Context Topics

Context Topics is an OpenClaw plugin that gives one agent many project "hats".

It adds a /topic command that loads a curated, folder-backed context room into the current OpenClaw session. Each topic can keep its own working pin, memory, decisions, artifacts, notes, and validation state without patching OpenClaw itself.

What It Does

• /topic list shows available topic rooms.
• /topic new <name> creates a new topic room and activates it.
• /topic <name> loads an existing topic into the current session.
• /topic status shows the active topic.
• /topic panel [name] renders a chat-stream topic panel.
• /topic close [reason] asks the agent to close out topic memory, decisions, and artifacts.
• /topic refresh [name] asks the agent to refresh the topic pin from room state.
• /topic doctor [name] validates structure, pin quality, files, probes, and review age.
• /topic clear removes the active hat without cleanup.

Topic Room Shape

New topics use this folder shape under ~/openclaw-soul/topics/:

topics/<name>/
  topic.md
  memory.md
  decisions.md
  artifacts/
    README.md
    index.md
  notes/

topic.md contains YAML code blocks for the always-loaded pin, file references, recent-memory rules, live probes, and metadata. Large files are deferred and read on demand. Sensitive-looking paths such as .env, private keys, tokens, and secrets are never inlined automatically.

Install From A Local Checkout

openclaw plugins install /path/to/context-topics
openclaw gateway restart

Then type:

/topic

Upstream Safety

This plugin uses OpenClaw's public plugin SDK:

• registerCommand for /topic
• before_prompt_build for per-turn context injection
• registerSessionExtension as an optional session metadata probe

It does not patch the gateway or Control UI bundle.

License

MIT-0. Free to use, modify, and redistribute.