Compaction Survivor Kit

The Problem

You're deep in a conversation. Your agent has full context. Then — compaction hits. Suddenly your agent has a summary and nothing else. Key decisions, ongoing tasks, conversation tone — all gone.

The Solution: 4 Components

1. Pre-Compaction Memory Flush

OpenClaw's compaction.mode: safeguard triggers a memory flush BEFORE compacting. Your agent writes everything important to disk:

• Active task context
• Recent decisions
• Ongoing conversation state
• Pending actions

2. Post-Compaction Context Injector

After compaction, the agent automatically reads:

• Last 24h daily note summaries
• Last 15 messages from recent-messages.md
• Active task context from memory files
• MEMORY.md for long-term preferences

3. Recent Messages Tracker

A cron job (every 30 min) that saves the last 10-15 user messages to memory/recent-messages.md. After compaction, the agent reads this first to understand what was being discussed.

4. Daily Note Protocol

At end of each active session, the agent writes a daily note with:

• Key decisions made
• Tasks completed/started
• Important context for tomorrow

Config

{
  "compaction": {
    "mode": "safeguard",
    "memoryFlush": true
  }
}

Before vs. After

Before: "I don't have context about what we were discussing." After: Agent picks up exactly where you left off, references recent decisions, continues ongoing tasks.

Includes

• SKILL.md with complete protocol
• OpenClaw config patch for safeguard mode
• Cron job config for recent-messages extraction
• Daily note template
• AGENTS.md additions for recovery protocol