How OpenClaw manages conversation state and continuity
An OpenClaw session is a single continuous conversation thread between a user and the agent. Sessions have a start, accumulate context as the conversation progresses, and can be resumed, paused, or pruned. Session management determines whether your agent remembers conversations and how long that memory lasts.
Each session stores its conversation history, current context window content, and session metadata. OpenClaw can maintain multiple concurrent sessions (different users, different contexts) and resume sessions after a gateway restart if sessions are persisted to disk. Session pruning policies determine how old sessions are cleaned up to manage storage.
Session management directly affects the user experience. Good session management means your agent picks up exactly where it left off after a restart. Poor session management means users have to re-explain their context every time. Clawfleet persists sessions durably so your agent never loses conversation continuity due to infrastructure issues.
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