docs(memory): keep startup daily-memory wording root scoped

steipete · steipete · commit 02ae79f9b4ce · 2026-05-24T05:20:34.000+01:00
diff --git a/docs/concepts/system-prompt.md b/docs/concepts/system-prompt.md
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ long-term summary; detailed daily notes belong in `memory/**/*.md` where
 the bootstrap file limits below.
 
 <Note>
-`memory/**/*.md` daily files are **not** part of the normal bootstrap Project Context. On ordinary turns they are accessed on demand via the `memory_search` and `memory_get` tools, so they do not count against the context window unless the model explicitly reads them. Bare `/new` and `/reset` turns are the exception: the runtime can prepend recent daily memory as a one-shot startup-context block for that first turn.
+`memory/**/*.md` files are **not** part of the normal bootstrap Project Context. On ordinary turns they are accessed on demand via the `memory_search` and `memory_get` tools, so they do not count against the context window unless the model explicitly reads them. Bare `/new` and `/reset` turns are the exception: the runtime can prepend recent root-level `memory/*.md` daily memory as a one-shot startup-context block for that first turn.
 </Note>
 
 Large files are truncated with a marker. The max per-file size is controlled by
diff --git a/docs/gateway/config-agents.md b/docs/gateway/config-agents.md
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ knob.
   normal workspace bootstrap injection.
 - `agents.defaults.startupContext.*`:
   one-shot reset/startup model-run prelude, including recent daily
-  `memory/**/*.md` files. Bare chat `/new` and `/reset` commands are
+  root-level `memory/*.md` files. Bare chat `/new` and `/reset` commands are
   acknowledged without invoking the model.
 - `skills.limits.*`:
   the compact skills list injected into the system prompt.
diff --git a/docs/reference/token-use.md b/docs/reference/token-use.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ OpenClaw assembles its own system prompt on every run. It includes:
   with optional per-agent override at
   `agents.list[].skillsLimits.maxSkillsPromptChars`.
 - Self-update instructions
-- Workspace + bootstrap files (`AGENTS.md`, `SOUL.md`, `TOOLS.md`, `IDENTITY.md`, `USER.md`, `HEARTBEAT.md`, `BOOTSTRAP.md` when new, plus `MEMORY.md` when present). Lowercase root `memory.md` is not injected; it is legacy repair input for `openclaw doctor --fix` when paired with `MEMORY.md`. Large files are truncated by `agents.defaults.bootstrapMaxChars` (default: 12000), and total bootstrap injection is capped by `agents.defaults.bootstrapTotalMaxChars` (default: 60000). `memory/**/*.md` daily files are not part of the normal bootstrap prompt; they remain on-demand via memory tools on ordinary turns, but reset/startup model runs can prepend a one-shot startup-context block with recent daily memory for that first turn. Bare chat `/new` and `/reset` commands are acknowledged without invoking the model. The startup prelude is controlled by `agents.defaults.startupContext`.
+- Workspace + bootstrap files (`AGENTS.md`, `SOUL.md`, `TOOLS.md`, `IDENTITY.md`, `USER.md`, `HEARTBEAT.md`, `BOOTSTRAP.md` when new, plus `MEMORY.md` when present). Lowercase root `memory.md` is not injected; it is legacy repair input for `openclaw doctor --fix` when paired with `MEMORY.md`. Large files are truncated by `agents.defaults.bootstrapMaxChars` (default: 12000), and total bootstrap injection is capped by `agents.defaults.bootstrapTotalMaxChars` (default: 60000). `memory/**/*.md` files are not part of the normal bootstrap prompt; they remain on-demand via memory tools on ordinary turns, but reset/startup model runs can prepend a one-shot startup-context block with recent root-level `memory/*.md` daily memory for that first turn. Bare chat `/new` and `/reset` commands are acknowledged without invoking the model. The startup prelude is controlled by `agents.defaults.startupContext`.
 - Time (UTC + user timezone)
 - Reply tags + heartbeat behavior
 - Runtime metadata (host/OS/model/thinking)
