Session summaries as strategic memory: keeping long-running OpenClaw agents sane

Session summaries as strategic memory: keeping long-running OpenClaw agents sane Long-running agents are useless if they wake up every morning with amnesia. Operators already know context windows implode after a few hours, yet many still lean on brittle MEMORY.md logs. The case against MEMORY.md explains why flat files collapse; this guide shows the fix: structured MemoClaw session summaries that slot neatly into your OpenClaw workflow. If you want a quick refresher on the concept, skim Session Summaries with MemoClaw . Below we stretch that core idea into a production system: template design, heartbeat automation, guardrails, monitoring, and the cost math that keeps finance calm. The problem: context rot in multi-day agent runs OpenClaw teams stretch sessions across days to keep stateful agents online for support, research, or ops. Two failure modes repeat: Prompt inflation : you spend half your tokens replaying yesterday's chat log. Manual note-taking drift : a human (or a distracted