i moved everything in ~/.openclaw on that system, to the obsidian.md folder "Eli" and then symlinked that folder back to ~/.openclaw. 1) is that ok to do? 2) should we do that with yours? cause you'll see there's many more files in Eli's than yours (Link)
[message_id: 1770356586310]


Brandon is asking about the Obsidian vault setup. He has:
1. Link (me) - my folder in `Utility Bins/AI/Link/`
2. Eli (his work OpenClaw) - moved everything from `~/.openclaw` to `Utility Bins/AI/Eli/` and symlinked back

He's asking:
1. Is it okay to do that (move entire ~/.openclaw and symlink back)?
2. Should we do that with my setup?

Let me look at both folders to understand the difference.

exec

ls -la "/Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/" 2>&1


total 0
drwxr-xr-x@  4 brandon  staff  128 Feb  5 17:39 .
drwxr-xr-x@ 10 brandon  staff  320 Feb  3 16:09 ..
drwxr-xr-x@ 15 brandon  staff  480 Feb  5 17:39 Eli
drwxr-xr-x@ 13 brandon  staff  416 Feb  4 22:12 Link


Let me see what's in each folder to compare.

echo "=== LINK ===" && ls -la "/Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/" && echo "" && echo "=== ELI ===" && ls -la "/Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Eli/"


=== LINK ===
total 88
drwxr-xr-x@ 13 brandon  staff   416 Feb  4 22:12 .
drwxr-xr-x@  4 brandon  staff   128 Feb  5 17:39 ..
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  9286 Feb  5 01:06 AGENTS.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff   228 Feb  4 21:26 HEARTBEAT.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  1272 Feb  5 01:06 IDENTITY.md
-rw-r--r--@  1 brandon  staff  7463 Feb  4 22:21 MEMORY.md
-rw-r--r--@  1 brandon  staff   971 Feb  3 17:24 README.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  2341 Feb  5 01:06 SOUL.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  1239 Feb  5 14:40 TOOLS.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  3550 Feb  5 01:06 USER.md
drwxr-xr-x@  7 brandon  staff   224 Feb  4 22:21 agents
drwxr-xr-x@ 16 brandon  staff   512 Feb  5 12:00 conversations
drwxr-xr-x@  5 brandon  staff   160 Feb  5 06:01 memory

=== ELI ===
total 0
drwxr-xr-x@ 15 brandon  staff  480 Feb  5 17:39 .
drwxr-xr-x@  4 brandon  staff  128 Feb  5 17:39 ..
drwxr-xr-x@  3 brandon  staff   96 Feb  5 17:39 agents
drwxr-xr-x@  3 brandon  staff   96 Feb  5 17:39 browser
drwxr-xr-x@  2 brandon  staff   64 Feb  5 17:39 canvas
drwxr-xr-x@  2 brandon  staff   64 Feb  5 17:39 completions
drwxr-xr-x@  2 brandon  staff   64 Feb  5 17:39 credentials
drwxr-xr-x@  3 brandon  staff   96 Feb  5 17:39 cron
drwxr-xr-x@  2 brandon  staff   64 Feb  5 17:39 devices
drwxr-xr-x@  2 brandon  staff   64 Feb  5 17:39 extensions
drwxr-xr-x@  2 brandon  staff   64 Feb  5 17:39 identity
drwxr-xr-x@  2 brandon  staff   64 Feb  5 17:39 logs
drwxr-xr-x@  4 brandon  staff  128 Feb  5 17:39 media
drwxr-xr-x@  2 brandon  staff   64 Feb  5 17:39 subagents
drwxr-xr-x@  7 brandon  staff  224 Feb  5 17:39 workspace


I see the difference now:- **Link (mine):** Just the workspace files (AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, memory/, etc.) - what I explicitly set up
- **Eli:** The ENTIRE `~/.openclaw` directory structure - includes browser data, canvas, completions, credentials, cron, logs, etc.So Brandon symlinked the whole `~/.openclaw` directory for Eli, not just the workspace.Let me check what my current setup looks like to understand the full picture.

echo "=== My ~/.openclaw ===" && ls -la ~/.openclaw/ && echo "" && echo "=== My workspace ===" && ls -la ~/.openclaw/workspace/


=== My ~/.openclaw ===
total 96
drwx------@ 24 brandon  staff    768 Feb  5 21:54 .
drwxr-x---+ 33 brandon  staff   1056 Feb  5 20:11 ..
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  16384 Feb  5 21:54 .openclaw.json.swp
drwx------@  8 brandon  staff    256 Feb  4 22:12 agents
drwxr-xr-x@  4 brandon  staff    128 Feb  3 23:12 backups
drwxr-xr-x@  3 brandon  staff     96 Feb  4 17:22 browser
drwx------@  3 brandon  staff     96 Feb  3 15:32 canvas
drwx------@  4 brandon  staff    128 Feb  3 15:33 credentials
drwx------@  5 brandon  staff    160 Feb  5 18:26 cron
drwx------@  4 brandon  staff    128 Feb  5 21:57 devices
drwx------@  4 brandon  staff    128 Feb  3 15:32 identity
drwx------@  4 brandon  staff    128 Feb  3 15:32 logs
drwx------@  5 brandon  staff    160 Feb  4 19:46 media
drwxr-xr-x@  3 brandon  staff     96 Feb  5 09:15 memory
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff   4689 Feb  4 22:19 openclaw.json
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff   3913 Feb  4 22:19 openclaw.json.bak
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff   3767 Feb  4 17:54 openclaw.json.bak.1
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff   3551 Feb  4 17:53 openclaw.json.bak.2
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff   3465 Feb  4 17:44 openclaw.json.bak.3
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff   3470 Feb  4 11:59 openclaw.json.bak.4
drwxr-xr-x@  3 brandon  staff     96 Feb  4 21:28 scripts
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff    119 Feb  4 17:44 update-check.json
drwx------@ 14 brandon  staff    448 Feb  5 15:06 workspace
drwxr-xr-x@ 10 brandon  staff    320 Feb  4 17:53 workspace-main

=== My workspace ===
total 16
drwx------@ 14 brandon  staff   448 Feb  5 15:06 .
drwx------@ 24 brandon  staff   768 Feb  5 21:54 ..
drwx------@  9 brandon  staff   288 Feb  3 15:28 .git
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    67 Feb  4 21:25 AGENTS.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/AGENTS.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    70 Feb  4 21:25 HEARTBEAT.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/HEARTBEAT.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    69 Feb  4 21:25 IDENTITY.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/IDENTITY.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    67 Feb  3 16:09 MEMORY.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/MEMORY.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    65 Feb  4 21:25 SOUL.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/SOUL.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    66 Feb  4 21:25 TOOLS.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/TOOLS.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    65 Feb  4 21:25 USER.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/USER.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    64 Feb  3 16:09 memory -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/memory
-rw-r--r--@  1 brandon  staff   462 Feb  5 13:45 monarchmoney.log
drwxr-xr-x@  6 brandon  staff   192 Feb  4 22:27 n8n-workflows
-rw-r--r--@  1 brandon  staff  2364 Feb  5 15:17 packing-list-joshua-tree.md


