Hooks: persist session memory on /reset

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Gateway/Pairing: clear persisted paired-device state when the gateway client closes with `device token mismatch` (`1008`) so reconnect flows can cleanly re-enter pairing. (#22071) Thanks @mbelinky.
 - Memory/QMD: respect per-agent `memorySearch.enabled=false` during gateway QMD startup initialization, split multi-collection QMD searches into per-collection queries (`search`/`vsearch`/`query`) to avoid sparse-term drops, prefer collection-hinted doc resolution to avoid stale-hash collisions, retry boot updates on transient lock/timeout failures, skip `qmd embed` in BM25-only `search` mode (including `memory index --force`), and serialize embed runs globally with failure backoff to prevent CPU storms on multi-agent hosts. (#20581, #21590, #20513, #20001, #21266, #21583, #20346, #19493) Thanks @danielrevivo, @zanderkrause, @sunyan034-cmd, @tilleulenspiegel, @dae-oss, @adamlongcreativellc, @jonathanadams96, and @kiliansitel.
 - Memory/Builtin: prevent automatic sync races with manager shutdown by skipping post-close sync starts and waiting for in-flight sync before closing SQLite, so `onSearch`/`onSessionStart` no longer fail with `database is not open` in ephemeral CLI flows. (#20556, #7464) Thanks @FuzzyTG and @henrybottter.
+- Hooks/Session memory: trigger bundled `session-memory` persistence on both `/new` and `/reset` so reset flows no longer skip markdown transcript capture before archival. (#21382) Thanks @mofesolapaul.
 - Signal/Outbound: preserve case for Base64 group IDs during outbound target normalization so cross-context routing and policy checks no longer break when group IDs include uppercase characters. (#5578) Thanks @heyhudson.
 - Providers/Copilot: drop persisted assistant `thinking` blocks for Claude models (while preserving turn structure/tool blocks) so follow-up requests no longer fail on invalid `thinkingSignature` payloads. (#19459) Thanks @jackheuberger.
 - Providers/Copilot: add `claude-sonnet-4.6` and `claude-sonnet-4.5` to the default GitHub Copilot model catalog and add coverage for model-list/definition helpers. (#20270, fixes #20091) Thanks @Clawborn.

src/commands/onboard-hooks.e2e.test.ts

@@ -86,13 +86,13 @@ describe("onboard-hooks", () => {
       createMockHook(
         {
           name: "session-memory",
-          description: "Save session context to memory when /new command is issued",
+          description: "Save session context to memory when /new or /reset command is issued",
           filePath: "/mock/workspace/hooks/session-memory/HOOK.md",
           baseDir: "/mock/workspace/hooks/session-memory",
           handlerPath: "/mock/workspace/hooks/session-memory/handler.js",
           hookKey: "session-memory",
           emoji: "💾",
-          events: ["command:new"],
+          events: ["command:new", "command:reset"],
         },
         eligible,
       ),
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ describe("onboard-hooks", () => {
           {
             value: "session-memory",
             label: "💾 session-memory",
-            hint: "Save session context to memory when /new command is issued",
+            hint: "Save session context to memory when /new or /reset command is issued",
           },
           {
             value: "command-logger",

src/commands/onboard-hooks.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export async function setupInternalHooks(
   await prompter.note(
     [
       "Hooks let you automate actions when agent commands are issued.",
-      "Example: Save session context to memory when you issue /new.",
+      "Example: Save session context to memory when you issue /new or /reset.",
       "",
       "Learn more: https://docs.openclaw.ai/automation/hooks",
     ].join("\n"),

src/hooks/bundled/README.md

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ This directory contains hooks that ship with OpenClaw. These hooks are automatic
 
 ### 💾 session-memory
 
-Automatically saves session context to memory when you issue `/new`.
+Automatically saves session context to memory when you issue `/new` or `/reset`.
 
-**Events**: `command:new`
+**Events**: `command:new`, `command:reset`
 **What it does**: Creates a dated memory file with LLM-generated slug based on conversation content.
 **Output**: `<workspace>/memory/YYYY-MM-DD-slug.md` (defaults to `~/.openclaw/workspace`)
 

src/hooks/bundled/session-memory/HOOK.md

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ---
 name: session-memory
-description: "Save session context to memory when /new command is issued"
+description: "Save session context to memory when /new or /reset command is issued"
 homepage: https://docs.openclaw.ai/automation/hooks#session-memory
 metadata:
   {
     "openclaw":
       {
         "emoji": "💾",
-        "events": ["command:new"],
+        "events": ["command:new", "command:reset"],
         "requires": { "config": ["workspace.dir"] },
         "install": [{ "id": "bundled", "kind": "bundled", "label": "Bundled with OpenClaw" }],
       },
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ metadata:
 
 # Session Memory Hook
 
-Automatically saves session context to your workspace memory when you issue the `/new` command.
+Automatically saves session context to your workspace memory when you issue `/new` or `/reset`.
 
