Summary

When a user triggers /new or /reset, the session is discarded without giving the agent a chance to save important context to memory files. The existing pre-compaction memory flush only triggers on auto-compaction, not on manual resets.

Problem

• User says /new mid-conversation → important context is lost
• The agent has no opportunity to write durable notes before the session is wiped
• Pre-compaction flush exists and works well, but doesn't cover manual resets

Proposed Solution

Add an optional memory flush turn before /new and /reset take effect, similar to the existing compaction.memoryFlush mechanism:

{
  session: {
    resetFlush: {
      enabled: true,
      prompt: "Session is being reset. Save any important context to memory files now. Reply with NO_REPLY.",
      systemPrompt: "User triggered /new or /reset. Write durable notes before the session is cleared."
    }
  }
}

Alternatively, a simpler approach: add a /save command that triggers the memory flush prompt without resetting, so users can /save then /new.

Current Workaround

Users can manually ask the agent to "save context" before running /new, but this is easy to forget and not automated.

Environment

• OpenClaw 2026.2.1
• Using compaction.memoryFlush successfully for auto-compaction