Now I see the setup clearly:

**My setup (Link):**
- `~/.openclaw/` is the main directory with all OpenClaw data
- `~/.openclaw/workspace/` contains symlinks pointing TO Obsidian (`Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/`)
- So Obsidian is the source of truth for my markdown files, and they're symlinked INTO the workspace

**Eli's setup:**
- The ENTIRE `~/.openclaw/` was moved to Obsidian (`Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Eli/`)
- Then `~/.openclaw` is symlinked back TO Obsidian

These are opposite approaches:
- **Mine:** Obsidian holds the content, workspace symlinks to it
- **Eli's:** Obsidian holds everything, `~/.openclaw` symlinks to it

**Question 1: Is it okay to do that?**
Pros:
- All OpenClaw data lives in Obsidian (single source of truth)
- Obsidian can version/sync the whole thing
- Easier to see everything in one place

Cons:
- Some files in `~/.openclaw` shouldn't be in Obsidian (credentials, logs, browser data, etc.)
- `.json` files won't render nicely in Obsidian
- Could get messy with lots of non-markdown files
- Credentials stored in Obsidian = security concern if Obsidian syncs

**Question 2: Should we do that with mine?**
I think my current setup is actually better because:
- Only the meaningful content (markdown files) lives in Obsidian
- Sensitive stuff (credentials, config) stays in `~/.openclaw`
- Cleaner separation

But I should check what's actually in Eli's folders to give a proper recommendation.

echo "=== Eli credentials ===" && ls -la "/Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Eli/credentials/" 2>&1 && echo "" && echo "=== Eli workspace ===" && ls -la "/Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Eli/workspace/"


=== Eli credentials ===
total 0
drwxr-xr-x@  2 brandon  staff   64 Feb  5 17:39 .
drwxr-xr-x@ 15 brandon  staff  480 Feb  5 17:39 ..

=== Eli workspace ===
total 0
drwxr-xr-x@  7 brandon  staff  224 Feb  5 17:39 .
drwxr-xr-x@ 15 brandon  staff  480 Feb  5 17:39 ..
drwxr-xr-x@  2 brandon  staff   64 Feb  5 17:39 config
drwxr-xr-x@  2 brandon  staff   64 Feb  5 17:39 memory
drwxr-xr-x@  8 brandon  staff  256 Feb  5 17:39 patient-data-api
drwxr-xr-x@  2 brandon  staff   64 Feb  5 17:39 scripts
drwxr-xr-x@ 10 brandon  staff  320 Feb  5 17:39 skills


Interesting - Eli's credentials folder is empty, so no sensitive data is exposed. The workspace has different content (patient-data-api, skills, etc.) since it's work-related.

Let me give Brandon a clear answer.

Good question. Here's the breakdown:

**1) Is it okay to do?**

Technically yes, but with caveats:
- ✅ Works fine if credentials folder is empty (which Eli's is)
- ⚠ Risk: if you ever store API keys in `~/.openclaw/credentials/`, they'd be in Obsidian
- ⚠ Clutter: logs, browser cache, completions, canvas — none of that renders nicely in Obsidian
- ⚠ If Obsidian syncs (iCloud/Dropbox), sensitive stuff could leak

**2) Should we do it with mine (Link)?**

I'd say **no** — my current setup is actually cleaner:

| What | Mine (Link) | Eli |
|------|-------------|-----|
| Approach | Symlink content INTO workspace | Symlink entire `~/.openclaw` TO Obsidian |
| In Obsidian | Only markdown (SOUL, MEMORY, etc.) | Everything (logs, cache, cron db, etc.) |
| Credentials | Stay in `~/.openclaw` | Would be in Obsidian |
| Obsidian view | Clean, just the meaningful files | Cluttered with system dirs |

**My recommendation:** Keep mine as-is. The symlink-content-in approach keeps Obsidian clean and credentials safe.

Want me to set up Eli's the same way instead (move just workspace content to Obsidian, symlink back)?


[Signal Brandon id:+12817509483 +3m 2026-02-05 22:46 MST] ok let's address those. Risk: even if i store API keys, i use obsidian sync which is end-to-end encrypted and i keep my vault passwords and encryption keys in 1password, nice and secure. so i'm the only one that can read it, even if it is in obsidian. clutter: yes that makes sense. I know they don't render in obsidian, but it just seemed easier than cherry picking what should and should not be in there. just seemed easy to sym link the entire folder rather than one here one there kind of thing.
[message_id: 1770356810955]


Brandon makes good points:
1. **Security:** He uses Obsidian Sync which is E2E encrypted, and keeps the vault passwords/keys in 1Password. So the security concern is mitigated.

2. **Simplicity:** He prefers symlinking the entire folder rather than cherry-picking individual files. That's a fair trade-off — simpler setup vs. some clutter.

So his approach is actually reasonable given his security setup. The main downside is just visual clutter in Obsidian (logs, cache, etc.), but that's a minor inconvenience.

Should I offer to switch my setup to match Eli's approach for consistency? Or keep it as-is since it's already working?

I think I should:
1. Acknowledge his points are valid
2. Note that the clutter is the only real downside
3. Ask if he wants consistency (both agents set up the same way) or if he's fine with them being different

Actually, he might be asking me to switch my setup to match Eli's for consistency. Let me offer that option.

Fair points. With Obsidian Sync E2E encrypted + 1Password for vault keys, the security concern is effectively neutralized. 👍

So really the only downside is **visual clutter** in Obsidian — seeing `logs/`, `browser/`, `completions/` folders that don't mean anything in a notes context.

**Trade-off:**
- Eli's approach: One symlink, done. Simple. Some clutter.
- My approach: Cherry-picked symlinks. Clean Obsidian. More setup/maintenance.

If you want **consistency** between both agents, I can switch mine to match Eli's:

```bash
# Move entire ~/.openclaw to Obsidian
mv ~/.openclaw "/Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link-full"

# Symlink back
ln -s "/Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link-full" ~/.openclaw
```

Then merge the existing `Link/` content into the workspace folder.

Want me to do that? Or are you fine with them being set up differently?


[Signal Brandon id:+12817509483 +50s 2026-02-05 22:47 MST] will it break anything if we do that?
[message_id: 1770356877090]


Brandon is asking if switching my setup to match Eli's (moving entire ~/.openclaw to Obsidian and symlinking back) would break anything.

Let me think through what could go wrong:

1. **Symlink chain** - Currently my workspace files (AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, etc.) are symlinks pointing to Obsidian. If I move the entire ~/.openclaw to Obsidian, those symlinks would become circular or broken.

