How to Reset a Stuck AI-Powered LINE Bot: Session Management in Practice

When you run an AI agent as a LINE Bot, you'll eventually hit a problem: as conversations grow longer, the bot's "memory" drifts. It drags in old context, gives irrelevant answers, or gets stuck in an error state it can't escape. This is a practical guide to resetting LINE Bot sessions running on OpenClaw. The Problem: A LINE Bot Stuck in a Loop We run a LINE Bot integrated with a wholesale ERP system. Staff use LINE to check inventory and query sales data. One day, a specific user's conversation went haywire. No matter what they asked, the bot kept referencing a previous topic. It wasn't recognizing new conversations. The cause: session contamination . How OpenClaw Manages Sessions OpenClaw manages sessions per agent (LLM-based bot). Each LINE user ID is tied to a session where conversation history (transcript) accumulates. Transcript files are typically stored here: ~/.openclaw/sessions/<session-id>/transcript.json This records recent conversations, used as context when processing th