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solstead ab71fdf821 Plugin API: compaction/reset hooks, bootstrap file globs, memory plugin status (#13287)
* feat: add before_compaction and before_reset plugin hooks with session context

- Pass session messages to before_compaction hook
- Add before_reset plugin hook for /new and /reset commands
- Add sessionId to plugin hook agent context

* feat: extraBootstrapFiles config with glob pattern support

Add extraBootstrapFiles to agent defaults config, allowing glob patterns
(e.g. "projects/*/TOOLS.md") to auto-load project-level bootstrap files
into agent context every turn. Missing files silently skipped.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(status): show custom memory plugins as enabled, not unavailable

The status command probes memory availability using the built-in
memory-core manager. Custom memory plugins (e.g. via plugin slot)
can't be probed this way, so they incorrectly showed "unavailable".
Now they show "enabled (plugin X)" without the misleading label.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: use async fs.glob and capture pre-compaction messages

- Replace globSync (node:fs) with fs.glob (node:fs/promises) to match
  codebase conventions for async file operations
- Capture session.messages BEFORE replaceMessages(limited) so
  before_compaction hook receives the full conversation history,
  not the already-truncated list

* fix: resolve lint errors from CI (oxlint strict mode)

- Add void to fire-and-forget IIFE (no-floating-promises)
- Use String() for unknown catch params in template literals
- Add curly braces to single-statement if (curly rule)

* fix: resolve remaining CI lint errors in workspace.ts

- Remove `| string` from WorkspaceBootstrapFileName union (made all
  typeof members redundant per no-redundant-type-constituents)
- Use type assertion for extra bootstrap file names
- Drop redundant await on fs.glob() AsyncIterable (await-thenable)

* fix: address Greptile review — path traversal guard + fs/promises import

- workspace.ts: use path.resolve() + traversal check in loadExtraBootstrapFiles()
- commands-core.ts: import fs from node:fs/promises, drop fs.promises prefix

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: resolve symlinks before workspace boundary check

Greptile correctly identified that symlinks inside the workspace could
point to files outside it, bypassing the path prefix check. Now uses
fs.realpath() to resolve symlinks before verifying the real path stays
within the workspace boundary.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: address Greptile review — hook reliability and type safety

1. before_compaction: add compactingCount field so plugins know both
   the full pre-compaction message count and the truncated count being
   fed to the compaction LLM. Clarify semantics in comment.

2. loadExtraBootstrapFiles: use path.basename() for the name field
   so "projects/quaid/TOOLS.md" maps to the known "TOOLS.md" type
   instead of an invalid WorkspaceBootstrapFileName cast.

3. before_reset: fire the hook even when no session file exists.
   Previously, short sessions without a persisted file would silently
   skip the hook. Now fires with empty messages array so plugins
   always know a reset occurred.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: validate bootstrap filenames and add compaction hook timeout

- Only load extra bootstrap files whose basename matches a recognized
  workspace filename (AGENTS.md, TOOLS.md, etc.), preventing arbitrary
  files from being injected into agent context.
- Wrap before_compaction hook in a 30-second Promise.race timeout so
  misbehaving plugins cannot stall the compaction pipeline.
- Clarify hook comments: before_compaction is intentionally awaited
  (plugins need messages before they're discarded) but bounded.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: make before_compaction non-blocking, add sessionFile to after_compaction

- before_compaction is now true fire-and-forget — no await, no timeout.
  Plugins that need full conversation data should persist it themselves
  and return quickly, or use after_compaction for async processing.
- after_compaction now includes sessionFile path so plugins can read
  the full JSONL transcript asynchronously. All pre-compaction messages
  are preserved on disk, eliminating the need to block compaction.
- Removes Promise.race timeout pattern that didn't actually cancel
  slow hooks (just raced past them while they continued running).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: add sessionFile to before_compaction for parallel processing

The session JSONL already has all messages on disk before compaction
starts. By providing sessionFile in before_compaction, plugins can
read and extract data in parallel with the compaction LLM call rather
than waiting for after_compaction. This is the optimal path for memory
plugins that need the full conversation history.

sessionFile is also kept on after_compaction for plugins that only
need to act after compaction completes (analytics, cleanup, etc.).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* refactor: move bootstrap extras into bundled hook

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Co-authored-by: Solomon Steadman <solstead@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Clawdbot <clawdbot@alfie.local>
Co-authored-by: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
2026-02-14 00:45:45 +01:00

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CLI reference for `openclaw hooks` (agent hooks)
You want to manage agent hooks
You want to install or update hooks
hooks

openclaw hooks

Manage agent hooks (event-driven automations for commands like /new, /reset, and gateway startup).

Related:

List All Hooks

openclaw hooks list

List all discovered hooks from workspace, managed, and bundled directories.