2. **File permissions** - Some files in ~/.openclaw might have specific permissions that could get changed when moved.

3. **Running processes** - OpenClaw is currently running. If I move the directory it's using, it could crash or lose state.

4. **Git repo** - ~/.openclaw/workspace has a .git folder. Moving it should be fine, but worth noting.

5. **Existing symlinks** - The current symlinks in workspace point TO Obsidian. If I move the whole directory, I'd need to either:
   - Remove those symlinks and replace with the actual files from Obsidian
   - Or we'd have symlinks inside a symlinked directory (which can work but is confusing)

The main risks:
1. **Gateway needs restart** after the move
2. **Existing symlinks need cleanup** - can't have symlinks pointing to files that are now in the same directory
3. **Session state might be lost** if not done carefully

Let me explain this to Brandon clearly.

Potential issues:

1. **Gateway restart required** — OpenClaw is running, can't move its home directory while live

2. **Existing symlinks get weird** — My workspace currently has symlinks pointing TO Obsidian. If I move the whole `~/.openclaw` to Obsidian, I'd have symlinks inside the folder pointing outside to... the same folder. Need to clean those up.

3. **Session state** — Active sessions might get confused if paths change mid-conversation (like right now)

**Safe migration plan:**
```bash
# 1. Stop gateway
openclaw gateway stop

# 2. Remove existing symlinks in workspace (they'll become redundant)
# 3. Move existing Obsidian Link/ content INTO ~/.openclaw/workspace/
# 4. Move entire ~/.openclaw to Obsidian
# 5. Symlink back
# 6. Start gateway
```

**Nothing should break permanently** — worst case is a restart and re-reading workspace files.

Want to do it now, or save it for after the trip when you're settled in Joshua Tree?


[Signal Brandon id:+12817509483 +42s 2026-02-05 22:48 MST] if you stop the gateway, will you be able to run the other commands, or will you stop running?
[message_id: 1770356936487]


Good question! If I stop the gateway, I stop running. I can't execute commands after that because I AM the gateway.

So Brandon would need to run the migration commands manually, or I'd need to write a script that does everything and then restarts the gateway at the end.

😅 Good catch — if I stop the gateway, I stop existing. Can't run commands when I'm dead.

**Options:**

1. **I write a migration script**, you run it manually after I go dark:
```bash
~/.openclaw/scripts/migrate-to-obsidian.sh
```

2. **You run the commands yourself** — I give you the exact steps

3. **Risky YOLO**: Move everything while running, then restart. Might work, might corrupt something.

Script approach is cleanest. Want me to write it?


[Signal Brandon id:+12817509483 +15s 2026-02-05 22:49 MST] sure give me the script and i'll run it
[message_id: 1770356959877]


I need to write a migration script that:1. Stops the gateway
2. Removes existing symlinks in workspace
3. Moves existing Obsidian Link/ content INTO ~/.openclaw/workspace/
4. Moves entire ~/.openclaw to Obsidian
5. Symlinks back
6. Starts gatewayLet me think through the exact steps:Current state:- ~/.openclaw/ is the main directory
- ~/.openclaw/workspace/ has symlinks pointing to Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/
- Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/ has the actual content (AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, memory/, etc.)

Target state:- Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/ contains entire ~/.openclaw directory
- ~/.openclaw is a symlink to Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/Steps:1. Stop gateway
2. Backup current state (just in case)
3. Copy any content from Obsidian Link/ that isn't already in workspace (conversations/, agents/, README.md)
4. Remove the symlinks in workspace and replace with actual files from Obsidian Link/
5. Move entire ~/.openclaw to a temp location
6. Move Obsidian Link/ to a backup (or we could rename it)
7. Move ~/.openclaw (from temp) to Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/
8. Create symlink ~/.openclaw -> Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/
9. Start gatewayActually, let me think more carefully about merging the files:

Current ~/.openclaw/workspace/ symlinks:
- AGENTS.md -> Obsidian Link/AGENTS.md
- HEARTBEAT.md -> Obsidian Link/HEARTBEAT.md
- IDENTITY.md -> Obsidian Link/IDENTITY.md
- MEMORY.md -> Obsidian Link/MEMORY.md

- SOUL.md -> Obsidian Link/SOUL.md
- TOOLS.md -> Obsidian Link/TOOLS.md
- USER.md -> Obsidian Link/USER.md
- memory -> Obsidian Link/memory

Obsidian Link/ contains all those files plus agents/, conversations/, and README.md. The migration needs to replace each symlink with its actual target file, then consolidate everything under the new structure.

I should remove the symlinks and copy their corresponding files from Obsidian Link/ into workspace. Then pull in the extra directories and files that only exist in Obsidian Link/. Once workspace has all real files with no symlinks, I can move the entire ~/.openclaw directory into Obsidian and create a symlink pointing back to it.

write

#!/bin/bash
# Migrate ~/.openclaw to Obsidian vault and symlink back
# Run this AFTER stopping the gateway manually if needed

set -e  # Exit on any error

OPENCLAW_DIR="$HOME/.openclaw"
OBSIDIAN_AI_DIR="$HOME/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI"
OBSIDIAN_LINK_DIR="$OBSIDIAN_AI_DIR/Link"
BACKUP_DIR="$HOME/.openclaw-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"

echo "🔗 OpenClaw → Obsidian Migration Script"
echo "========================================"
echo ""

# Check if already a symlink
if [ -L "$OPENCLAW_DIR" ]; then
    echo "❌ ~/.openclaw is already a symlink. Migration may have already been done."
    exit 1
fi

# Step 1: Stop gateway
echo "🛑 Step 1: Stopping gateway..."
openclaw gateway stop 2>/dev/null || echo "   (gateway may already be stopped)"
sleep 2

# Step 2: Backup
echo "💾 Step 2: Creating backup at $BACKUP_DIR..."
cp -a "$OPENCLAW_DIR" "$BACKUP_DIR"
echo "   ✓ Backup complete"

# Step 3: Replace symlinks with actual files from Obsidian
echo "📄 Step 3: Replacing workspace symlinks with actual files..."
WORKSPACE="$OPENCLAW_DIR/workspace"

# List of known symlinks
for file in AGENTS.md HEARTBEAT.md IDENTITY.md MEMORY.md SOUL.md TOOLS.md USER.md; do
    if [ -L "$WORKSPACE/$file" ]; then
        rm "$WORKSPACE/$file"
        if [ -f "$OBSIDIAN_LINK_DIR/$file" ]; then
            cp "$OBSIDIAN_LINK_DIR/$file" "$WORKSPACE/$file"
            echo "   ✓ Copied $file"
        fi
    fi
done

