OpenClaw’s Memory Is Broken. Here’s how to fix it

OpenClaw's memory system stores everything in Markdown files with vector embeddings but can't reason about relationships between facts. The article explains how semantic search retrieves similar text without understanding connections, causing issues like context loss, cross-project noise, and missing provenance. Cognee, an open-source plugin, adds a knowledge graph layer that extracts entities and relationships from conversations, enabling structured queries that traverse connections rather than matching keywords. The solution runs locally via Docker, syncs automatically with existing Markdown files, and requires minimal configuration.