 ## What It Does
 
-When you run `/new` to start a fresh session:
+When you run `/new` or `/reset` to start a fresh session:
 
 1. **Finds the previous session** - Uses the pre-reset session entry to locate the correct transcript
 2. **Extracts conversation** - Reads the last N user/assistant messages from the session (default: 15, configurable)

src/hooks/bundled/session-memory/handler.test.ts

@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ async function runNewWithPreviousSessionEntry(params: {
   tempDir: string;
   previousSessionEntry: { sessionId: string; sessionFile?: string };
   cfg?: OpenClawConfig;
+  action?: "new" | "reset";
 }): Promise<{ files: string[]; memoryContent: string }> {
-  const event = createHookEvent("command", "new", "agent:main:main", {
+  const event = createHookEvent("command", params.action ?? "new", "agent:main:main", {
     cfg:
       params.cfg ??
       ({
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ async function runNewWithPreviousSessionEntry(params: {
 async function runNewWithPreviousSession(params: {
   sessionContent: string;
   cfg?: (tempDir: string) => OpenClawConfig;
+  action?: "new" | "reset";
 }): Promise<{ tempDir: string; files: string[]; memoryContent: string }> {
   const tempDir = await makeTempWorkspace("openclaw-session-memory-");
   const sessionsDir = path.join(tempDir, "sessions");
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ async function runNewWithPreviousSession(params: {
   const { files, memoryContent } = await runNewWithPreviousSessionEntry({
     tempDir,
     cfg,
+    action: params.action,
     previousSessionEntry: {
       sessionId: "test-123",
       sessionFile,
@@ -158,6 +161,21 @@ describe("session-memory hook", () => {
     expect(memoryContent).toContain("assistant: 2+2 equals 4");
   });
 
+  it("creates memory file with session content on /reset command", async () => {
+    const sessionContent = createMockSessionContent([
+      { role: "user", content: "Please reset and keep notes" },
+      { role: "assistant", content: "Captured before reset" },
+    ]);
+    const { files, memoryContent } = await runNewWithPreviousSession({
+      sessionContent,
+      action: "reset",
+    });
+
+    expect(files.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(memoryContent).toContain("user: Please reset and keep notes");
+    expect(memoryContent).toContain("assistant: Captured before reset");
+  });
+
   it("filters out non-message entries (tool calls, system)", async () => {
     // Create session with mixed entry types
     const sessionContent = createMockSessionContent([

src/hooks/bundled/session-memory/handler.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * Session memory hook handler
  *
- * Saves session context to memory when /new command is triggered
+ * Saves session context to memory when /new or /reset command is triggered
  * Creates a new dated memory file with LLM-generated slug
  */
 
@@ -167,16 +167,17 @@ async function findPreviousSessionFile(params: {
 }
 
 /**
- * Save session context to memory when /new command is triggered
+ * Save session context to memory when /new or /reset command is triggered
  */
 const saveSessionToMemory: HookHandler = async (event) => {
-  // Only trigger on 'new' command
-  if (event.type !== "command" || event.action !== "new") {
+  // Only trigger on reset/new commands
+  const isResetCommand = event.action === "new" || event.action === "reset";
+  if (event.type !== "command" || !isResetCommand) {
     return;
   }
 
   try {
-    log.debug("Hook triggered for /new command");
+    log.debug("Hook triggered for reset/new command", { action: event.action });
 
     const context = event.context || {};
     const cfg = context.cfg as OpenClawConfig | undefined;

src/hooks/frontmatter.test.ts

@@ -232,14 +232,14 @@ describe("resolveOpenClawMetadata", () => {
     // This is the actual format used in the bundled hooks
     const content = `---
 name: session-memory
-description: "Save session context to memory when /new command is issued"
+description: "Save session context to memory when /new or /reset command is issued"
 homepage: https://docs.openclaw.ai/automation/hooks#session-memory
 metadata:
   {
     "openclaw":
       {
         "emoji": "💾",
-        "events": ["command:new"],
+        "events": ["command:new", "command:reset"],
         "requires": { "config": ["workspace.dir"] },
         "install": [{ "id": "bundled", "kind": "bundled", "label": "Bundled with OpenClaw" }],
       },
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ metadata:
     const openclaw = resolveOpenClawMetadata(frontmatter);
     expect(openclaw).toBeDefined();
     expect(openclaw?.emoji).toBe("💾");
-    expect(openclaw?.events).toEqual(["command:new"]);
+    expect(openclaw?.events).toEqual(["command:new", "command:reset"]);
     expect(openclaw?.requires?.config).toEqual(["workspace.dir"]);
     expect(openclaw?.install?.[0].kind).toBe("bundled");
   });