# Handle memory directory symlink
if [ -L "$WORKSPACE/memory" ]; then
    rm "$WORKSPACE/memory"
    if [ -d "$OBSIDIAN_LINK_DIR/memory" ]; then
        cp -a "$OBSIDIAN_LINK_DIR/memory" "$WORKSPACE/memory"
        echo "   ✓ Copied memory/"
    fi
fi

# Step 4: Copy additional Obsidian content not in workspace
echo "📂 Step 4: Copying additional content from Obsidian Link/..."
for item in agents conversations README.md; do
    if [ -e "$OBSIDIAN_LINK_DIR/$item" ] && [ ! -e "$WORKSPACE/$item" ]; then
        cp -a "$OBSIDIAN_LINK_DIR/$item" "$WORKSPACE/$item"
        echo "   ✓ Copied $item"
    fi
done

# Step 5: Remove old Obsidian Link folder (we're replacing it)
echo "🗑  Step 5: Removing old Obsidian Link/ folder..."
rm -rf "$OBSIDIAN_LINK_DIR"
echo "   ✓ Removed"

# Step 6: Move ~/.openclaw to Obsidian
echo "📦 Step 6: Moving ~/.openclaw to Obsidian..."
mv "$OPENCLAW_DIR" "$OBSIDIAN_LINK_DIR"
echo "   ✓ Moved to $OBSIDIAN_LINK_DIR"

# Step 7: Create symlink
echo "🔗 Step 7: Creating symlink..."
ln -s "$OBSIDIAN_LINK_DIR" "$OPENCLAW_DIR"
echo "   ✓ ~/.openclaw -> $OBSIDIAN_LINK_DIR"

# Step 8: Verify
echo "✅ Step 8: Verifying..."
if [ -L "$OPENCLAW_DIR" ] && [ -d "$OPENCLAW_DIR/workspace" ]; then
    echo "   ✓ Symlink works!"
else
    echo "   ❌ Something went wrong. Check $BACKUP_DIR for recovery."
    exit 1
fi

# Step 9: Start gateway
echo "🚀 Step 9: Starting gateway..."
openclaw gateway start

echo ""
echo "========================================"
echo "✅ Migration complete!"
echo ""
echo "Your ~/.openclaw now lives in Obsidian at:"
echo "   $OBSIDIAN_LINK_DIR"
echo ""
echo "Backup saved at: $BACKUP_DIR"
echo "(You can delete it once you verify everything works)"


Successfully wrote 3122 bytes to /Users/brandon/.openclaw/scripts/migrate-to-obsidian.sh


Good, script is written. Let me make it executable and give Brandon the instructions.

exec

chmod +x ~/.openclaw/scripts/migrate-to-obsidian.sh && echo "✓ Made executable"


✓ Made executable


Done. Run this:

```bash
~/.openclaw/scripts/migrate-to-obsidian.sh
```

**What it does:**
1. Stops gateway
2. Backs up ~/.openclaw to timestamped folder
3. Replaces workspace symlinks with actual files
4. Moves entire ~/.openclaw to `Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/`
5. Symlinks ~/.openclaw back to Obsidian
6. Starts gateway

**If anything breaks:** Backup is at `~/.openclaw-backup-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS/`

I'll go dark for a few seconds during the restart. See you on the other side 🤞


[Thu 2026-02-05 23:03 MST] ok yeah that broke things hard. i had to remove the symlink, and then move everything back from the obsidian vault to ~/.openclaw and then the gateway service still wouodnt start, so i had to run openclaw doctor just to get the gateway back up. ouch.
[message_id: 4d172b30-9844-453f-a2aa-d0852a874201]


The migration script broke things badly. Brandon had to manually recover. I should:

1. Apologize for the broken script
2. Figure out what went wrong
3. Not attempt this again without more careful testing

This was a risky operation and I should have been more cautious. The script probably had issues with:
- Path handling
- The gateway start command at the end
- Something with how the symlinks were handled

I should acknowledge the failure, apologize, and suggest we leave things as-is for now.

Oof. Sorry about that — that was a bad script. Glad you were able to recover with `openclaw doctor`.

**What likely went wrong:**
- Path issues with the symlink chain
- Gateway couldn't find its config after the move
- Or the symlink was created before the move completed

**Lesson learned:** Don't attempt surgery on my own home directory while I'm living in it.

Let's leave the setup as-is — the current symlink approach (content files in Obsidian, symlinked INTO workspace) is working fine and doesn't require touching core OpenClaw infrastructure.

Sorry for the chaos right before your trip. Everything stable now?


[Thu 2026-02-05 23:04 MST] all the symlinks are gone now. can we go back to the way it was before, with the cherry picked files that make sense? memory, conversations, agents, etc?
[message_id: 82d27d78-edd2-4beb-9721-820ea36204ed]


Brandon wants to restore the symlink setup we had before - with cherry-picked files symlinked to Obsidian. Let me check what the current state is and recreate the symlinks.

The previous setup had:
- ~/.openclaw/workspace/AGENTS.md -> Obsidian Link/AGENTS.md
- ~/.openclaw/workspace/HEARTBEAT.md -> Obsidian Link/HEARTBEAT.md
- ~/.openclaw/workspace/IDENTITY.md -> Obsidian Link/IDENTITY.md
- ~/.openclaw/workspace/MEMORY.md -> Obsidian Link/MEMORY.md
- ~/.openclaw/workspace/SOUL.md -> Obsidian Link/SOUL.md
- ~/.openclaw/workspace/TOOLS.md -> Obsidian Link/TOOLS.md
- ~/.openclaw/workspace/USER.md -> Obsidian Link/USER.md
- ~/.openclaw/workspace/memory -> Obsidian Link/memory
- Also agents/ and conversations/ in Obsidian

Let me first check the current state of both the workspace and the Obsidian folder to see what needs to be done.

echo "=== Current workspace ===" && ls -la ~/.openclaw/workspace/ && echo "" && echo "=== Obsidian Link folder ===" && ls -la "/Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/" 2>&1 || echo "(doesn't exist)"


=== Current workspace ===
total 104
drwx------@ 17 brandon  staff   544 Feb  5 22:51 .
drwx------@ 24 brandon  staff   768 Feb  5 23:02 ..
drwx------@  9 brandon  staff   288 Feb  3 15:28 .git
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  9286 Feb  5 22:51 AGENTS.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff   228 Feb  5 22:51 HEARTBEAT.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  1272 Feb  5 22:51 IDENTITY.md
-rw-r--r--@  1 brandon  staff  7463 Feb  5 22:51 MEMORY.md
-rw-r--r--@  1 brandon  staff   971 Feb  3 17:24 README.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  2341 Feb  5 22:51 SOUL.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  1239 Feb  5 22:51 TOOLS.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  3550 Feb  5 22:51 USER.md
drwxr-xr-x@  7 brandon  staff   224 Feb  4 22:21 agents
drwxr-xr-x@ 16 brandon  staff   512 Feb  5 12:00 conversations
drwxr-xr-x@  5 brandon  staff   160 Feb  5 06:01 memory
-rw-r--r--@  1 brandon  staff   462 Feb  5 13:45 monarchmoney.log
drwxr-xr-x@  6 brandon  staff   192 Feb  4 22:27 n8n-workflows
-rw-r--r--@  1 brandon  staff  2424 Feb  5 22:54 packing-list-joshua-tree.md

=== Obsidian Link folder ===
total 0
drwx------@ 2 brandon  staff   64 Feb  5 23:01 .
drwxr-xr-x@ 4 brandon  staff  128 Feb  5 22:51 ..


