Testing agent memory in development — patterns for dev vs. prod workflows

You're building an agent with MemoClaw. You store test memories, try things out, break stuff, fix it. Then you realize your production namespace is full of garbage like "test memory please ignore" and "asdfasdf". Here's how to keep dev and prod separate without overthinking it. Namespaces are your best friend MemoClaw namespaces are free to create and free to query. Use them: # Development memoclaw store "test user prefers dark mode" \ --namespace myapp-dev \ --tags test ,preferences # Production memoclaw store "user prefers dark mode" \ --namespace myapp-prod \ --tags preferences Your agent's config should set the namespace based on environment. In an OpenClaw skill or script: # Set namespace based on environment NS = " ${ MEMOCLAW_NAMESPACE :- myapp -dev } " memoclaw recall "user preferences" --namespace " $NS " In dev, you get dev memories. In prod, you get prod ones. No cross-contamination. Wiping test data After a round of testing, clean up. The purge command deletes all memories