Options:

  • --eligible: Show only eligible hooks (requirements met)
  • --json: Output as JSON
  • -v, --verbose: Show detailed information including missing requirements

Example output:

Hooks (4/4 ready)

Ready:
  🚀 boot-md ✓ - Run BOOT.md on gateway startup
  📎 bootstrap-extra-files ✓ - Inject extra workspace bootstrap files during agent bootstrap
  📝 command-logger ✓ - Log all command events to a centralized audit file
  💾 session-memory ✓ - Save session context to memory when /new command is issued

Example (verbose):

openclaw hooks list --verbose

Shows missing requirements for ineligible hooks.

Example (JSON):

openclaw hooks list --json

Returns structured JSON for programmatic use.

Get Hook Information

openclaw hooks info <name>

Show detailed information about a specific hook.

Arguments:

  • <name>: Hook name (e.g., session-memory)

Options:

  • --json: Output as JSON

Example:

openclaw hooks info session-memory

Output:

💾 session-memory ✓ Ready

Save session context to memory when /new command is issued

Details:
  Source: openclaw-bundled
  Path: /path/to/openclaw/hooks/bundled/session-memory/HOOK.md
  Handler: /path/to/openclaw/hooks/bundled/session-memory/handler.ts
  Homepage: https://docs.openclaw.ai/hooks#session-memory
  Events: command:new

Requirements:
  Config: ✓ workspace.dir

Check Hooks Eligibility

openclaw hooks check

Show summary of hook eligibility status (how many are ready vs. not ready).

Options:

  • --json: Output as JSON

Example output:

Hooks Status

Total hooks: 4
Ready: 4
Not ready: 0

Enable a Hook

openclaw hooks enable <name>

Enable a specific hook by adding it to your config (~/.openclaw/config.json).

Note: Hooks managed by plugins show plugin:<id> in openclaw hooks list and cant be enabled/disabled here. Enable/disable the plugin instead.

Arguments:

  • <name>: Hook name (e.g., session-memory)

Example:

openclaw hooks enable session-memory

Output:

✓ Enabled hook: 💾 session-memory

What it does:

  • Checks if hook exists and is eligible
  • Updates hooks.internal.entries.<name>.enabled = true in your config
  • Saves config to disk

After enabling:

  • Restart the gateway so hooks reload (menu bar app restart on macOS, or restart your gateway process in dev).

Disable a Hook

openclaw hooks disable <name>

Disable a specific hook by updating your config.

Arguments:

  • <name>: Hook name (e.g., command-logger)

Example:

openclaw hooks disable command-logger

Output:

⏸ Disabled hook: 📝 command-logger

After disabling:

  • Restart the gateway so hooks reload

Install Hooks

openclaw hooks install <path-or-spec>

Install a hook pack from a local folder/archive or npm.

What it does:

  • Copies the hook pack into ~/.openclaw/hooks/<id>
  • Enables the installed hooks in hooks.internal.entries.*
  • Records the install under hooks.internal.installs

Options:

  • -l, --link: Link a local directory instead of copying (adds it to hooks.internal.load.extraDirs)

Supported archives: .zip, .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar

Examples:

# Local directory
openclaw hooks install ./my-hook-pack

# Local archive
openclaw hooks install ./my-hook-pack.zip

# NPM package
openclaw hooks install @openclaw/my-hook-pack

# Link a local directory without copying
openclaw hooks install -l ./my-hook-pack

Update Hooks

openclaw hooks update <id>
openclaw hooks update --all

Update installed hook packs (npm installs only).

Options:

  • --all: Update all tracked hook packs
  • --dry-run: Show what would change without writing

Bundled Hooks

session-memory

Saves session context to memory when you issue /new.

Enable:

openclaw hooks enable session-memory

Output: ~/.openclaw/workspace/memory/YYYY-MM-DD-slug.md

See: session-memory documentation

bootstrap-extra-files

Injects additional bootstrap files (for example monorepo-local AGENTS.md / TOOLS.md) during agent:bootstrap.

Enable:

openclaw hooks enable bootstrap-extra-files

See: bootstrap-extra-files documentation

command-logger

Logs all command events to a centralized audit file.

Enable:

openclaw hooks enable command-logger

Output: ~/.openclaw/logs/commands.log

View logs:

# Recent commands
tail -n 20 ~/.openclaw/logs/commands.log

# Pretty-print
cat ~/.openclaw/logs/commands.log | jq .

# Filter by action
grep '"action":"new"' ~/.openclaw/logs/commands.log | jq .

See: command-logger documentation

boot-md

Runs BOOT.md when the gateway starts (after channels start).

Events: gateway:startup

Enable:

openclaw hooks enable boot-md

See: boot-md documentation