The Obsidian Link folder is now empty (just `.` and `..`). All the content is now in ~/.openclaw/workspace/ as regular files.

So I need to:
1. Move the content files FROM workspace TO Obsidian
2. Create symlinks in workspace pointing to Obsidian

Files/folders to move to Obsidian:
- AGENTS.md
- HEARTBEAT.md
- IDENTITY.md- MEMORY.md
- README.md
- SOUL.md
- TOOLS.md
- USER.md
- memory/- agents/
- conversations/

Files to keep in workspace (not symlink):
- .git
- monarchmoney.log
- n8n-workflows/
- packing-list-joshua-tree.md

Let me do this carefully this time - no script, just step by step.

OBSIDIAN_LINK="/Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link"
WORKSPACE="$HOME/.openclaw/workspace"

# Move content files to Obsidian
mv "$WORKSPACE/AGENTS.md" "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/"
mv "$WORKSPACE/HEARTBEAT.md" "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/"
mv "$WORKSPACE/IDENTITY.md" "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/"
mv "$WORKSPACE/MEMORY.md" "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/"
mv "$WORKSPACE/README.md" "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/"
mv "$WORKSPACE/SOUL.md" "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/"
mv "$WORKSPACE/TOOLS.md" "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/"
mv "$WORKSPACE/USER.md" "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/"
mv "$WORKSPACE/memory" "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/"
mv "$WORKSPACE/agents" "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/"
mv "$WORKSPACE/conversations" "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/"

echo "✓ Moved files to Obsidian"


✓ Moved files to Obsidian


Good, files moved. Now create the symlinks.

OBSIDIAN_LINK="/Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link"
WORKSPACE="$HOME/.openclaw/workspace"

# Create symlinks
ln -s "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/AGENTS.md" "$WORKSPACE/AGENTS.md"
ln -s "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/HEARTBEAT.md" "$WORKSPACE/HEARTBEAT.md"
ln -s "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/IDENTITY.md" "$WORKSPACE/IDENTITY.md"
ln -s "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/MEMORY.md" "$WORKSPACE/MEMORY.md"
ln -s "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/README.md" "$WORKSPACE/README.md"
ln -s "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/SOUL.md" "$WORKSPACE/SOUL.md"
ln -s "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/TOOLS.md" "$WORKSPACE/TOOLS.md"
ln -s "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/USER.md" "$WORKSPACE/USER.md"
ln -s "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/memory" "$WORKSPACE/memory"
ln -s "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/agents" "$WORKSPACE/agents"
ln -s "$OBSIDIAN_LINK/conversations" "$WORKSPACE/conversations"

echo "✓ Created symlinks"


✓ Created symlinks


Now let me verify everything looks correct.

echo "=== Workspace (should show symlinks) ===" && ls -la ~/.openclaw/workspace/ && echo "" && echo "=== Obsidian Link (should have files) ===" && ls -la "/Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/"


=== Workspace (should show symlinks) ===
total 16
drwx------@ 17 brandon  staff   544 Feb  5 23:05 .
drwx------@ 24 brandon  staff   768 Feb  5 23:02 ..
drwx------@  9 brandon  staff   288 Feb  3 15:28 .git
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    67 Feb  5 23:05 AGENTS.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/AGENTS.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    70 Feb  5 23:05 HEARTBEAT.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/HEARTBEAT.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    69 Feb  5 23:05 IDENTITY.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/IDENTITY.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    67 Feb  5 23:05 MEMORY.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/MEMORY.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    67 Feb  5 23:05 README.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/README.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    65 Feb  5 23:05 SOUL.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/SOUL.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    66 Feb  5 23:05 TOOLS.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/TOOLS.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    65 Feb  5 23:05 USER.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/USER.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    64 Feb  5 23:05 agents -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/agents
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    71 Feb  5 23:05 conversations -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/conversations
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    64 Feb  5 23:05 memory -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/memory
-rw-r--r--@  1 brandon  staff   462 Feb  5 13:45 monarchmoney.log
drwxr-xr-x@  6 brandon  staff   192 Feb  4 22:27 n8n-workflows
-rw-r--r--@  1 brandon  staff  2424 Feb  5 22:54 packing-list-joshua-tree.md

=== Obsidian Link (should have files) ===
total 88
drwx------@ 13 brandon  staff   416 Feb  5 23:05 .
drwxr-xr-x@  4 brandon  staff   128 Feb  5 22:51 ..
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  9286 Feb  5 22:51 AGENTS.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff   228 Feb  5 22:51 HEARTBEAT.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  1272 Feb  5 22:51 IDENTITY.md
-rw-r--r--@  1 brandon  staff  7463 Feb  5 22:51 MEMORY.md
-rw-r--r--@  1 brandon  staff   971 Feb  3 17:24 README.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  2341 Feb  5 22:51 SOUL.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  1239 Feb  5 22:51 TOOLS.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  3550 Feb  5 22:51 USER.md
drwxr-xr-x@  7 brandon  staff   224 Feb  4 22:21 agents
drwxr-xr-x@ 16 brandon  staff   512 Feb  5 12:00 conversations
drwxr-xr-x@  5 brandon  staff   160 Feb  5 06:01 memory


Everything is restored. The workspace has symlinks pointing to Obsidian, and Obsidian has the actual files. Let me verify I can still read the files.

head -5 ~/.openclaw/workspace/SOUL.md && echo "..." && echo "✓ Files readable through symlinks"


---
created: 2026-02-03T15:28
updated: 2026-02-05T00:06
---
# SOUL.md - Who I Am
...
✓ Files readable through symlinks


Everything is restored and working. Let me confirm with Brandon.

**Restored.** Back to the cherry-picked symlink setup:

**In Obsidian (`Link/`):**
- AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, USER.md, etc.
- memory/
- agents/
- conversations/

**In workspace (symlinked):**
- All the above → pointing to Obsidian

**Stayed local (no symlink):**
- .git/
- monarchmoney.log
- n8n-workflows/
- packing-list-joshua-tree.md

Everything readable and working. Sorry again for the chaos — should've just done it step by step like this from the start.


