openclaw/docs/concepts
Omair Afzal 6ac56baf8e
docs: clarify which workspace files are injected into context window (#12937)
* docs: clarify which workspace files are injected into context window (#12909)

The system prompt docs listed bootstrap files but omitted MEMORY.md,
which IS injected when present. This led users to assume memory files
are on-demand only and not consuming context tokens.

Changes:
- Add MEMORY.md to the bootstrap file list
- Note that all listed files consume tokens on every turn
- Clarify that memory/*.md daily files are NOT injected (on-demand only)
- Document sub-agent bootstrap filtering (AGENTS.md + TOOLS.md only)

Closes #12909

* docs: mention memory.md alternate filename in bootstrap list

Address review feedback: the runtime also injects lowercase memory.md
(DEFAULT_MEMORY_ALT_FILENAME) when present.

* docs: align memory bootstrap docs (#12937) (thanks @omair445)

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Co-authored-by: Luna AI <luna@coredirection.ai>
Co-authored-by: Sebastian <19554889+sebslight@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-02-10 10:06:23 -05:00
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