[Thu 2026-02-05 23:06 MST] verify that things are symlinked. i don't see them
[message_id: 93b8f63d-3f85-4868-85e4-640b0db6a3e4]


Brandon can't see the symlinks in Obsidian. The symlinks are in the workspace, not in Obsidian. The actual files are in Obsidian. Let me verify and check what he might be looking at.

echo "=== Checking symlinks in workspace ===" && ls -la ~/.openclaw/workspace/*.md && echo "" && echo "=== Checking symlinks resolve ===" && cat ~/.openclaw/workspace/SOUL.md | head -3


=== Checking symlinks in workspace ===
lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 brandon  staff    67 Feb  5 23:05 /Users/brandon/.openclaw/workspace/AGENTS.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/AGENTS.md
lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 brandon  staff    70 Feb  5 23:05 /Users/brandon/.openclaw/workspace/HEARTBEAT.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/HEARTBEAT.md
lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 brandon  staff    69 Feb  5 23:05 /Users/brandon/.openclaw/workspace/IDENTITY.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/IDENTITY.md
lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 brandon  staff    67 Feb  5 23:05 /Users/brandon/.openclaw/workspace/MEMORY.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/MEMORY.md
lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 brandon  staff    67 Feb  5 23:05 /Users/brandon/.openclaw/workspace/README.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/README.md
lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 brandon  staff    65 Feb  5 23:05 /Users/brandon/.openclaw/workspace/SOUL.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/SOUL.md
lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 brandon  staff    66 Feb  5 23:05 /Users/brandon/.openclaw/workspace/TOOLS.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/TOOLS.md
lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 brandon  staff    65 Feb  5 23:05 /Users/brandon/.openclaw/workspace/USER.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/USER.md
-rw-r--r--@ 1 brandon  staff  2424 Feb  5 22:54 /Users/brandon/.openclaw/workspace/packing-list-joshua-tree.md

=== Checking symlinks resolve ===
---
created: 2026-02-03T15:28
updated: 2026-02-05T23:06


The symlinks are there and working. But Brandon said he doesn't see them. Maybe he's looking in Obsidian and expecting to see something there?

The setup is:
- **Obsidian** (`Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/`) = has the ACTUAL files (this is where you edit in Obsidian)
- **Workspace** (`~/.openclaw/workspace/`) = has SYMLINKS pointing to Obsidian

So in Obsidian, he SHOULD see the files (AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, etc.) as regular files. Let me check if the files are actually there.

echo "=== Files in Obsidian Link folder ===" && ls -la "/Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/"


=== Files in Obsidian Link folder ===
total 88
drwx------@ 13 brandon  staff   416 Feb  5 23:05 .
drwxr-xr-x@  4 brandon  staff   128 Feb  5 22:51 ..
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  9286 Feb  5 22:51 AGENTS.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff   228 Feb  5 22:51 HEARTBEAT.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  1272 Feb  5 22:51 IDENTITY.md
-rw-r--r--@  1 brandon  staff  7463 Feb  5 22:51 MEMORY.md
-rw-r--r--@  1 brandon  staff   971 Feb  3 17:24 README.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  2341 Feb  5 23:06 SOUL.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  1239 Feb  5 23:06 TOOLS.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff  3550 Feb  5 22:51 USER.md
drwxr-xr-x@  7 brandon  staff   224 Feb  4 22:21 agents
drwxr-xr-x@ 16 brandon  staff   512 Feb  5 12:00 conversations
drwxr-xr-x@  5 brandon  staff   160 Feb  5 06:01 memory


The files ARE there in Obsidian. Maybe Obsidian just needs to refresh or he's looking in the wrong place?

Let me clarify for Brandon what should be where.

Symlinks are working. Here's what's where:

**Obsidian** (`Utility Bins/AI/Link/`) — **actual files** ✅
- AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, USER.md, etc.
- memory/, agents/, conversations/

**Workspace** (`~/.openclaw/workspace/`) — **symlinks pointing to Obsidian** ✅

If you're not seeing them in Obsidian, try:
1. Click out of the folder and back in
2. Cmd+R to refresh Obsidian
3. Check you're in `Utility Bins/AI/Link/` (not `Eli/`)

What are you seeing vs. expecting?


[Thu 2026-02-05 23:07 MST] i ran an ls -alh and i didn't see them. is there something else i need to run? a different flag?
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Brandon ran `ls -alh` and doesn't see the symlinks. Let me ask where he ran it - in the workspace or in Obsidian? The symlinks are in the workspace, pointing TO Obsidian. The Obsidian folder has regular files, not symlinks.

Let me clarify and have him show me what he's seeing.

echo "Where are you running ls? Here's both:"
echo ""
echo "=== ~/.openclaw/workspace (symlinks live here) ==="
ls -alh ~/.openclaw/workspace/ | head -15
echo ""
echo "=== Obsidian Link folder (actual files) ==="
ls -alh "/Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/"


Where are you running ls? Here's both:

=== ~/.openclaw/workspace (symlinks live here) ===
total 16
drwx------@ 17 brandon  staff   544B Feb  5 23:05 .
drwx------@ 24 brandon  staff   768B Feb  5 23:02 ..
drwx------@  9 brandon  staff   288B Feb  3 15:28 .git
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    67B Feb  5 23:05 AGENTS.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/AGENTS.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    70B Feb  5 23:05 HEARTBEAT.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/HEARTBEAT.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    69B Feb  5 23:05 IDENTITY.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/IDENTITY.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    67B Feb  5 23:05 MEMORY.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/MEMORY.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    67B Feb  5 23:05 README.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/README.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    65B Feb  5 23:05 SOUL.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/SOUL.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    66B Feb  5 23:05 TOOLS.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/TOOLS.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    65B Feb  5 23:05 USER.md -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/USER.md
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    64B Feb  5 23:05 agents -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/agents
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    71B Feb  5 23:05 conversations -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/conversations
lrwxr-xr-x@  1 brandon  staff    64B Feb  5 23:05 memory -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/memory

=== Obsidian Link folder (actual files) ===
total 88
drwx------@ 13 brandon  staff   416B Feb  5 23:05 .
drwxr-xr-x@  4 brandon  staff   128B Feb  5 22:51 ..
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff   9.1K Feb  5 22:51 AGENTS.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff   228B Feb  5 22:51 HEARTBEAT.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff   1.2K Feb  5 22:51 IDENTITY.md
-rw-r--r--@  1 brandon  staff   7.3K Feb  5 22:51 MEMORY.md
-rw-r--r--@  1 brandon  staff   971B Feb  3 17:24 README.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff   2.3K Feb  5 23:06 SOUL.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff   1.2K Feb  5 23:06 TOOLS.md
-rw-------@  1 brandon  staff   3.5K Feb  5 22:51 USER.md
drwxr-xr-x@  7 brandon  staff   224B Feb  4 22:21 agents
drwxr-xr-x@ 16 brandon  staff   512B Feb  5 12:00 conversations
drwxr-xr-x@  5 brandon  staff   160B Feb  5 06:01 memory


Everything is there. I'm showing him both directories with `-alh` flag. The symlinks are visible with the `l` at the start (lrwxr-xr-x) and the `->` showing where they point.

Maybe Brandon was running the command in a different directory or with a typo? Let me just confirm everything is working from my end.

Both look correct to me. The `l` at the start of permissions (`lrwxr-xr-x`) indicates symlinks, and you can see the `->` showing where they point.

Where did you run `ls -alh`? Can you paste what you see?


[Thu 2026-02-05 23:08 MST] brandon@Brandons-Mac-mini ~ % cd .openclaw brandon@Brandons-Mac-mini .openclaw % ls -alh total 72 drwx------@ 24 brandon staff 768B Feb 5 23:02 . drwxr-x---+ 35 brandon staff 1.1K Feb 5 23:01 .. drwx------@ 8 brandon staff 256B Feb 4 22:12 agents drwxr-xr-x@ 4 brandon staff 128B Feb 3 23:12 backups drwxr-xr-x@ 3 brandon staff 96B Feb 4 17:22 browser drwx------@ 3 brandon staff 96B Feb 3 15:32 canvas drwxr-xr-x@ 6 brandon staff 192B Feb 5 23:02 completions drwx------@ 4 brandon staff 128B Feb 3 15:33 credentials drwx------@ 5 brandon staff 160B Feb 5 23:02 cron drwx------@ 4 brandon staff 128B Feb 5 23:02 devices drwx------@ 4 brandon staff 128B Feb 3 15:32 identity drwx------@ 4 brandon staff 128B Feb 3 15:32 logs drwx------@ 5 brandon staff 160B Feb 4 19:46 media drwxr-xr-x@ 3 brandon staff 96B Feb 5 09:15 memory -rw-------@ 1 brandon staff 4.6K Feb 5 23:02 openclaw.json -rw-------@ 1 brandon staff 4.6K Feb 5 23:02 openclaw.json.bak -rw-------@ 1 brandon staff 3.8K Feb 4 22:19 openclaw.json.bak.1 -rw-------@ 1 brandon staff 3.7K Feb 4 17:54 openclaw.json.bak.2 -rw-------@ 1 brandon staff 3.5K Feb 4 17:53 openclaw.json.bak.3 -rw-------@ 1 brandon staff 3.4K Feb 4 17:44 openclaw.json.bak.4 drwxr-xr-x@ 4 brandon staff 128B Feb 5 22:51 scripts -rw-------@ 1 brandon staff 119B Feb 5 23:02 update-check.json drwx------@ 17 brandon staff 544B Feb 5 23:05 workspace drwxr-xr-x@ 10 brandon staff 320B Feb 4 17:53 workspace-main brandon@Brandons-Mac-mini .openclaw %
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Ah, Brandon ran `ls -alh` in `~/.openclaw/` not in `~/.openclaw/workspace/`. The symlinks are inside the `workspace/` directory. He needs to `cd workspace` or `ls -alh workspace/`.

You're in `~/.openclaw/` — the symlinks are inside `workspace/`. Run:

```bash
ls -alh workspace/
```

Or:

```bash
cd workspace && ls -alh
```


[Thu 2026-02-05 23:09 MST] ahh i see. and nothing else from .openclaw needs to be symlinked over?
[message_id: 6d07999d-22c8-49c9-81a0-fa885b35ea0d]


Brandon is asking if anything else from `~/.openclaw/` (outside of workspace) should be symlinked to Obsidian.

Let me think about what's in `~/.openclaw/`:
- agents/ - agent configs for sub-agents (Pantry, Ledger, etc.) - these have their own workspaces
- backups/ - probably auto-generated
- browser/ - browser automation data
- canvas/ - canvas data
- completions/ - probably cache
- credentials/ - sensitive, definitely not
- cron/ - cron job database
- devices/ - device/node info
- identity/ - identity info
- logs/ - logs
- media/ - media files
- memory/ - this is a memory search index, not the actual memory files
- openclaw.json - config file
- scripts/ - custom scripts
- workspace/ - already symlinked
- workspace-main/ - backup/old workspace

Most of these are system/cache/state files that don't make sense in Obsidian. The meaningful content is:
1. `workspace/` - already symlinked ✅
2. `agents/` - sub-agent workspaces (Pantry, Ledger, Anchor, Shepherd, Muse) - these could potentially be symlinked too if he wants to see them in Obsidian

Let me check what's in the agents folder.

echo "=== ~/.openclaw/agents/ (sub-agent workspaces) ===" && ls -la ~/.openclaw/agents/


=== ~/.openclaw/agents/ (sub-agent workspaces) ===
total 0
drwx------@  8 brandon  staff  256 Feb  4 22:12 .
drwx------@ 24 brandon  staff  768 Feb  5 23:02 ..
drwxr-xr-x@  3 brandon  staff   96 Feb  4 22:19 anchor
drwxr-xr-x@  3 brandon  staff   96 Feb  4 17:52 grocery
drwxr-xr-x@  3 brandon  staff   96 Feb  4 22:19 ledger
drwx------@  4 brandon  staff  128 Feb  3 15:28 main
drwxr-xr-x@  3 brandon  staff   96 Feb  4 22:19 muse
drwxr-xr-x@  3 brandon  staff   96 Feb  4 22:19 shepherd


These are the sub-agent workspaces. Each one (grocery/Pantry, ledger/Ledger, anchor/Anchor, etc.) has its own workspace with SOUL.md, AGENTS.md, etc.

These could be symlinked to Obsidian too if Brandon wants to see/edit them there. But we already have an `agents/` folder in the Obsidian Link directory that was symlinked - let me check what's in that.

echo "=== Obsidian Link/agents/ ===" && ls -la "/Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/agents/"


=== Obsidian Link/agents/ ===
total 8
drwxr-xr-x@  7 brandon  staff   224 Feb  4 22:21 .
drwx------@ 13 brandon  staff   416 Feb  5 23:05 ..
-rw-r--r--@  1 brandon  staff  3462 Feb  5 23:06 README.md
drwxr-xr-x@  6 brandon  staff   192 Feb  4 22:15 anchor
drwxr-xr-x@  6 brandon  staff   192 Feb  4 22:13 ledger
drwxr-xr-x@  6 brandon  staff   192 Feb  4 22:19 muse
drwxr-xr-x@  6 brandon  staff   192 Feb  4 22:17 shepherd


So there's already an `agents/` folder in Obsidian that has the agent definitions (README.md and folders for anchor, ledger, muse, shepherd). These are different from `~/.openclaw/agents/` which is where OpenClaw stores the actual agent session data.Wait, I'm confused. Let me check what's actually in each location.The `~/.openclaw/agents/` contains the actual agent workspace directories that OpenClaw uses. The `Obsidian Link/agents/` appears to be a documentation folder that was created earlier.Let me check if they're related or separate.

echo "=== ~/.openclaw/agents/grocery/workspace ===" && ls -la ~/.openclaw/agents/grocery/workspace/ 2>/dev/null || echo "(no workspace)"
echo ""
echo "=== Obsidian agents/ledger ===" && ls -la "/Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/agents/ledger/"


=== ~/.openclaw/agents/grocery/workspace ===
total 40
drwxr-xr-x@ 7 brandon  staff   224 Feb  4 19:02 .
drwxr-xr-x@ 3 brandon  staff    96 Feb  4 17:52 ..
-rw-r--r--@ 1 brandon  staff  1473 Feb  5 22:53 AGENTS.md
-rw-r--r--@ 1 brandon  staff  8180 Feb  5 22:54 SOUL.md
-rw-r--r--@ 1 brandon  staff  5554 Feb  5 22:54 TOOLS.md
drwxr-xr-x@ 5 brandon  staff   160 Feb  4 19:04 memory
drwxr-xr-x@ 3 brandon  staff    96 Feb  4 19:02 schemas

=== Obsidian agents/ledger ===
total 48
drwxr-xr-x@ 6 brandon  staff   192 Feb  4 22:13 .
drwxr-xr-x@ 7 brandon  staff   224 Feb  4 22:21 ..
-rw-r--r--@ 1 brandon  staff  4723 Feb  5 09:43 AGENTS.md
-rw-r--r--@ 1 brandon  staff  4892 Feb  5 14:41 SOUL.md
-rw-r--r--@ 1 brandon  staff  6601 Feb  5 22:54 TOOLS.md
drwxr-xr-x@ 5 brandon  staff   160 Feb  4 22:28 memory


I see - there are two separate sets:1. `~/.openclaw/agents/*/workspace/` - the actual OpenClaw agent workspaces
2. `Obsidian Link/agents/` - copies/documentation of agent files

These are NOT symlinked together. The Obsidian ones seem to be copies that were made earlier, but they're not connected to the actual OpenClaw agent workspaces.

So if Brandon wants the sub-agents (Pantry, Ledger, Anchor, Shepherd, Muse) to also have their workspaces in Obsidian, we'd need to:
1. Move content from each agent's workspace to Obsidian
2. Symlink backBut this is getting complicated. Let me explain the situation to Brandon and ask if he wants to do this.

The **sub-agent workspaces** (`~/.openclaw/agents/grocery/workspace/`, `ledger/`, etc.) are NOT symlinked yet.

Right now you have:
- `~/.openclaw/agents/*/workspace/` — actual agent files (SOUL.md, TOOLS.md, etc.)
- `Obsidian Link/agents/` — separate copies from earlier (not connected)

**If you want consistency**, we could symlink each sub-agent's workspace content to Obsidian too. But that's 5 more agents × several files each.

**My recommendation:** Leave it for now. The sub-agents are mostly autonomous — you rarely edit their files directly. Your main workspace (Link) is the one that matters for daily use.

Up to you — want me to wire up the sub-agents too, or call it a night?


[Thu 2026-02-05 23:10 MST] can we just symlink the agents folder over entirely? gonna be a pain as we create new agents if not
[message_id: cab94d8e-01f8-481f-a302-94c451372a5b]


Brandon wants to symlink the entire `~/.openclaw/agents/` folder to Obsidian so that when new agents are created, they automatically show up in Obsidian.

This makes sense. Let me:
1. Remove the current `Obsidian Link/agents/` folder (which has separate copies)
2. Move `~/.openclaw/agents/` to Obsidian
3. Symlink `~/.openclaw/agents/` -> Obsidian

Wait, but there's a conflict - we already have `~/.openclaw/workspace/agents` symlinked to `Obsidian Link/agents/`. Let me check that.

echo "=== Current agents symlink in workspace ===" && ls -la ~/.openclaw/workspace/agents

echo ""
echo "=== ~/.openclaw/agents (the actual agent workspaces) ===" && ls -la ~/.openclaw/agents/


=== Current agents symlink in workspace ===
lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 brandon  staff  64 Feb  5 23:05 /Users/brandon/.openclaw/workspace/agents -> /Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/agents

=== ~/.openclaw/agents (the actual agent workspaces) ===
total 0
drwx------@  8 brandon  staff  256 Feb  4 22:12 .
drwx------@ 24 brandon  staff  768 Feb  5 23:02 ..
drwxr-xr-x@  3 brandon  staff   96 Feb  4 22:19 anchor
drwxr-xr-x@  3 brandon  staff   96 Feb  4 17:52 grocery
drwxr-xr-x@  3 brandon  staff   96 Feb  4 22:19 ledger
drwx------@  4 brandon  staff  128 Feb  3 15:28 main
drwxr-xr-x@  3 brandon  staff   96 Feb  4 22:19 muse
drwxr-xr-x@  3 brandon  staff   96 Feb  4 22:19 shepherd


There are two different "agents" folders:

1. `~/.openclaw/workspace/agents` → symlinked to Obsidian (these are agent documentation/notes)
2. `~/.openclaw/agents/` → the ACTUAL OpenClaw agent workspaces (where agents run from)

These are different things. The workspace agents folder is for notes about agents. The `~/.openclaw/agents/` folder is where OpenClaw actually stores each agent's workspace.

If we symlink `~/.openclaw/agents/` to Obsidian, that would move all the actual agent workspaces to Obsidian. That would mean:
- All sub-agent files live in Obsidian
- New agents created would automatically appear in Obsidian

Let me do this:
1. Merge the content from current Obsidian agents/ into the actual ~/.openclaw/agents/ workspaces (if there's anything useful)
2. Remove the workspace/agents symlink
3. Remove Obsidian Link/agents/
4. Move ~/.openclaw/agents/ to Obsidian
5. Symlink ~/.openclaw/agents/ -> Obsidian

Actually wait - let me think about this more carefully. The structure is:
- ~/.openclaw/agents/grocery/workspace/ - Pantry's workspace
- ~/.openclaw/agents/ledger/workspace/ - Ledger's workspace
etc.

And we already have stuff in Obsidian Link/agents/ that might be different.Let me check if there's overlap and what to preserve.

# Check what's in each location - are they duplicates or different content?
echo "=== OpenClaw grocery agent ===" && ls ~/.openclaw/agents/grocery/workspace/
echo ""
echo "=== Obsidian agents (current) ===" && ls "/Users/brandon/Documents/Mind Palace/Utility Bins/AI/Link/agents/"


=== OpenClaw grocery agent ===
AGENTS.md
SOUL.md
TOOLS.md
memory
schemas

=== Obsidian agents (current) ===
README.md
anchor
ledger
muse
shepherd